Frank Sasso - Boxing Head Movement: Drills, Techniques, Tips & Tactics To Become Untouchable Via Head Movement

Boxing Head Movement

Drills, Techniques, Tips & Tactics To Become Untouchable Via Head Movement

1st Edition

By Frank Sasso

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Before we delve deep into the specifics of boxing head movement, I want to thank you and congratulate you for purchasing this book.

Very few people end up taking action and pursuing their goals or dreams by obtaining a copy of my boxing head movement drills book youve taken the first step in turning your desire to improve your boxing skills into a reality.

Youve spent a portion of your hard-earned cash and youve acquired what I deem to be the ultimate and only guide to improving your head movement, regardless of how limited or competent you deem your current boxing skillset to be.

From my experience over the years the majority of guys pride themselves on their ability to land a stinging jab and a powerful overhand right, but they cant get their head off the center line to evade the exact same combination coming back at them!

We wont be diving straight into the boxing head movement drills though, unless youre a seasoned veteran in the ring perhaps youd like to skip ahead to the drills which are located in chapter 6.

Well begin by understanding exactly why developing your head movement is paramount to success in the ring, then well shine the spotlight on some of the greats that were known to stifle their adversarys offence with their elite head movement in the ring.

After weve covered both the why and the who of boxing head movement, Ill run you through a primer on punches.
Thats right were going to talk about your jab, cross, hook and uppercut variations to ensure youre performing them correctly from a punching mechanics standpoint while also ensuring your striking is matching up correctly with your head movement.

Thanks again for purchasing this book, I truly hope you enjoy it!

But please remember, once you turn the last page of my book its all on you to follow through and put the drills, exercises and techniques elaborated upon in this book to action I can give you all the information, but YOU must put in the work

You wont get better at any skill by not doing it.

Chapter 1 The Importance of Head Movement in Boxing

The vast majority of guys believe that boxing is all walking forward and winging punches at your opponent, if they end up backed up against the ropes in a compromising position perhaps theyll cover up with a tight guard and absorb a few punches until theyre able to find their way off the ropes.

Developing your boxing head movement will improve your defense, offense and longevity in the ring lets delve in a bit deeper and look at the benefits you can reap by developing your head movement, be it at the amateur level, professional level or even just moving around and hitting focus mitts with your friends.

Head Movement Allows You To Immediately Go On The Offensive

Think about it, when youre covering up to block your opponents strikes, be it with a high guard, a block or a parry your gloves are focused entirely on mitigating damage from your opponents strikes theyre not in position at all to go on the offensive.

When you utilize head movement in your defense youll find that your hands can be in position to strike, this embodies the old Make them miss and make them pay ideology.

Heres an example imagine your opponent has you backed up in the ring, you anticipate that a lead uppercut is about to come your way, as such you shell up your opponents uppercut doesnt land flush but it still does a little bit of damage however your hands are in no position to retaliate or fire back and as a result of this you eat a barrage of punches and throw zero in return.

Blocking and covering up is for survival and for those who have not worked on developing proficient head movement.

Now, lets run through the same scenario with head movement as our primary defensive maneuver as opposed to blocking or covering up.

Once again, your opponent has you backed up in the ring, you suspect a lead uppercut is about to head straight to your chin so you slip your head to the outside off the center line as your opponent throws their strike.

As your head isnt there to be hit your opponent over extends and finds themselves in a compromised position, as your hands werent occupied youre able to immediately throw a powerful left hook, ending the bout.

Head Movement Helps Form A Path To Victory Against More Athletic Opponents

Stay in the sport long enough and regardless of how athletic you deem yourself to be youll always come across an opponent that has a speed advantage on you, its inevitable. Unless youre the faster guy, trading straight punches is not going to be a path to victory youre going to have to negate their speed advantage with constant head movement and counters.

Foresee a wide right hook coming your way? Use your head movement to roll and immediately unload a straight right followed by a left hook of your own. As The Notorious Conor McGregor said timing beats speed through the use of good head movement we can capitalize on these opportunities against faster opponents.

Good Head Movement Can Mentally Break Your Adversary

I speak from my own experience, particularly as you begin to fatigue in the later rounds of your scheduled bout when you put some power behind a punch and it fails to even graze your opponent the frustration is real when that happens time and time again over the course of 1, 2 or 3 rounds it can mentally break you. You convince yourself that you simply cant hit your opponent and as such this prophecy remains true.

Head Movement Can Get Your Opponent Reacting, Thus Creating Openings

The most common feint used to try and draw an attack or reaction out of your opponent is the jab, however this is only effective until it isnt after a round or two your opponent will have likely picked up on your feinting action and no longer react to it thats when we can begin implementing our head movement to try and draw an attack out of our opponent will having our counter loaded and ready to go.