Slipping, Ducking, Weaving..

[Danny_123]

Your techniques for training head movement and dodging ?
Techniques to increase the speed in which you can slip/dodge...
Like how fast Tyson seems to be able to slip punches...?

[JoHnNyBoXeR]

i move my head when shadow boxing.. my coach wrks it on the pads an i move my head doing the heavy bag .. sometimes i do the tyson bag, the one that swings back and forth and u slip that.. and i set a rope across the ring and weave under back and forth and punch

[We want Floyd]

i move my head when shadow boxing.. my coach wrks it on the pads an i move my head doing the heavy bag .. sometimes i do the tyson bag, the one that swings back and forth and u slip that.. and i set a rope across the ring and weave under back and forth and punch

Your head movement excercises pretty much covers it.

But to the threadstarter,

Sounds like your still a novice. My advise would be to first practice proper head movement by just standing in place looking at the mirror, do this for 1 round.

After a round of standing in place and moving your head, the next round should be learning how to slip and bob while moving forward and backwards only.

This next step is more for the intermediate level - After practicing your head movement while going in a straight line. You can start moving laterally and once you plant, you start the bob or slip right away then change directions. Example - If you're moving to your left and then you plant and bob about 4 times, after the last bob you then move to your right and repeat.

Now, it's time to work on the head movement with actual punches comin' at ya, or mitts.

Just like step one. This time though you have someone in front of you throwing punches and you staying in place and start off with the 1-2's, again, you're not moving around, you're just staying in place and trying to slip the jab - straights. First you take it slow, to get a feel for it.

Then, you tell your partner to speed up the punches, have him actually try to hit you, of course, no ko punches, just enough pop to keep you honest. And tell your partner not to be so predictable. Because in a real fight, your opponent will be throwing feints to throw you off. the punches will not come exactly at the same angle.

Now, just like when you were doing your head movement by yourself. Tell your partner to start moving backwards and forward while throwing punches at the same time. This gives you an even better picture on what its like to move your feet and move your upper body at the same time and also see what its like to see someone punch on the move. This workout right here, is the closest thing to actual sparring, the difference is, you know what punches are going to be thrown ahead of time.

Do the same steps for other punches. Once you get comfortable, you can start telling your partner to throw different sets of combos.

Once you've gotten comfortable and feel fluid with reacting to punches coming at you. It's time to put some counter punches together. For example - Your partner throws the 1-2's , so you slip one side and slip on the other, then you throw your hooks or counter with your own 1-2's, it's all up to you, have fun with it.

Also, it would help condition your legs, because head movement involves alot of bending at the legs. If you tie up a rope or some elastic band and start working on your bob. When you do this, make sure that the elastic band or rope is at shoulder level

[mongrel_boy]

everythingalready said is all you really need to do or can do to train head movement... just remember that when ducking, weaving and slipping use your knees and hips and never your lower back

[potatoes]

Your techniques for training head movement and dodging ?
Techniques to increase the speed in which you can slip/dodge...
Like how fast Tyson seems to be able to slip punches...?

Mike Tyson was an unusually talented slugger who got all the right training from a young age. It isn't all that hard to win a title when your 20 if you have had nearly 8 years of intense training. The rest of us mere mortals are not so lucky. Nevertheless, you can learn to slip punches and get pretty good at it, if you make an honest effort. How good depends on the talent you were born with and the motivation you have to develop it. You will need a cooperative trainer or a training partner to learn to learn to slip punches and other boxing techniques.

Tyson isn't the only guy to slip punches. I was surprised to see Collazo give Berto so much trouble by slipping punches. Berto was clearly faster yet was swinging at air most of the time because Collazo moved his head. This should be a lesson to young boxers. The opponent in front of you might be bigger, stronger, faster and more skillful but you can make it very difficult for him to beat you merely by using basic boxing skills.