Question

[Dawn-nightmarex]

When you are told to stand “shoulder width” in terms of a boxing stance, is this vertical wide or horizontal wide? I guess what I mean is have my legs spread more apart side to side than my shoulders or more front to back spread apart from my shoulder width?

[Robi13]

When you are told to stand “shoulder width”, is this vertical wide or horizontal wide? I guess what I mean is have my legs spread more apart side to side than my shoulders or more front to back spread apart from my shoulder width?

Shoulder width means have them spread out side to side same distance as your shoulders from side o side... horizontal

[Dawn-nightmarex]

Shoulder width means have them spread out side to side same distance as your shoulders from side o side... horizontal

Would you say that the way boxing coaches on YouTube explain it is bull****?

[Redd Foxx]

You should have a coach that is telling you whether you are doing it correctly or not. You can't learn shyt about boxing on YT, I promise you that. In fact, you can create problems/habits that will slow your learning when you see an actual coach. A big thing in any physical discipline is not just what you're doing right, but what you're doing wrong. You have to have someone evaluating your form.

Boxing form is all rooted in muscle memory. That's why you drill the same things over and over. Once you develop muscle memory for flawed/incorrect movements, stances, etc, it takes a long time to un-learn it.

[Beasting102]

When you are told to stand “shoulder width” in terms of a boxing stance, is this vertical wide or horizontal wide? I guess what I mean is have my legs spread more apart side to side than my shoulders or more front to back spread apart from my shoulder width?

Good question. I wondered about this when I started, but had no clue on how to word it for others to understand.

[Rockin']

You should have a coach that is telling you whether you are doing it correctly or not. You can't learn shyt about boxing on YT, I promise you that. In fact, you can create problems/habits that will slow your learning when you see an actual coach. A big thing in any physical discipline is not just what you're doing right, but what you're doing wrong. You have to have someone evaluating your form.

Boxing form is all rooted in muscle memory. That's why you drill the same things over and over. Once you develop muscle memory for flawed/incorrect movements, stances, etc, it takes a long time to un-learn it.

Good words there!! ……...Rockin'

[OctoberRed]

You should have a coach that is telling you whether you are doing it correctly or not. You can't learn shyt about boxing on YT, I promise you that. In fact, you can create problems/habits that will slow your learning when you see an actual coach. A big thing in any physical discipline is not just what you're doing right, but what you're doing wrong. You have to have someone evaluating your form.

Boxing form is all rooted in muscle memory. That's why you drill the same things over and over. Once you develop muscle memory for flawed/incorrect movements, stances, etc, it takes a long time to un-learn it.

On point with this.