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I'm a black belt kickboxer n my coach is Terry Mcelhinney ex British middle weight champion and he always sends us to your site for online tips, he thinks very highly of you. You may know him we're only down the road in Huyton. With him it's footwork footwork footwork and apart from minor variations cos we kick too it could be you coaching us.
@@uriel528 Some schools give them, it's kinda up to the school. If the ex middleweight champion awards them it may be just another way to keep students motivated, keep them on their toes, and inspire younger fighters to improve. Belts mean a lot when you're a child, you feel a sense of achievement when you get them.
professorbuglefarts1 yes it’s more like house rules type ranking rather then actually rankings in k1 it would still be quite an achievement I would think
No Cheesy intros, no nonsense music. Open the video, straight to the point. Spot on ! Love your vids and your ability to coach, keep up the great work 👍🏻
I agree, 100%. I used to be coached by guy who fought DeLahoya, Jorge Paiez, Carlos Palomino and that guy from africa in same wt class back in the day. Was one of Oscar's first few fights. He was good but...........Fran what a wealth of info, Technique, knowledge and style. Great coaching vids.
Pure British aba gold knowledge. The people who disliked this video clearly didn't maintain stance and lost a few brain cells in the process. Kudos to all the lads at Sefton.
This is the first boxing video I've watched that addressed the difference in difficulties between right , and left lateral movement. Well done, and thank you.
The entire online content based businesses, entrepreneurs, influencers industry are getting a pure demonstration of one of their greatest principles. ALWAYS create content of "high value." Well, due to the sheer nature or topic of Fran's content, he's already picked a subject (defense, avoiding danger, health) that inherently caries unprecedented value. ON TOP OF THAT, (as pretty much every comment mentions) Fran is the "Creme de la Creme" Cream of the Crop, Best of the Best, how ever you say it. That's all I have to add. Thanks Fran... I just discovered 7 YEARS LATER. I don't Box, but when I do I will again thank you, and I just turned 42.
“Maintain the Stance.” Every beginnings video should start with this, but this is the first video I’ve seen, and the most crucial information I was looking for. Thank you sir!
Honest and humble, totally straight through. This is the way good coaches and masters pass on their knowledge. Much respect given. As you said,”If you make a mistake in boxing you can get hurt”. And trust me, I do have been hurt a lot. Thank you ever so much for sharing your knowledge. I only wish I lived on Liverpool to be coached by you. I would finally find someone that would teach me how to box.
Best advice I've seen on youtube regarding footwork. I see it too often especially in amateurs where footwork isn't prioritised or taught in its basic form.
This channel is amazing. It doesn't have the production value that some others have it but who cares. This is real coaching. Some of the tiny details he mentions is priceless.
You’re the first RU-vid coach I’ve been in total agreement with. When I was coaching, I spent at least half my time teaching kids to maintain their stance. You focused on the defensive aspect, but there’s also an offensive advantage to maintaining the stance. When you narrow the stance or cross your legs, you can’t throw a punch! If you maintain the stance, you can punch going forward, backward, or sideways. All it takes is timing the punch to land while the back foot is down. Range, footwork, and balance were my top priorities. Aside from punching techniques, that is. Watch a basketball coach running footwork drills sometime. They use almost identical techniques.
This is a really technical level of instruction that is missing from RU-vid and from most gyms. I did martial arts for years with some boxing cross training. I really wish we'd had this level of instruction in terms of basics.
Just started at an amateur boxing club in London. I need a lot of improvement on my footwork and you are by far the best online coach to help me when practicing at home. Great channel
1:10 bad advice in boxing hurt and u get knocked out 1 3:20 the shuffle step not getting too close lose balance 4:45 rt way feet still keep distance 2 5:00 the extended step conr style 5:45 here !!(conr does it to ko porer) 3 6:15 silly side step 7:10 do what u want out of range 4 8:50 switch steppin /or L step side shuffle mike style 9:50 out of range /front foot not far away 11:25 another one 12:25 hands down danger 13:20 Boxing is about risk vs benefit 14:00 try everything try everything different coaches say Try it and find out why it dosnnt work or why it does
I love how huge boxing is in the UK. Here in the US it's not nearly as big as it once was. I live in a suburb of Philly and it's still very much culture here but as far as nation wide it's gone down the shitter since the MMA boom
Never thought I'd hear someone from Philly say that, the spiritual home of the fight game stateside. Amazing fight city. MMA is certainly taking lots of mainstream fans no question.
I used to live in the burbs of philly too and went to an awesome boxing gym, where I got to spar numerous champs, pros, and olympic hopefuls. Now I live in Oregon and the closest gym here is an hour and a half away and their roster is a bunch of little kids and old people.
@@Arthurdankarelli why would pro boxing not appeal more as a sport than pro MMA or kickboxing? Boxing still pays way more even if MMA is super popular. Amateur boxing is also an Olympic sport unlike MMA or muay Thai. So kids actually have a chance on getting on Olympic team and earning a govt salary for an amateur sport. Being an olympic athlete is also incredibly useful for getting into a good university.
@@dfpguitar mma means mixed martial arts, many martial arts including wrestling exist in this sport, boxing as well. Wrestling is an Olympic sport, mma is just a place where all martial artists around the world can compete, no matter the art.
Really helpful footwork advice Fran, there's a lot of footwork videos on social media and people like myself could easily get into the wrong habits. Much appreciated mate, Thank You
This is one of Fran's best. I appreciate his first point, but there's a definition ambiguity here. As far as I can see, there is no consensus of "shuffle step" in boxing. I think it's valid to indicate any steps where (like a shuffle beat in music) the steps are not all uniform at the same steady rate. Many coaches do call the standard slow boxing steps (small steps where feet never cross and a spread is maintained) the shuffle step. This is the most basic footwork that Fran teaches. Fran seems to reserve the phrase "shuffle step" for doing this with large steps where spread is not maintained, and that's the point of his first tip here. So, true according to his intention, but don't assume some coach is wrong just because he calls what he is teaching a "shuffle step".
Cristian Ene Floyd has a style where it seems he is very close to his opponent by the way he positions his head.he invites them in but if you look at his back leg it's quite extended in the event he has to move away or even counter.hence his snap right counter
sorry buddy...I do not get it,,they were 24 unlike ,now are 28,this man tips are helpful,,,I do not think floyd stay two hours each day listening to fran,(sorry fran),,,,take it easy buddy,,))
Thanks again Fran! Not come across those videos myself but I'm glad you put those ideas to bed! One person I like out there is Marvin Cook. His teachings are very simple and effective and he is very watchable. But of course your #1 out there on RU-vid!!
A minute in and I immediately subscribed. One of the more sensible, pithy and proper coaching channels I have had the pleasure and fortune of viewing. Thank you so much for your contribution, Coach Sands, and for sharing proper knowledge of the Sweet Science. Please keep making videos as helpful as the ones you've made so far and don't mind the other channels that have far more views/ers. When I score better, box better, than my future opponents, I'll make sure to let them know who I learned from.
Hi Fran. Ive just started coaching boxing in Cardiff. Find your videos straight to the point but highly effective,especially highlighting the importanve of the basics.Ive got a lot of great tips from the vids.Keep up the great work,
you are correct because I am a boxing coach,my teaching is old school and i like to teach my fighters to push forward not to back down and not to run but to defend their territory,very good video
I was fortunate enough to attend a great boxing gym in the Los Angeles area when I was younger and what you explained matches exactly what I was taught. I've been helping my son with teaching him what I know about boxing and other forms of self-defense/fighting. I feel great knowing that what I've been teaching my son is consistent with what the best trainers are doing out there in their respective gyms. Thank you for making this video and helping people make better decisions about what they watch and what to look for when training, if they are looking to join a gym.
I have joined a mma gym that teaches boxing. I originally let my son do it when be was six an now seven. By just watching this utube channel i have learned a lot of what my mistakes are an what my son needs to work on. o became addicted after thay aloud me to spare a little in the ring. They do have a coach that specializes in each feild of there art or style. but my son has became more confident an lets him learn a skill that will stick with him untill his end an he can pazs on to his kids. He wants to fight competitively an i am letting him. But i feel better about letting him since i can learn on here what flaws an help him correct them. It's not that we have a bad coach but we have a lot of people in there at a time sometimes an we only have one coach to all the students an she does do a good job with what they have to teach with. I appreciate your time you put into this for the students who want to learn an the kids who do not have the money to have someone to teach them.
Fran, no disrespect meant but you have the advantage of not looking like a typical boxer and you remind me of a karate teacher from Litherland who looked like you and I thought to myself that this guy can’t be much of a teacher, until I saw him in a flash, just stop short of high kicking a student under the chin- amazing! After that, I was more aware of innocent looking guys. Originally from Edge Hill and then Longview Huyton, 30 years in Canada and now reside for the last 16 years in Derbyshire. Still love the humour of home. Keep up the good work mate. Cheers. Rob
Proper orthodox/fundamental boxing coach! I want to be a coach like Mr. Fran. Thank you very much for sharing this invaluable knowledge with us coach! Lots of love from Pakistan! I am a coach myself.
Good points ! Sadly there are a lot of boxing channels where the coaches have no idea, and unfortunately they are often the most prolific in posting videos. To be fair there are a lot of good channels too where the coaches have legitimate amateur / professional records and good skills. One other point is that boxing is both an art and science, so some fighters can get away with/ make things work / or even use effectively things that would be very bad advice for beginners or amateur boxers. Also professional boxing is about winning but also selling tickets and pay per views, I think that is why you see them doing more showboating from time to time.
Thanks so much, I really appreciate that. I have lots of years as a coach and just hope that I manage to explain this stuff in a clear way - it's easier when I have the boxer in front of me so I can get visual feedback. That's the reason I try to cover so many bases (and can lead to me talking a bit more than is maybe considered 'cool'). Thanks again, great comment
Great vid.. so important to point out bad advice as well. Practice does NOT make perfect! It makes habit, doing it right or wrong is a crucial difference, Cheers for this coach.
Mr Sands,...I really appreciate infinitely useful information that you bless us all,whom are interested in boxing!!,...priceless!!...,i started "messin' around" with a lonely,heavy bag in the gym,and i soon realized that boxing is so many levels of commitment,concentration,and dedication,all at once!!,...and it's the absolute best cardio challenge ever!! ...always room to improve,tune,and perfect !! ....thank you!!
I just recently discovered this channel Fran and I am so glad I did. Thanks for sharing your experience! I was a taekwondo athlete in high school and during university, years ago.But with that foundation I unfortunately never had a chance to learn how to box properly later. I hope i can fix that some time in the future, just for the fun of it!
Dear Mr. Sands, Thank you very much for this and other videos. Believe it or not, you are helping me a lot not only with my boxing but in my work as an opera singer! I'll be writing an article about for my blog in the coming weeks. Thanks so much! The basic skills and considerations I've been learning apply to much more than my time at the gym. Really a wonderful sport and art. I would be much worse off without you, because my Czech is not good enough to understand any explanations here. I get a bit, but mostly I just imitate the movements, and I know choice phrases about my repeated failures to move in more than one direction or look at what I'm doing instead of the floor.
Thanks for your videos. I have just started Boxing and really enjoy it. I will be looking at more of your videos. Thanks for being generous in sharing your knowledge.
I find when kicking and shoot fighting are part of the contest that the switch step is very important in limiting opponents targets. It also steals angles in close range combat, especially when takedowns are involved. I'm glad he didnt cut that one too hard lol, I teach and train it very often. The rest of these are techniques I have NEVER seen taught
Just got into boxing now at the age of 29. Wish I started years ago! Your videos have been a massive help with my training. Thankyou. Wish I lived closer to your gym
Fran that was a master class in high level, yes in boxing the correct foot work end to feel the distance between you and your opponent the most important! Because 3 kids of punch everyone can lorn like straight, hooks , uppercut. Then what makes a difference between an average boxer end a chumpion? Absolutely the foot work! End play with a distance for defending, because boxing is based on defending! So footwork, distance, end defending, that's 3 is a recepy for to be a champion. 👍🥊
I absolutely loved this video , excellent advice . I'm just glad I've been doing things correctly. I have been working hard on fine tuning my boxing skills and have seen some of the tutorials you spoke of . When I point out that something "might" not be safe or effective they go on the defensive ( not a boxing defensive lol) . I boxed for 5 years as a teen and had a good coach/trainer like yourself so I just went with what I was taught years ago because it simply makes sense and it works . Now that I'm older I just train to stay in shape but I still like to have proper form and technique . There's a right and wrong way to do everything so why half ass it right ? I'm glad I watched your video because I can see you clearly have a passion for the sport and I loved the way you presented it ! Subbed 😁
Thanks, that's a cool comment. Stick with what your coach taught you, 5 years of competitive boxing means that you definitely paid your dues! Thanks again.
Hahaha this actually funny at times, but very true. Some of these I've done myself going on assumption years ago.. great video!! And yes I've kicked those habits and learned better footwork. I think lol.
great tips as always Fran - the last 2 were just unbelievable that somebody would teach that ! Madness- walking away and dropping the hands 'for balance' ! Madness
+BoxerciseLtd Thanks Andy. Saw them with my own 2 eyes...they were the prompts for the video, just terrified me. The crap some people will shoot for 'views'
BoxerciseLtd I am going to hope the hands down one came from Olympic TKD were it serves an actual purpose(and not just "better balance"), since hands dont really score under those rules.