Yeah he’s progressed incorrectly. Not putting him down or anything. But if you’re learning wrong then what’s the point? Day one training is keep your chin tucked. Use a tennis or lacrosse ball. Keep you hands up. Who cares if you can throw a punch if you get floored. Practice correct so you don’t have unlearn bad habits later which can be very hard to do.
@@joys8634 haha. I believe you. I always did self taught as well but always knew I’m missing a lot of little things that can be taught in a short period of time if I went with a trainer
@@truthhurts6327 that’s what sparring class is for. Self teaching form is ideal. Don’t be trying to get snooty when I’m trying to congratulate someone on their accomplishment
Yeah, self taught and will be put to sleep by someone with the fraction of time put in but with a trainer, experience and expertise matters, self teaching only gets you that far.
@@TheLemon420thought the exact same thing. Can’t let defense be your weakness. You can also strike marginally quicker when your hands are already face level too. Time for a shoulder workout 😂
From experience, self taught is good up to a point. You really need a coach to catch mistakes that you yourself dont catch. When I started training with a coach it was surprised how many mistakes I was making that I would never have realized.
Definitely, he looks alot better but by week 105 he should look alot more polished. I had a coach from day 1 and me and a bunch of other dudes was having amateur fights in like 8 months.
You don’t really need a coach but you’ll want one. Just more convenient. You could just follow a boxing coach here on RU-vid and you’ll see exactly what mistakes you shouldn’t be making and work on them. You needed a coach 20 or so years ago, but not in the time we live in now.
Hitting a bag is good but you'll never know how good you are unless you spar often. It doesn't have to be hard sparring, just having multiple skilled people give you something back, that will help you adjust a bit each time to make sure your punches land and you're not getting countered every time.
This is great advice 👏 I would say you don't need to spar often if you are doing it just purely for fitness, but you definitely need experience of sparring, to sharpen technique.
You never understand many things until you spar: 1) how hittable you are 2) how elusive you are 3) how you react to getting hit 4) how to counter effectively 5) the importance of feints 6) your endurance in a fight
@@aaronnilestoussaint5672no evidence of bad footwork imo, u sounding like a hater... feet look decent... stays under his shots and shows some decent pivots... stance a little too square when letting those combos go and hands a little too low, but not footwork issues.
Looking into a gym myself been hitting the reflex and speed bag on my own watching training videos for about 2 years on and off but been doing it for like the last 6 months consistently self taught boxing has helped me lose 105 pounds I was 280 2 1/2 years ago now I’m 175 on a bulk
From personal experience there’s no greater teacher than a live person. Learning how to adjust to someone else’s movements is the next level bro. Keep it up!!! Level up!
I would advise you to get a resistance band and stretch it over your upper back while you hold the edges on each hand, then shadow box for a couple of minutes. It will condition your hands to return to your chin after throwing punches (when you are the most vulnerable) and increase your speed as well. Overall, you progressed a lot sir, congratulations and keep it up
It doesn’t work though you need to shadow box for hours in perfect form under a coach Resistance shouldn’t be used for shadow boxing it will create bad habits makes you lazier for the hand retract back to stance Showing up in the gym Shadow box and spar No extra stuff
@@momoghost I actualy agree with you, but from what I gathered, the man in the video trains exclusively by himself, so it made sense to me to suggest resistance bands. Do you have any suggestions about how to condition his hands into retracting back to guard by himself? It a sincere question, I am not being ironic
@@ioannisbougios1451 my suggestion would be to wear a baseball cap. Your chin should be tucked down far enough that the brim of the hat blocks the eyes of your imaginary opponent. When you throw a strike your glove should return to the side of that brim.
@alancastilleja6394it’s a general principle of boxing, keep one glove up protecting your chin when throwing anything with the other hand, so obviously it’s going to be a general tip. Also, yeah it’s great to be able to manage distance and not get hit but even the greats at this will train keeping their hands up, obviously it’s not applicable to every punch you throw but you want to do it so much you make it a habit, that way you don’t get put to sleep when managing your distance goes wrong, or you get put in the corner etc.
@alancastilleja6394but I agree, turtling up isn’t always the answer but it’s good to have in your arsenal, instead of throwing and having your chin in the air (like the video) and yes I also agree that only using the bag for punching is useless but i for one do sessions where I only do punching and other where it’s solely footwork and managing distance and being not so focused on hitting it hard etc
@@malekat8539 I dont see what the title has to do with my comment. Yes he was self teaching and yes he spent 105 weeks doing something you can learn in a boxing gym in 3 weeks. They dont contradict buddy.
If you plan to start going to a boxing gym then I would definitely stop now on the self thought stuff even tho you made good progress when you go to a real trainer your gonan ahve to re learn everything the right way and the more you learn the wrong way the longer it will take to learn the right way. It’s like it takes 10000 punch’s before you can trow a punch but if your punching wrong it’s takes a 1000 to unlearn and a 1000 to learn them again
Different for different people.. iv had wrestlers/BJJ guys that come through with all types of bad habits that pick things up really well, same with a few Muay Thai guys.. sometimes it can be better to have a foundation to start from, personally I think it all stems from the willingness to learn consistency and hard work. But if your self taught and stubborn, not willing to relearn it he correct way, then your gonna have a hard time evolving as a boxer for sure.
Started boxing again for the first time in 15 years like a year ago its very easy to self teach yourself you just have to have a passion for it and push yourself every session you train 🔥
I agree with what you said but you have to understand that pretty much every martial art is a life journey towards mastering it, with a coach you will just improve at a faster rate, whereas self taught you will hit a plateau and its highly unlikely that you can overcome it without a coach.
Keep your chin tucked,make sure your shoulders are guarding your chin when you throw punches especially straight punches, practice using pendulum steps often,try not to drop your right hand when jabbing,do not use crazy angles and pivots at the beginning stage,keep your angles and pivots nice and subtle just enough to be in position to counter quickly and efficiently,practice footwork every session,and keep your hands up...
So I'm a boxing coach and I have to say you have done well. But I encourage everyone to get a coach. We can show you all kinds of things. Also get a sparring partner. Fight at 45 to 50% punching power. Learning to pick, perry,step back, skip bob weave is an amazing feeling. Also sparring is the best workout you will ever get. Again man nice work
So much respect for you brother! I’m on the same boat! Majority of the time training I was self taught, along the way I picked up casual coaches to help me mould me into what I am today! 1 session from another perspective changes everything! 🥊
nothing better than the lessons from an experienced person ...the older the better. They have tips and can see things your brain wont be able to piece together.
You form is lovley brother. One tip I’d say is become faster at alternating your hands. Meaning when you throw one punch make sure one hand is on the temple at all times and lean more forward with your legs more bent ✌🏽
Great improvements especially being self taught..I’d start jumping rope to help w the footwork and also shadow boxing for 10 mins minimum so you can correct yourself..practice keeping your guard up after combos and also when you pivot..Amazing work, don’t quit 🦁
@@TheMelanatedMonsterspecially jogging bro the most important for your good stamina also jumping rope for the good balance, then shadow boxing, for the head movement you need is a long a rope and a Mineral Water bottle you need to avoid hitting your head of mineral water bottle imagine that is a hand of your opponent 😂 then combined it with your footwork and punches.
You are extended to far out your chin shouldn’t be aligned with your knees. It should be tucked almost to your chest. Don’t keep your feet flat to the ground you should be on the balls of your feet with weight evenly distributed on both legs. And your hands are to low to your chest which is good for throwing hooks but not for jabs cross/straight and definitely bad for trying to defend. But all in all good work. You only perform as well as you practice
Yuppp very helpful comment, and idk if bro already does , but he should be sparring other trained people as well . Sparring helps a fuck ton in actually progressing , at least in my experience l.
I think there’s a way to go about self teaching because you can form a pattern/technique for months but without some guidance you’ll probably get good at being bad..
Bro honestly done listen to the haters on here even if it’s not a good way to train fighting your mental fortitude that’s being built is gonna be crazy man good on you bro and keep it up !!!
@@darkmagician1710 yea and that can be fine, but honestly even if you want to be like that you should still practice getting down a good foundation of keeping your guard up first
My thing with this is that it’s so profound because you being self taught you grown naturally. Usually when you have a coach they impose some type of style on you and your natural natural actions began to fade away. (One do need an coach tho if competing) but I like this video because you improved yourself. You really know your style and it has very few influences over it. You are fighting from that raw essence of defense/ survival
Thats alot of improvement. I always reccomend boxing. What sets it apart from other arts is how cardio and strength intesnive it is. If you want to turn your fitness around, go to your local boxing gym!
Man i applaud you not giving up and not caring at all. I would’ve let what people think of me stop me from using those homemade gloves and hitting the heavy bag stand. You didn’t care and it paid off.
Damn bro, looking quick. If you go back to the old spot with the bag thats too short you can adjust the chain. Just move the chain up on the hook up top
@@SusPastorFoundBrutallyMurdered no duh clown. Look at his form in the beginning; look at his hands when he punches. He was pushing the bag and not punching it. But apparently you don’t know what’s going on. I’m pointing out his punching because everyone sees the obvious form and foot work changes. I’m complementing the guy. Tf.
@@icyygeminii9091 I literally train mma tf you mean I don’t know what I’m talking about I’ve been boxing since I was 15 and I’m 20 now it’s you that don’t what you talking bout that npc ass comment ofc his punching got better that’s half of the equation most of the time if your footwork gets better you’re hands will follow
You can become very good at anything if you study, practice, and stay consistent. How do you think the very first martial artist came to be, self taught‼️
Form needs some work on the lower half, positioning, head movement and using your legs need some work, this all adds on form, when you perform combos you're quite idle and stiff, you can be a lot more loose, more movement and use your legs to increase power from your punches it plays a huge role and will help a lot. Im self taught too, went to a boxing gym and had a lot to work on. Goodluck on your journey tho
No tf it’s not lmao, Boxing is learning how not to get hit. Defense always wins more than Offense and if you think I’m bullshitting, then what do you think Mayweather was all about.
This is actually pretty inspirational. I was part of a boxing gym for a few months, but I had to leave for financial reasons. I’ve been telling myself I’ll get back into boxing soon, once I start making “real” money (my income was limited because I was going to school for a while), but I realize I’ve just been making excuses. I don’t need a gym. I still have my wraps and my gloves. I’m gonna go hit the bag tomorrow.
I was looking at footages I made of myself and got very unmotivated and disappointed with my persormances, specially with how slow I looked like. Your improvement is making me more motivated man, cingrats for the great work!!
I can see the progression. I will say the punches look more fluid but remember to keep your guard up . Some punches when you release it I can see the guard dropping and that’s due to punching something and not getting punched back . Keep up the hard work man. Love to see it
