Former Karate and 1st Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion Joe Lewis who Bruce Lee taught JKD principles said he hit like a Heavyweight and you couldn't touch him as people that trained with Bruce attested. Bruce Lee was more concerned being the best Streetfighter. That's why he drew from Wing Chun, Boxing , Wrestling,Muay Thai,Savate and fencing among other arts and styles.
Rhythm and footwork are interrelated. As many of the comments say, Bruce Lee and Sugar Ray Robinson are exceptional dancers. We can also add to that list, Vasiliy Lomachenko whom his father recommended to take up Traditional Ukrainian dance. Also there are videos of Roy Jones Jr. shadowboxing and practicing footwork according to the beats of his favorite rap music.
I'm a big fan when boxers set a predictable rhythm then spontaneously break that rhythm to land effective and clean punches. Roberto duran comes to mind and even tripple G. It's such a gem that levels up your game.
Two absolute favourite fighters of mine. Both were well-rounded technicians in their primes that few could beat when they were at the top of their game
I use a drum loop app when training, set to 175 beats per minute (bpm). The constant rhythmic beat stops me from easing off at the end of rounds, and i learned to move my hands and my feet together quite naturally and in rhythm with one another so that my body flows quite easily. I've been doing this for so long that i know the tempo quite precisely even when the app is not on.
@@benrobbo2902 get a DAW like FL studio or ableton, make some drum loops, use different rhythms and tempos in one track, export as a audio file, save to your phone and use at the gym. Practice your boxing sequences with the different rhythms like a musician would and let it develop your internal rhythm
One of the most overlook thing especially as a beginner boxer like me. Good thing my coach is technically well-sound and preaches rhythm a lot especially when I spar. I am naturally aggressive brawler and likes to smash on the inside and because of that i usually lose my rhythm especially when my opponent jabs a lot and has good setups.
Try playing music in your training til you find songs that fit your rhythm, then play them in your head when you lose your rhythm to get it back. Same thing can be applied to establishing opponent’s rhythm.
Like Bruce Lee said, and I roughly quote.. "How do I express myself FULLY, through only ONE style, through only one type of taught movement"? I always go back to that interview..Why not use dance? Why not mimic the movements of the other creatures we coexist with? Take what is useful, and CONSIDER the rest. Our entire planet and everything on it is bound to rhythm. Vibrations traveling through our planet, though everything living and dead. Through our bodies, and that includes our brains.. Yknow I saw a video of a bridge get collapsed by a rhythm device. It produced rhythmic vibrations that turned to a swinging pattern of energy in motion, and poof. The whole thing went. Pretty sure thats why sound-weapons are globally banned too. There is a greater energy to tap into through the use of rhythm. Just like there is energy in a breath of air. Energy for speed or power. To use for respite, to find calm, or fuel for another blaze, find courage.. And like the concepts of yin and yang, rhythms greatest enemy, and lover, is chaos... Rhythm truly is everything, even in combat.
I learned that BOXING is not just about art of punching. Everything comes from rhythm and footwork depending the type of body, genetics and style. That's why I like combat sports like boxing and mma.
i love the punching rythm. its very effective and it’s unpredictable. however that only applies to someone who has good distance and timing and balance.
I didn’t really understood my own or others rhythm in boxing till after this vid so thanks! It’s kinda last minute to watch this before my first fight but I’ll try and develop a bouncy foot rhythm and maybe some shoulder or fist feints
Subbed very very informative. It's crazy because I never had a coach or anything like such Soo it's never an excuse when we have intelligent people like you brother that teach us the life/game of boxing. I wouldn't say I'm good but I do get compliments when I spar a person that actually boxed in a ring or gym.
I believe it was Gloria Estefan who said "Rhythm is gonna get you." But in all seriousness great break down. I believe rhythm, understanding distance and footwork are paramount in combat sports. Have you ever come across the discussion about the rhythm step and the issues fighters seem to develop around it. It would make for a great video.
Thanks man! Yeah of course, if feel there are many issues with the rhythm step. Examples of it going bad include Pacquiao getting knocked out vs Marquez as an example. He was able to read his rhythm as he came into range. Or a more recent example off the top of my head is Inoue vs Moloney. However, as much as it can be bad thing, it can also be a good thing, it can help you quickly get out of range, change the angle or set up a punch. The point I make at 4:48 applies to this too. If you keep doing the same thing constantly, eventually it will get picked up on. Especially at the elite level. Every method has positives and negatives (Everything is also situational.) Should probably do a video around this too lol.
Great video… very informative, thorough on something that is just vastly overlooked and forgotten about or blended/lost with other aspects of boxing. Well done
Makes perfect sense I'm still learning 52 blocks as my main defensive method because I'm a counter puncher not blazing fast but I have learned things on my own from guys who fought in a ring and out of it I'm still training and learning
Some casual fans will hate me but one of the best fights I saw using rhythm was mayweather vs. pacquiao. Although floyd is not as fast as his younger self, floyd managed to perfect his craft. Studying floyd is like pure class chess. He’s sometimes boring to watch to casual fans but to me, he was pure brilliance. Floyd dictated most of the fight by setting traps as his rhythm. Manny had no answer because he wanted to brawl. Hate me for this comment but just so you know I’m a filipino so i dont care what anybody say. The fight was a chess game.
@@LuisDuenas-gp3ry If you look at the fight, Mayweather most of the time never let pacquiao throw volumes of punches by not staying squared to him. That is where pacquiao's strength as a volume puncher and brawler comes in. Floyd picked his shots with taking minimal risk whenever he counters. Pacquiao looked awkward that fight because floyd paced the fight according to his plan. No fighter could ever stand toe to toe with Pacquiao and thats given. Trapped pacquiao by feinting and let him throw lazy punches where floyd capitalized it by his pull counters and maintained distance althrough out the fight.
Ray was a WHOLE Nother type of Monster Sheesh🤯…I genuinely think when he killed a man in the ring after dreaming about it 😮Really Messed him up😢…it took his edge off and he started getting beat
"There is rhythm in everything, but the rhythm of Heiho is something which you cannot gain mastery over without practice. The rhythms of the path of dance, of the minstrels, and of the wind and string instruments are among the commonly known and obvious ones. In the path of martial arts also, there are rhythm and timings... . The rhythm with which things progress and the rhythm with which things deteriorate should be understood and differentiated. There are many rhythms in Heiho. It is one of the main tasks in Heiho to first of all learn the rhythm which is appropriate and differentiate it from those rhythms which are inappropriate,... and which rhythm will cause the circumstances to be overturned. Your mastery of Heiho cannot be considered firm unless you understand the rhythm with which you can avoid being drawn into the rhythm of the opponent. Victory is achieved in the Heiho of conflict by ascertaining the rhythm of each opponent, by attacking with a rhythm not anticipated by the opponent, and by the use of knowledge of the rhythm of the abstract." -Miyamoto Musashi, undefeated samurai
in and out off the rythm you need to make the oponent enter in a routine where he think he can time you and when he try it for real change it broke your own rythm and make a suprise mdfk 😂😂😂 it s the game
Great .overlooked subject rhythm is everything not just boxing any physical activity like running tennis etc. Someone breaking your rhythm really changes things 1/2 beats and such.its all timing. It's such a funny thing a truly natural human behavior. Thanks for sharing.
True Fact about That Part when u said That Fighters from Cuba are The Bst when it comes To using Footwork...I cud agree some more Brother on That..They re like Tip Top Tip Top Top Tip and so on...etc. very balanced , very calculated most f times man !
great video--- did you see jesse bam bams performance the other day beautiful boxing-- nothing flashy-- feints - sharp and combinations -- lateral movement and amazing angles-- would love a breakdown on that fight
What do you mean by ryhtm? A pattern? A organization of attack? A set up to make you opponent move? For example the wording in boxing terms of making an angle is simply using movement to go for an opening or creating that opening. To this day i dont understand what rythm means but im all about sticking and moving.
A great example of breaking someone’s rhythm is mayweather vs pacquiao. Floyds footwork,clinching,lead right hands to the body and check hookss did such a great job of not letting pacquiao get “comfortable” it brought his punch output so far down his usual workrate
That’s why breaking the rhythm is so effective jabbing in between steps where your weren’t before feinting and throwing light shots and mixing power shots
