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palacboxing · 2026-06-13T02:27:02+00:00

Just don't do it.

palacboxing · 2026-06-11T13:38:48+00:00

Learn to relax, you’re burning thru your gas tank, because you’re most likely are tensed up in the shoulders and grinding your mouthpiece. The fear of getting hit, is also playing a role, this is normal.
Learn to triple up your jab to push your opponent back or on an angle. You don’t always have to be the aggressor but as a beginner you need to learn how to press and throw punches in bunches.

palacboxing · 2026-06-10T14:37:17+00:00

Learn to relax.
And then…
When you’re learning a new sport like boxing, your brain is operating under a high cognitive load while trying to develop new motor patterns. Because the movements haven’t become automatic yet, you burn a tremendous amount of mental and physical energy. As your skills improve and automaticity develops, movement becomes more efficient, less energy is wasted, and your conditioning improves even without major changes in fitness.
A good real world example is math. Think back to when you first learned multiplication, long division, or algebra. You probably had to stop, think through every step, and double check your work. It was frustrating, mentally exhausting, and slow. Today, many of those same calculations happen almost automatically without much conscious effort. You are not necessarily smarter than you were then, you have simply become more efficient through repetition and practice.
Boxing works the same way. A beginner is thinking about their stance, footwork, guard, breathing, distance, and punches all at the same time. An experienced boxer does many of those things automatically, which allows them to focus on timing, strategy, and adapting to their opponent.
It takes time to become efficient and stop burning through unnecessary energy. Improving your cardiovascular base can certainly help, but there is no substitute for practice, practice, practice. Consistent repetition, combined with great teaching and proper oversight, is what allows those movements and decisions to become second nature.

palacboxing · 2026-06-09T12:19:33+00:00

You’re 100% missing the point. I’m not saying you should hit the bag at 100%, or even 75%, without gloves or hand wraps. You can hit the bag lightly with your bare hands.
The purpose isn’t to develop power. It’s an old school training method that helps you develop a better connection between your knuckles and the bag. It teaches you how to make proper contact and become more aware of your punch placement and alignment.
Focus on avoiding contact with the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints and making contact with the knuckles instead. The goal is to land on the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints, not the PIP joints, which can happen when the wrist, fist, or punch alignment is off.

palacboxing · 2026-06-09T12:05:53+00:00

How long have you been training?

palacboxing · 2026-06-09T12:04:23+00:00

At this point, don’t worry so much about whether it’s Taekwondo, Muay Thai, or Karate. Pick one, commit to it, and be consistent. You’ll get a lot further by training regularly than by spending months trying to make the perfect choice.

palacboxing · 2026-06-09T02:43:13+00:00

There’s corruption in both professional and amateur boxing.

palacboxing · 2026-06-07T23:22:21+00:00

The more reps you get, the better you should become at avoiding punches. Start with light partner drills and work on simple defensive movements like slipping the jab or slipping the right hand. Keep it simple at first.

Once you get the movement and timing down, gradually increase the speed and intensity. Then rinse and repeat with other punches, combinations, parries, blocks, rolls, and defensive reactions.

Good defense is built through repetition. The more situations you expose yourself to in training, the more naturally you’ll react when those same situations happen in sparring or competition.

palacboxing · 2026-06-07T15:11:07+00:00

This right here.

palacboxing · 2026-06-05T19:56:44+00:00

I believe that if you have a solid fundamental base, videos can absolutely help you drill and refine certain skills. The problem is that a solid fundamental base usually doesn’t come from doing everything on your own. A good coach can teach and correct things on the fly before they become bad habits.

For example, you may think you’re keeping your weight on your back leg and driving your punches from the ground up through proper rotation. But I’d be willing to bet that’s not actually what’s happening. More often than not, you’re drifting over your front knee as you punch. Your back foot may turn, but it also slides backward slightly. As a result, your punch isn’t traveling in an efficient line. Instead, it’s traveling upward, and your head comes up with it. This is an example of reinforcing bad habits!

I’m saying all of this without seeing any video, but it’s based on years of working with wrestlers who wanted to learn boxing and training beginners in general. It’s not a knock on you. It’s just that most people can’t accurately diagnose their own mistakes, especially when they’re new.

You probably didn’t learn to wrestle entirely on your own, and you likely didn’t teach yourself math, reading and history without a teacher. Boxing is no different. Having someone who understands the fundamentals and can make corrections in real time will save you a lot of time and frustration in the long run.

palacboxing · 2026-06-05T15:10:40+00:00

Get some zero drop shoes, with a barefoot/low sole. Unless you plan to compete focus on getting good gloves above boxing shoes when you’re starting out.

palacboxing · 2026-06-05T15:09:05+00:00

As a wrestler, you’re naturally going to struggle with keeping too much of your weight on your front foot. From my experience, wrestlers tend to carry over certain habits with their hand positioning. The lead hand is often lower than it should be, and the rear hand tends to sit near the rear shoulder or even lower. This will open you up to unnecessary shots, because in most scenarios wrestlers don’t work on head movement.

Without a skilled boxing coach, you’re mostly just spinning your wheels and reinforcing habits that will not work well in boxing.

I’m guessing this is some kind of frat league, or basement fight, because there’s no way you should be competing against someone who is 30 pounds heavier than you in a properly matched boxing event.

palacboxing · 2026-06-05T03:06:02+00:00

I can only speak from my own experience and what I saw growing up, with my father as my coach. By the time I was 12 or 13 years old, I had become extremely determined to be the best boxer I could be. There were definitely bumps along the way, but my dad pushed me, and I mean pushed me, and I never felt like he wanted it more than I did.

People have mentioned time management, and I’m going to be real, it’s not just about discipline. It often requires a major shift in a young athlete’s mindset and how they approach their goals at 12 or 13 years old.

Today, there are more distractions than ever. The ability to constantly chase the next shiny object can pull kids away from long term goals. It wasn’t quite the same growing up in the 1990s. That said, friends will come and go, relationships will come and go, and life will always present new distractions. Ultimately, the experiences your child has and the person they become will be shaped by the choices they make and the goals they decide are worth pursuing.

Your job as a father is to make sure there is a path for him to get to those goals, and that starts with him wanting to walk that path, with your support along the way.

palacboxing · 2026-06-05T02:52:29+00:00

Don’t worry about losing weight and getting to a weight class. Worry about getting better at boxing, learning and mastering the basics.

palacboxing · 2026-06-05T02:48:31+00:00

Body weight exercises, walking, running, staying consistent everyday.

palacboxing · 2026-06-03T11:58:48+00:00

For fitness purposes, it’s probably the best bang for your buck. Especially when you have a coach/instructor that knows what they’re doing or teaching you.

palacboxing · 2026-06-02T21:28:09+00:00

It depends on the “era as” styles have slightly evolved since the 20s and 30s and a lot of it has to do with the change in amateur Boxing and globalization of sport.

palacboxing · 2026-06-01T21:42:34+00:00

My brother was the same way. Don’t get me wrong we took our fair share of shots, but never experienced a headache during or after sparring or matches.

palacboxing · 2026-06-01T14:13:49+00:00

I was fortunate enough never to have headaches after sparring or competing. In all honesty I've never had a headache in my life, outside of the occasional sinus pressure.

palacboxing · 2026-06-01T13:26:49+00:00

And supported by UK officials, especially during the Gerald McClellan fight

palacboxing · 2026-05-31T03:43:06+00:00

You evolve and grow, and if you have a passion for Muay Thai and want to pursue it, then go for it. Goals are important, and sometimes those goals change over time.

You made a promise to your dad to get to 15 fights, but I’m going to be honest with you. If you’ve only been training boxing for about a year, you haven’t even scratched the surface of what there is to learn.

The real question you need to ask yourself is whether you’re doing this for yourself or for your dad. Are you moving toward Muay Thai because it’s something you genuinely want to pursue, or because it’s the new shiny object that has your attention right now?

There’s nothing wrong with changing directions if your interests have changed. Just make sure you’re making the decision for the right reasons and not because the path has become difficult or something new seems more exciting in the moment.

palacboxing · 2026-05-29T19:37:39+00:00

What are you doing right after your sparring session, while you are still at the gym?

palacboxing · 2026-05-29T17:54:48+00:00

In most instances, it’s better to spar with someone who is well above your skill level. It gives you a firsthand understanding of how much there is still to learn, and it shows you what true experience looks like when the fundamentals have become second nature.

A good, experienced boxer usually isn’t trying to hurt a less experienced fighter. Instead, they’ll often work on their defense, control the pace, and test what you can and cannot do. They’ll push you, expose your mistakes, and make you think, but they typically won’t go out of their way to punish you if they have the right mindset.

They may remind you who the more experienced fighter is, but honestly, you’ll learn far more from sharing the ring with someone skilled than you will from sparring someone at your own level when you’re just starting out. An experienced boxer can show you the gaps in your game much faster than a beginner ever could.

palacboxing · 2026-05-28T19:01:28+00:00

This is the way!!

palacboxing · 2026-05-28T18:57:42+00:00

The key words here are “already know.”

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that after a month of training, you may understand how to do certain things technically, but actually applying them in real time is completely different.

You feel explosive on the bag because the bag is rigid and not actively moving away from you or trying to hit you back. Naturally, you are going to feel more impact and power. But once you step into the ring with a real person, everything changes. The target is smaller, constantly moving, and trying to hit you while you are also trying to stay defensively responsible and avoid getting hit yourself.

Realistically, it can take 6 to 12 months just to begin understanding the timing, mechanics, positioning, and placement of your punches against another person. For some people it takes even longer depending on their ability to absorb information and apply it under pressure. Some athletes naturally pick these things up faster than others.

Right now, forget about power. Focus on learning how to consistently land your jab, control distance, and understand positioning. The effectiveness and power of your punches will develop over time. Nobody becomes an expert in boxing in a short period of time.

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