Boxing Training Guide
Boxing: A Great Sport - Boxing Drills and Skills
By Katalin Rodrigues Zamiar
Even the greatest athlete without pure boxing skill can not compete within the boxing ring.
Today, it takes more than just skill or shape alone. The heavy bags, mitts, double ended bag,
speed bag, jump rope and sparring are the essence of a boxer's training. The drills that utilize
all these simple tools to build sharp pugilistic skills are most fighter's favorite times in the gym.
Hitting the heavy bags whether they are filled with sand or water, dancing with the mitts around
the ring, focusing on the double ended bag as it bops like a faceless head and feeling the speed
bag's rhythm coincide with your heart beat are irreplaceable aspects of a boxer's training.
Below are six different drills that enhance boxing skills and ultimately improve footwork, agility,
coordination, punching power and shape of many different types of martial artists; from point to
ultimate fighters. These drills are excellent compliments to the following standard boxing
program that has been followed for decades. Although 'old school,' these basic training drills
enhance the average boxer's skills and condition and can provide challenge to any style of
fighter.
The length of training is contingent on the caliber of fighter. The following program is practiced
4-5 days a week.
Perform: 6- 12 rounds at 2-3 minutes a round
ROPE SKIPPING (RS)
SHADOW BOXING (SB)
SPARRING (SP)
MITT TRAINING OR PAD DRILLS (which includes Defense) (MT)
HEAVY BAG (HB)
DOUBLE ENDED BAG (DB)
SPEED BAG (SB)
Usually the seven drills above are the fundamentals of boxing training. Keep in mind that these
drills are not always done every day. Below is one sample program followed by many professional boxers.
