This is Western boxing, hands only fighting.
The main tools are:
Jab, Cross, Hook, Uppercut
The target is the head, the purpose is the knockout.
With lead and rear hooks and uppercuts, this generates 6 basic punches. You learn and practice these on the pads, then try them out in sparring.
Drilling is progressive:
Basic punches - the "big 6"
Defences
Attack combinations
Defensive combinations
Sparring
ABC means "Attack By Combination".
For ease, we use abbreviations for writing ABCs.
J - Jab
C - Cross
H - Hook
U - Uppercut
L - low, as in LJ or LC
R - rear, as in RU or RH. As the C is always rear we don't write RC.
These ABCs are practiced on the focus pads, drilled in lineups, then tried out in sparring.
J, C
J, J
C, H
RU, H
H, RU
J, C, H
J, C, J
C, J, C
J, C, J, C
C, J, C, J
J, C, H, RU, C
RU, RH, H
RU, H, C
J, C, H, C
U, RU, H, RH
H, RH, U, RU
Defensive ABCs
UKE attack - defensive move - counter
Uke J - slip out - LJ or C
Uke J - slip in - LC or H
C - slip out - LC or H, RU
J - snap back - J
C - roll - C
H - duck - LH
H - Bob & Weave - RH pr LH, RH
RH - B&W - H
Glove drill - cover punch then return J, C
Pressure ABCs:
J, J - forward pressure footwork
J, C, H - triangle footwork
This is the first set of 6 ABCs you need to learn on the pads and apply in sparring:
Jab, cross
Jab, cross, jab
Cross, jab, cross
Jab, cross, jab, cross
Cross, hook
Rear uppercut, hook, cross
Rear uppercut, rear hook, hook
FWA - Five ways of attack
SDA - Lo jab and cross
ABD - Attack by drawing - draw lo punch and counter hi
PDA - Progressive Indirect Attack - fake lo hit hi
ABC - Attack by combination - app of focus pad drills
HIA - hand immobilisation attack - trapping in boxing
FWD - 5 ways of defence
parry
evade - slip, roll, duck, bob and weave, snapback
block (constantine)
distance - step back and return
interception
These are partner drills done with gloves.
Applied to pads.
Applied in sparring.
Attack guard with SDA and ABC:
jab
cross
double jab
jab cross
hooks
lo jab
lo cross
PIA:
lo J - RH
lo C - H
ABD:
lo J or C
Advanced ABCs:
J C J
C J C
J C J C
C J C J
C H
RU RH H
RU H C
J C H
J C H RU C
lo/hi H
RLH/RU
def:
guard J C
parry J C
salute H
guard U
shoulder guard C
slip J C
duck J C
roll C
B&W H
snap back J
step back C
def and counter
Set 1 remains the same and is still the foundation for boxing training - ABCs on pads
Set 2 has been worked out to a and b and back into a comprehensive set
Set 3 was previously single move defence and counter and has now been expanded to make defensive ABCs that flow together.
There is a also a progressive box defence set in the savate syllabus, which is designed for partner work, but can work with pads.
Box set 1:
J, C, J
C, J, C
J, C, J, C
C, J, C, J
C, H
RU, RH, H
set 2:
Double J, C
J, C, H
- J, C, H, RU, C
RU, H
- RU, H, C
RLH, RU
- H
set 3:
parry J - J, J, C
salute - H C
BW H - C, H
BW RH - H, C
set 4:
parry J - C, H, C
block C - C, H, C
shield H - H, C
lo H, U, C
RU, C, H
C, duck, check, C
