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Lucas Coradini said:


what do you prefer to use when taking that angle after the cross when facing someone in a opposite stance: to step with the rear foot or the lead?
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Lead foot, if Im understanding the question correctly.
 
This speaks close to me. I've been in situations where my fighter got harmed by poor refereeing, didn't make a scene and got blasted even by teammates for not doing it lol

As you said, there's always channels that you can use to dispute these things, but people get caught in the moment and only care about winning at all costs.

Sinister said:
Lead foot, if Im understanding the question correctly.
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The drill starts with fighter A throwing a 1-2. You parry/catch the 1, slips the 2 and take an angle, right? My question is about when you're facing someone with an opposite stance, so the angles are reversed. I'm prone to push from the lead foot and step with the rear foot, but I see a lot of guys cross stepping with their lead foot in this scenario. Seems riskier to me, ain't it?
 
Lucas Coradini said:
This speaks close to me. I've been in situations where my fighter got harmed by poor refereeing, didn't make a scene and got blasted even by teammates for not doing it lol

As you said, there's always channels that you can use to dispute these things, but people get caught in the moment and only care about winning at all costs.



The drill starts with fighter A throwing a 1-2. You parry/catch the 1, slips the 2 and take an angle, right? My question is about when you're facing someone with an opposite stance, so the angles are reversed. I'm prone to push from the lead foot and step with the rear foot, but I see a lot of guys cross stepping with their lead foot in this scenario. Seems riskier to me, ain't it?
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Yes they should step in with the lead foot, and then around with the rear foot. Later on I'll try to find a video that shows
 
We're at the Title Invitartional tournament right this second. 4 of my guys are fighting today. 3 of them it's their first fights ever. I'm not expecting a ton out of them, just to get over the first fight jitters and put up good efforts.
 
Sinister said:
We're at the Title Invitartional tournament right this second. 4 of my guys are fighting today. 3 of them it's their first fights ever. I'm not expecting a ton out of them, just to get over the first fight jitters and put up good efforts.
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those first fights are always so wild
 
DoctorTaco said:
those first fights are always so wild
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Didnt get any W's last night. 3 out of 5 fought. But they all put in very good efforts for their first fights.

They felt better when a 19-time National Champion dropped a decision in a fight where he dropped the other guy in round 1.
 
Here's Emiliano's fight. The other kid was bleeding all 3 rounds. Emiliano is a great story, very overweight and shy 12 year-old when I got him. In the gym he tends to be patient and counter-punch. He saw how the Amateur fights go and said "I'm just gonna press him." For this kid to make an assertive decision and execute it this well, and in front of his Family, is very big:



Here is Marcos' fight. Marcos' own feedback was that he let the 3rd round run away with him just trying to push the other guy, who was a naturally bigger thicker fighter. He said "he got weird, and I got weird with him." But this was a HUGE personal victory as Marcos has intense anxiety and by the end of the evening he was reflecting positively on the experience. Hes fighting again in 2 weeks:



Both are in red corners.
 
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This is Diego, little Ian's older Brother. He was very concerned with freezing and not throwing punches. Yeah that wasnt a problem. He did well with an opponent who was barely still a novice. I only have parts of each round because my phone was having issues:

 
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Had some fights today. Marcos fought the same opponent as in the tournament. This fight we wanted a few things different.

- slower pace
- better use of the left hand
- turning when the opponent tried to crowd him

Those things he did well. Things we wanted that he didnt do so well:

- more activity on the outside (he had bursts but not sustained)
- tight punches (at times he still punched wide or reached)
- being first



This is Marcos' twin Brother Angel. He had a difficult opponent who told me this was his first Amateur fight, in a thick accent. Pretty positive this is NOT his first Amateur fight:

 
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We do a lot of conditioning exercises on cadences. This teaches them pace and rhythm, as well as engages team-building. Calling the cadence is difficult because it requires not only mental resilience (remembering your own pace, and to call the step corresponding with the correct movement), but a bit higher anaerobic capacity because you're speaking during your own sets. Sal is the youngest athlete I've had to successfully call:

 
Lucas Coradini said:
This speaks close to me. I've been in situations where my fighter got harmed by poor refereeing, didn't make a scene and got blasted even by teammates for not doing it lol

As you said, there's always channels that you can use to dispute these things, but people get caught in the moment and only care about winning at all costs.



The drill starts with fighter A throwing a 1-2. You parry/catch the 1, slips the 2 and take an angle, right? My question is about when you're facing someone with an opposite stance, so the angles are reversed. I'm prone to push from the lead foot and step with the rear foot, but I see a lot of guys cross stepping with their lead foot in this scenario. Seems riskier to me, ain't it?
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From my experience, pushing and stepping with the rear foot is really effective against southpaws in most movements, even if its driving the lead foot.
Teofomo Lopez seems to utilize that sort of driver to his footwork too when pressuring opposing stance.
 
Sal and Ian from today. This is at another gym where I like them to feel out of their element:



Here's Round 4:

 
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