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Combinations monthly focus at Honour and Glory

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Combinations

In 6 months

Combination month teaches boxers to link punches without losing their shape. The aim is clean two, three and four punch ideas, not throwing a long list as fast as possible.

Boxer moving through a footwork padwork drill
Movement should leave the boxer balanced and ready for the next instruction. This month the coaching cue is combinations.

What

Combinations

Two, three and four punch sequences with stance, breath, rhythm and a safe finish.

How

How to use it

Coaches can build combinations from single-shot quality, then add rhythm, body-head changes, defensive endings and simple partner feedback.

Why it matters

A useful combination has a reason and an ending.

Footwork cones and boxing gym floor detail
Constraints help juniors and adults practise the idea without rushing. The test is whether combinations still holds up when the round gets busy.

Combinations should build a boxing idea, not just a longer list of punches.

The KB combination clips are useful because they stay realistic: short sequences, clear targets and a finish position.

For juniors, combinations should build confidence without turning into windmilling. For adults, they become a way to set traps and finish exchanges cleanly.

Coaches will be watching rhythm, breath, balance after the final punch and whether the boxer can defend after working.

Video homework

Watch before or after class

Use these clips before class or as a reminder afterwards. Each one also opens on YouTube if you want to save it.

Homework 1 My Boxing Coach

Simple Boxing Combinations That Work!

Main homework. Simple combinations are the ones members can keep balanced.

Open on YouTube ↗
Homework 2 Tony Jeffries

4 Realistic Boxing Combinations You Should Practice

Use for realistic short combinations and clean endings.

Open on YouTube ↗
Homework 3 My Boxing Coach

Defend Any Boxing Combination in 3 Simple Steps!

Useful reminder that combinations must include defensive awareness.

Open on YouTube ↗
Homework 4 Tony Jeffries

57 Realistic Boxing Combinations You Should Practice

Reference list for coaches to choose appropriate class sequences.

Open on YouTube ↗

Fighters to study

Do not copy the whole fighter. Copy the useful detail.

Manny Pacquiao

Fast combinations with angle changes.

Look at feet and exits after the flurry.

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Naoya Inoue

Sharp combinations with body-head changes.

Watch how balance stays under the punch volume.

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Dmitry Bivol

Combinations built from straight, repeatable shape.

Notice how he resets before building again.

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Sugar Ray Leonard

Rhythm and finish after fast combinations.

Study the exit after the last shot.

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What classes will feel like

The month builds in layers

Week 1

Two punches clean

Jab-cross, jab-hook and cross-hook with a visible reset after each pair.

Week 2

Build to three

Add body-head or straight-hook-straight patterns without rushing.

Week 3

Change rhythm

Use pauses, feints and tempo changes so combinations are not one-speed.

Week 4

Finish the exchange

Every combination ends with guard, step, roll or angle depending on class level.

Boxing gloves, skipping rope and focus mitts set up in a gym
Simple kit, clear intent and repeated coaching cues keep the month practical.
Boxer drilling controlled shots on a heavy bag
Bag rounds should have a job: one focus, clean shape and a clear finish.
Boxer holding stance and guard while a coach observes
Good technical months start with shape, balance and calm correction.

Example drills

Drills coaches may use this month

Beginners

Two-punch quality round

Only two-punch combinations on bag or pads, with a freeze after each.

The second punch should not ruin the stance.

All levels

Three-punch breath cue

Short combination with a clear exhale and guard return.

Relaxation matters. Tension makes the third punch messy.

Intermediate

Body-head ladder

Body-head, head-body and head-body-head patterns on pads.

Changing level must keep the eyes and guard organised.

Controlled partner work

Combo then defence

Boxer throws a light sequence into gloves, partner gives a predictable return shot.

Teach the ending. No combination is finished until the boxer is safe.

Member note

Bring this into the gym.

Do not rush the list. Build a shape, add a reason, finish safe.

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