Homework 1 Oracle Boxing
Relaxation is Key to Boxing (3 analogies to help learn it)
Main homework for why loose shoulders and breathing matter.
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Future focus
Speed and relaxation
In 12 months
Speed month teaches the uncomfortable truth: tense boxers are slow. Members learn to breathe, stay loose and recover quickly without throwing shape away.
What
Speed and relaxation
Relaxed shoulders, breathing, rhythm changes, fast recovery and efficient punches.
How
How to use it
Coaches can use relaxed jab rounds, short speed bursts, call-and-response pads and breathing cues that reward smooth recovery.
Monthly pathway
Current, next and last focus
Start with the active block, look ahead to the next one, then keep last month as a reference rather than the first card.
Why it matters
Loose is fast when the shape is still there.
Tension slows punches down. Relaxation lets juniors move quickly without losing shape or control.
The KB material on relaxation and speed points to breathing, shoulder tension and rhythm as the main fixes.
For juniors, speed must stay controlled. The goal is fast hands that still return to guard, not frantic punching.
Coaches will be watching the space between punches: breathing, shoulders, hands and whether the boxer can slow down on command.
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 2 Boxing Life
Manny Pacquiao’s Speedy And Powerful Training Methods
Study relaxed speed and foot rhythm.
Open on YouTube ↗ Homework 3 My Boxing Coach
Drill for Faster Punching
Short drill reference for speed without forcing.
Open on YouTube ↗ Homework 4 Tony Jeffries
Give Me 8 Minutes, and I’ll Improve Your Jab By 28%
Jab relaxation and recovery cues carry into speed work.
Open on YouTube ↗Fighters to study
Do not copy the whole fighter. Copy the useful detail.
Manny Pacquiao
Speed from rhythm, looseness and foot position.
Look for relaxed shoulders between bursts.
Study video ↗Muhammad Ali
Loose rhythm and fast lead hand.
Notice breathing and movement before punching.
Study video ↗Sugar Ray Leonard
Fast combinations with controlled resets.
Track the finish after the burst.
Study video ↗Vasiliy Lomachenko
Speed through timing and relaxed angles.
Watch when he chooses not to rush.
Study video ↗What classes will feel like
The month builds in layers
Week 1
Find relaxation
Breathing, loose shoulders and slow-fast contrast in shadowboxing.
Week 2
Speed with recovery
Fast jab and one-two bursts with a clean hand return.
Week 3
Change rhythm
Pause, burst, reset and move without tensing up.
Week 4
Apply under fatigue
Short speed intervals where technique standards remain strict.
Example drills
Drills coaches may use this month
Beginners
Loose shoulder jab
Jab at different speeds while keeping shoulders relaxed between shots.
If the neck tightens, slow down and breathe.
All levels
Fast hands stop
Three quick straight shots, immediate freeze in guard.
The freeze proves whether speed stayed organised.
Intermediate
Rhythm switch pads
Coach calls slow, slow, fast or fast, pause, fast patterns.
The boxer must listen and change tempo without rushing.
All levels
Breath-count bag round
Bag work with audible exhale and a reset after each short burst.
Breathing is part of the technique, not an add-on.
Member note
Bring this into the gym.
Fast does not mean tense. Breathe, stay loose, and let the hands come back.
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