Shadow Boxing

Technique

Stand in a boxing stance with your hands guarding your face and knees slightly bent. Throw controlled punches at an imaginary opponent, rotating your hips and pivoting your feet with each strike. Keep moving your feet lightly between combinations. Maintain a steady pace and full range of motion on each punch.

Steps

1. Set a staggered boxing stance with your hands guarding your face
2. Move lightly on the balls of your feet between combinations
3. Extend each punch toward an imaginary target without locking your elbow
4. Rotate your hips and pivot the corresponding foot with each strike
5. Return each hand quickly to your guard

Common mistakes

• Dropping the non-punching hand away from the face
• Punching with only the arms instead of rotating the hips and feet
• Locking the elbows at full extension
• Crossing the feet while moving

Variations

• Orthodox-stance shadow boxing
• Southpaw-stance shadow boxing
• Resistance-band shadow boxing
• Seated shadow boxing

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