Learn EFFECTIVE ways to Create and Execute Counterpunches
Summary
TLDRThis video tutorial delves into the art of counter punching in boxing, highlighting its strategic importance in neutralizing aggressive opponents. It outlines the three-step process of executing a counter: drawing the attack, defending against it, and launching the counterattack. The video explores various techniques to bait an opponent into attacking, including jabs, showing an opening, and adopting defensive postures. It also covers different defensive strategies like footwork, parries, head movement, and blocking to set up effective counters. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of not overdoing defensive moves to maintain the opportunity to counter and provides practical examples of counters in action, encouraging viewers to share their own counter techniques.
Takeaways
- đ„ Effective counters are crucial in boxing for both scoring while on defense and deterring aggressive opponents.
- đ€ Countering can cause an opponent to hesitate, rethink their strategy, and potentially discourage them from using certain punches.
- đ There are various ways to create a counter, including drawing the opponent into attacking by baiting or adopting a defensive posture.
- đ Reading an opponent's movements and 'tells' can help predict and set up successful counters.
- đĄ The video emphasizes the importance of not overdoing defensive moves to maintain the ability to quickly counterattack.
- đ Countering off footwork involves stepping back to evade a punch and then quickly stepping back in to land a counter.
- đ€Č Countering off parries requires anticipating the type of punch and using the correct parry to set up the counter.
- đ Countering off head movement involves subtle defensive movements to avoid punches while positioning for a quick counter.
- đ Countering off blocks and catches is a safer method to develop counters, as it maintains a boxer's stance and posture.
- đŻ The video provides examples of counters in action, illustrating the techniques discussed and their effectiveness in real fights.
Q & A
What is the primary purpose of a good counter in boxing?
-A good counter in boxing serves multiple purposes. It not only scores while being on the defensive but also stops an aggressive boxer from imposing their dominance, freezes the opponent, makes them hesitate, and if done correctly, can knock them out.
How can a boxer effectively use counters to discourage an opponent?
-A boxer can use counters to discourage an opponent by landing a counter punch when the opponent throws a punch, making them pause and reconsider their strategy, thus potentially avoiding throwing the same punch again.
What is the first step in executing a counter attack in boxing?
-The first step in executing a counter attack in boxing is to read or anticipate the opponent's attack, which is known as 'reading SL' in the script.
What does 'drawing' mean in the context of boxing?
-In boxing, 'drawing' refers to the technique of baiting an opponent into attacking by using actions such as jabbing, showing a target, or adopting a defensive posture.
Why is jabbing considered a safe way to draw an opponent's attack?
-Jabbing is considered a safe way to draw an opponent's attack because it is the closest punch to your opponent, making it easier to land repeatedly and set up for a counter without exposing oneself to significant risk.
What is the significance of adopting a defensive posture in boxing?
-Adopting a defensive posture in boxing can give the opponent confidence to unload combinations or commit to more attacks, which can be an opportunity for the boxer to set up a counter.
How does countering off footwork differ from countering off parries?
-Countering off footwork is simple but difficult to execute as it requires precise timing and quick movement in and out of range. Countering off parries is more complicated but easier to execute once mastered, as it involves guessing the type of punch and choosing the correct parry to set up the counter.
What is the key to successful countering off head movement in boxing?
-The key to successful countering off head movement is not overdoing the defensive move and moving the head just the necessary amount to evade the punch, allowing for a quicker counter and less time in danger.
Why is countering off blocks and catches considered a less dangerous way of countering?
-Countering off blocks and catches is considered less dangerous because it does not require significant movement or change in position, and maintaining posture is crucial for a quick and effective counter.
What is the importance of maintaining posture when countering in boxing?
-Maintaining posture when countering is important because it allows the boxer to keep their balance and be ready to throw a counter punch effectively. Losing posture can make it difficult to execute a counter and can leave the boxer vulnerable.
Outlines
đ„ Introduction to Counter Punching in Boxing
The script begins with an introduction to the art of counter punching in boxing, emphasizing its importance in both scoring points and neutralizing aggressive opponents. It explains how effective counters can disrupt an opponent's rhythm and discourage them from continuing their aggressive approach. The narrator also mentions a collaboration with 'Boxing Timer Pro,' a training platform for coaches and athletes, highlighting a dedicated Skiller section for workouts. The paragraph concludes with an overview of the steps to execute a counter attack, which includes reading the opponent's moves, setting up the attack, defending against it, and launching the counter.
đ€ș Techniques for Drawing and Executing Counters
This section delves into the tactics of drawing an attack from the opponent to set up a counter. It discusses various methods such as jabbing to provoke a response, showing a target to invite attacks, and adopting a defensive posture to encourage the opponent to be more aggressive. The script also touches on the importance of not overdoing these tactics to avoid giving away the counter's intention. The narrator provides examples from boxing matches to illustrate these points, emphasizing the subtlety required to successfully draw and execute counters without alerting the opponent.
đĄïž Defending and Countering with Footwork and Parry
The script explains how to defend against an opponent's attack and immediately counter using footwork and parrying techniques. It outlines the differences between countering off footwork, which is simple but requires quick movement, and countering off parries, which is more complex but easier to execute once mastered. The paragraph provides insights into the nuances of each defensive method, such as the importance of not overextending defensive moves to maintain the ability to counter effectively. Examples from boxing matches are used to demonstrate these techniques in action.
đ„ Advanced Countering Strategies and Examples
This part of the script covers advanced countering strategies, including same-hand counters, free-hand counters, and counters off head movements. It discusses the challenges and benefits of each method, such as the power of same-hand counters and the positioning advantage of free-hand counters. The paragraph also addresses the risks of countering off head movements due to the mid-range exposure but highlights the quick countering opportunities it presents. The script provides detailed examples from boxing matches to illustrate how these strategies are implemented in real fights, emphasizing the importance of awareness and timing in successful countering.
đ„ Countering Off Blocks and Catching Techniques
The final section focuses on countering techniques that involve blocking and catching an opponent's punches. It highlights the importance of maintaining a strong stance during blocking to facilitate a quick counter. The script differentiates between counters using the same hand for blocking and shooting and those using the opposite hand, discussing the advantages of each approach. Examples are provided to demonstrate how maintaining posture and being firm when catching punches can lead to effective counters. The paragraph concludes with a call to action for viewers to share their favorite countering techniques and engage with the content.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄCounter Punching
đĄAggressive Boxer
đĄDrawing
đĄDefensive Posture
đĄJab
đĄParry
đĄFootwork
đĄClinch
đĄHead Movement
đĄBlocking
Highlights
The importance of effective counters in boxing, especially against aggressive opponents.
Counters can freeze opponents, make them hesitate, and potentially lead to a knockout.
Introduction to the collaboration with Boxing Timer Pro, a training platform for coaches and future champions.
Three steps to execute a counter attack: reading the opponent, setting up the attack, and defending and attacking.
Drawing or baiting the opponent into attacking as a way to create a counter opportunity.
Using jabs to trigger an attack by bothering the opponent with light touches.
Showing a target to invite the opponent to attack by exposing the body or dropping the lead hand.
Adopting a defensive posture to give the opponent confidence to attack, allowing for a counter setup.
Defending an attack with footwork, parries, head movement, blocking, and the clinch, except for the clinch which nullifies offense.
Countering off footwork by stepping back to evade and quickly stepping back in to land a punch.
Countering off parries involves guessing the type of punch to Parry correctly for a successful counter.
Same hand counters are more difficult but can be more devastating, while freehand counters are easier to execute.
Countering off head movement is common but dangerous; not overdoing the defensive move is crucial.
Countering off blocks and catches is a less compromising way to develop counters, maintaining posture is key.
Catching and shooting is an effective way to counter as it allows countering on the open side of the opponent.
Four examples of counters are provided, demonstrating the whole sequence from drawing to countering.
The video concludes with an invitation for viewers to share their favorite ways to counter in the comments.
Transcripts
hello Skiller boxers today we will learn
the numerous ways you can create a
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counter some may even surprise
you and what is more important we will
take a look at the details of their
execution so you can keep that in mind
next time you are training
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if you have dealt with an aggressive
boxer in training all your fights and
wondered how to stop them effective
counters is the
answer a good counter not only is a
great way to score while being on the
defensive but it can also serve to stop
an aggressive boxer from imposing their
dominance in the
fight a good counter can freeze your
opponent make him
hesitate and if done correctly can knock
them out while they are attacking it
discourages the opponent I know when I
get counter punched it makes me pause
like whoa this guy out I am a knockout
puncher that's what I'm looking you
don't want to throw that same punch
again if you threw a right hand boom it
got hit with a hook you're probably
going to think twice before you throw
that right hand
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again today we will learn every detail
there is to the art of counter punching
and give you some creative and effective
counters you may have never seen before
so if you are interested in perfecting
your counters this breakdown is for
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opposition
creating the counter
drawing there are three steps to execute
a counter attack reading SL setting up
the attack defending it and attacking
right
after so for it to be a counter there
needs to be an attack first from your
opponent the comfort zone you know in
some cases your opponent will give you
tells and you'll be able to predict
their next move thus making it easy to
counter it but other times
it may not be as obvious or your
opponent may not even want to engage at
the moment so you're going to have to
create the counter by baiting them into
attacking this is known as drawing and
there are multiple ways one can draw his
opponent to attack them but the main
ones would be jabbing showing a Target
adopting a defensive
posture when trying to trigger an attack
the jab is one of the safest ways to do
it it's the closest punch to your
opponent so it will be easier to land it
repeatedly back rather and it's that jab
to set it up there it is again left from
Ballin there it is again coming in I
thought we'd see more what we face is
looking pretty
fragile when doing so it is better to
seek volume rather than power touch on
you know cas's doing quite well he's in
this fight boxing the idea is to use
light touches with the jab bothering the
opponent and triggering an attack tight
punches as well right hand again by G
another way you can invite your opponent
to attack is by simply making their job
easier or at least pretending to by
showing a
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Target this can be keeping your guard
higher than usual exposing the body and
inviting them to go for a body shot
dropping the lead hand slightly inviting
them to punch on that side or an even
more exaggerated but really effective
move leaning forward exposing your head
and drawing them to
attack the idea is not to make it too
exaggerated but rather to let them think
they have identified the opening and an
opportunity to attack if this goes past
seven eight nine rounds
otherwise an experienced boxer can
identify you are trying to set them up
and counter your
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counter however in some cases especially
if it's an easy to trigger opponent
doing such an exaggerated setup can even
be better to draw them into a counter of
the style of the opponent whatever learn
Satur put hands behind back that's
lastly adopting a quote unquote
defensive posture can give the opponent
confidence to unload combinations or
commit to more
attacks a great way to trigger an attack
is adopting a high guard against gady
goov in that first fight the change from
an open guard to a closed guard lets the
opponent know you are on the defensive
and it's their turn to attack allowing
you to set up your counter round number
however this is not exclusive of the
high guard the main idea is to posture
more defensively which the opponent will
see as an opportunity for them to
attack now that we have triggered an
attack we need to defend it and attack
right after as we have already reviewed
in previous videos there is not just a
way to defend in boxing but multiple the
main ones being with footwork parries
head movement blocking and the clinch in
this case you can counter off of any of
these defensive moves except the clinch
as it completely nullifies any offense
not allowing the option of a subsequent
attack however all the other defensive
moves have their own details when it
comes to countering which we will go
over countering off
footwork counters of footwork are simple
but
difficult simple as there is no guess
work and you don't have to be so focused
on which punch is thrown you just have
to take a step and time the attack no I
I think he's got to show him the
knockout you can get pick the right
shots don't this guy out I am a knockout
puncher that's what I'm looking so just
anytime however they are difficult to
pull off as you are getting out of range
and have to get back in range quickly to
not miss the window to counter moving
your whole
body it's not like
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and it's not like's going to move when
countering off footwork it is usually
done with a step back
would as mentioned with the step back
there is no guess work as you are out of
range once you evade the punch you have
to quickly get back in range to land
your Punch or
combination let's see what he
Tri you can also counter off Sid steps
or at different angles but the principle
is the same you get out of range with
your feet and back in range to land the
counter wait and early on he seems to
have the boxing
Advantage good body sh R take your shot
and in this case as will be in most
cases when countering not overdoing the
defensive move is
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key your instinct tells you to get as
far away from danger as possible but for
counterattacks the closer you are to it
the
better if you overdo the movement it
will be much more difficult to get back
in range to land the counter that is why
having good distance control is key and
moving just the necessary amount to
evade the punch and he's won the first
three rounds of this in some cases if
the opponent commits too much to the
attack you won't have to step back in
range you will only have to step back or
side step and counter from that
position countering off paries while we
have seen countering of footwork is
simple but difficult countering of
paries is the opposite complicated but
easy the complicated part in this case
is you will have to guess which punch is
being thrown to Parry it
correctly while there are ways to Parry
hooks most counters of pares will come
from straight punches still you will
have to read whether it's a jab or a
straight to Parry with one hand or the
other whether it goes to the body or
head and sometimes which Parry to employ
down
Parry inside
Parry outside
Parry so you have a lot of variables
making it
complicated but at the same time once
you get used to the complications of the
Parry the counter itself is easier to
execute hour here this evening with the
recap of Now by javante both Fighters
land his head back with a left in this
case there is no getting out of range
and back in range you'll simply have to
Parry the strike and counter with your
own a great thing about counters of
parry's is you don't have to change
position as much and there's a much
subtler movement than the step back step
in there are infinite ways to Parry and
to counter off for Parry but we can make
a distinction between same hand counters
or freeh hand counters same hand
counters are more difficult to land but
also more
devastating in this case we would
deflect the attack with a Parry of our
choice or whichever is most fitted for
the situation and counter with the same
hand we Parry
as you are countering with the same hand
you would catch the opponent on the side
that's not covered that way every time
you land your counter you can catch them
clean final seconds round number six but
as you have to use your arm for both the
defensive move and the counter it is
more difficult to be explosive with the
movement and depending on the Parry it
can leave you in an unnatural position
where it's difficult to create a a solid
punch still you can pull off some
effective counters for many reasons but
that body work we can also Parry with
one hand and counter with the other in
this case if the opponent is responsible
defensively he will have that side
covered most of the times so it is more
difficult to land clean however you can
still do it and it is also an easier
counter to pull off as you are
initiating the attack with the free hand
and not the busy
hand get him right back usual great same
as before freehand counters can come in
a variety of ways a great thing about
freehand counters is that the Parry
itself can put you in a position where
your counter is already
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loaded a great example is the shoulder
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roll where you can Parry the punch with
the shoulder and the roll loads your
rear setting you up perfectly in
position for the
counter he stuck to the plan this is a
similar attribute to the next type of
counters countering off head
movement this is the most common way of
countering but also the most
dangerous coming
halfway just like before not overdoing
the defensive move will be key and in
this case even more so nicely underneath
so good defensive as with head movement
you remain at mid-range you are
susceptable to get caught
clean trying to the body now a
combination bit of moving your head just
the necessary amount will allow you to
counter quicker and remain less time in
danger
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toate we can counter off any head
movement technique the main ones being a
slip roll or a
pull most of these defensive moves
already position you for same side
counters for example when slipping to
the outside you are already positioned
for a counter on that same side and when
slipping to the inside you are loading
up a counter on that side as
well with that plan in my
same thing happens with the roll where
the roll technique is already
positioning you for a counter hook need
a double jab his way
in in the case of pulls you have more
counter options but they also tend to be
more difficult to pull off as with the
footwork counters you have to make an
effort to get back in range to
counter also the principles of head
movement change when adding counters for
example slipping to the outside is safe
when just defending but slipping to the
outside to counter is dangerous as you
have to cross the line of fire most of
these counters are pulled off at
mid-range usually being very exposed
that is why it is especially important
to be aware of following punches and
combinations especially when countering
off a slip it is very important to be
aware of your opponent's intention as if
you slip a jab and try to counter it
when the opponent is going for a one two
you can get caught flush in the middle
of your counter
that is why those councils will usually
work better when the opponent is
throwing lazy Jabs or punches with less
commitment fighter and Danny knows that
so he wants to hold him off punches
Danny's head stepping out of
it but as a general rule it is always
better to keep the other hand up or
counter while keeping your head off the
center
line countering off blocks and catches
countering off blocks and catches is a
great way to start developing your
counters it is the least compromising SL
dangerous way of countering so it can
become a great asset for your offensive
Arsenal one of the most important things
when blocking will be to maintain your
stance sometimes when blocking we tend
to get away from punches placing our
weight on the back foot which breaks our
posture and makes it much more difficult
to throw our
punches if you maintain your posture
with a correct distrib tion of the
weight it will be much easier to counter
once you have blocked or quarter
punch just touch them baby the left H
can better in this rounding shots like
that you can counter with the hand you
block SL catch or the opposite same as
with parry's it is usually recommended
to counter with the same hand especially
when blocking hooks as that way you can
catch the opponent on the open
side the uppercut
and this is known as catching and
shooting can looking and it is a very
effective way to counter as you are
countering on the open side of the
opponent catching their punch and using
the same hand to
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counter however you can also catch with
one hand and shoot with the other was
not going
sty and in some cases it may be even
better for example if there is an
obvious
opening it also allows you to punch at
the same time as the opponent because
you are working with the free hand while
you block with the opposite that way
your counter is even more devastating
Alvarez at times dealing with these the
same applies to catching the important
thing is to be firm when catching the
punch and not lose your
posture jul is at
here reviewing
sequences now let's take a look at four
examples for each counter reviewing the
whole sequence so you guys at home can
identify each step
involved example one in this case
Castillo is on the defensive behind his
high guard so bivel starts throwing a
jab to trigger an
attack after no response he tries again
with a straight this time triggering an
attack from Castillo a lead
hook bivel simply steps back getting out
of range to then come back entering
range and countering with a onew
catching Castillo with the right hand on
his open
side example two in this case Mayweather
will bait Ortiz from his Philly shell
stance appearing to be more on the
defensive letting Ortiz get comfortable
Landing his
jab taken very by Mayweather that elb
Mayweather lets him land a few to then
prepare his
counter in this case he will Parry the
jab with his elbow from that defensive
stance and counter it by throwing his
straight right keeping his head off the
center line a creative use of the parry
and the great counter from a defensive
position he catches a lot on that
elbow example three in this sequence
javant is trying to pin Ryan's lead hand
which triggers a reaction from Ryan who
out of instincts throws his go-to punch
the lead
hook tank who is anticipating it Ducks
under it just the necessary amount to
counter with his overand left catching
Ryan on the chin in this case he
counters on the opposite side but still
catches Garcia on the chin as he dropped
the right when throwing the hook
underneath that left hook example four
Crawford starts with an open
stance which he changes to a high guard
the high guard serves as an invitation
for Spence to start his attack Spence
tests Crawford's High guard with some
Jabs to then commit with an overhand
left Crawford maintains his posture
blocking Spence's Jabs and the overhand
firmly to then counter with a lead hook
on Spence's open side catching him clean
the jab the uppercut
as we have seen there are infinite ways
one can draw an opponent defend his
attack and then counter it so we would
love to know how you do it let us know
your favorite way to counter an opponent
step by step and share some knowledge in
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