When the sport of martial arts has become a part of your life, I believe that you who often do air strike training in your leisure time have thought of this question: When you are fighting, do you want to wear boxing holsters?
In fact, among high-level professional boxers, I have never seen anyone wearing a boxing holster to fight in the air, and they can at most wrap their hands and carry air strikes.
Therefore, today I will give you an analysis of the relationship between air strikes and punches at different levels!
Let's start with ourselves! When I was an amateur boxer, everyone around me didn't wear a boxing holster.
But then I came to realize that since I was going to play, why did we wear boxing holsters during the competition, but not during the air strike training? Isn't wearing a boxing set of air strikes better to cultivate the habit of actual combat holding?
Later, after I frequently wore boxing and air strikes, I was pleasantly surprised to find that this was also very helpful for improving shoulder endurance, because at that time I occasionally had a case of shoulder loss during the game. After all, at that time, there was no targeted training for the shoulder muscles.
Every time I hit an air blow, I will wear a 16oz boxing cover, and lift the frame very high, insist on not dropping my hand, and quickly carry out air strikes, just like wearing a weight-bearing air blow, once I take off the 16oz and replace it with an 8oz, 10oz boxing sleeve, I can feel that the arm is particularly relaxed, and the fist is like flying out.
So, what are the advantages of not wearing a boxing sleeve? After all, wearing a fist sleeve has so many benefits, why not wear it? You'll find high-level boxers who don't wear boxing snares in air! What is the reason for this?
First, professional boxers will do a lot of shoulder endurance training, no longer worry about the loss of shoulder strength in the game, so the idea of wearing a boxing sleeve to improve shoulder muscle endurance does not need to be considered.
Second, what is the purpose of air strikes? Is it the final step-out (limit) training of daily training as a physical exhaustion? If so, there's nothing wrong with wearing a fist cover!
Or prepare for the entry as a warm-up before training begins? This is also the usual use of air strikes, we usually jump rope first, and then play a short air strike, which is to mentally prepare ourselves for confrontation, while reviewing recent training content, such as counter-attacking flat hook punches against bayonets and so on.
Most high-level boxers will perform air strikes for this purpose, and it is not so important to wear boxing covers at this time.
Finally, to sum up!
Beginner or Intermediate Level: I recommend wearing a punch to fight air blows! It can help you improve the endurance of your shoulder muscles, improve your adaptability in actual combat, and indirectly improve your defense skills.
Quasi-high level or high level: I do not recommend wearing a punch to hit the air! Because your shoulder muscle endurance is very good, and you have accumulated a lot of practical experience, you don't need to improve your defensive skills in this way.
When a high-level boxer strikes, more benefits are that you warm up before high-intensity training; air strikes also help you develop brain calculations in actual combat; and in air strikes, think, move, and imagine an opponent.
"I heard that wearing a fist sleeve in an air strike can double the benefits? It depends! ”