Module Four: Boxing, Exercises of History

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Module Four: Boxing

Lesson One: ➢ Brief History of Boxing

Lesson Two: ➢ Boxing versus Boxing for Parkinson’s Disease

Lesson Three: ➢ Coaches’ Corner ○ Goals for clients and/or fighters ○ How to teach boxing to those living with Parkinson’s Disease ■ Body position and food stance and/or modification

Module Four: Agenda

➢ First recorded boxing match held in 1892

➢ Bare knuckle fighting dates back to 1500’s BC

➢ Ancient Greece and Rome no rules, no rounds or weight categories

➢ Fighters stance (left foot forward, left hand in protection, right arm back to punch) has been around for thousands of years. ➢ 23rd Olympiad of 688 BC - first rules were used

Origins of Boxing

Rules for boxing - “Marquess of Queensberry Rules” by John Chambers ➢ “Fair stand-up boxing match” ➢ “24-foot-square” ring ➢ Three minute rounds ➢ One-minute rest interval in between each round.

Gloves ➢ “Resembled a bloated pair of mittens” ➢ Allowed for slips, bob-n-weaves, countering and angling ➢ Changed fighters from leaning back to hunching over as they do today

Origins of Boxing (cont’d)

➢ Boxing challenges people living with Parkinson’s Disease in ○ Speed ○ Strength ○ Cardio and muscular endurance ○ Foot work ○ Mental acuity/Cognitive skills ○ Agility ○ Hand-eye coordination ○ Focus ○ Power

Boxing and Parkinson’s Disease

➢ Considerations:

○ Find an instructor to perfect your form and teach you how to cue ○ Find a subject without Parkinson’s Disease with whom to practice ○ Learn to adapt to meet clients’ needs ○ Consider other issues they may have such as Spinal Stenosis, Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rotator Cuff issues etc

Teaching Boxing

Helpful tips:

➢ Keep it simple

➢ Body awareness

➢ Personal space

➢ Beware of processing information issues

➢ Teach TO the person and use internet as a reference tool

➢ Demonstrate and lead the exercises (encourage calling punches aloud)

Teaching Boxing (cont’d)

➢ Right-handed boxers - stand with left foot forward, right leg back, toes turned

slightly to the right

➢ Left-handed boxers - stand with right leg forward, left leg back, toes turned

slightly to the left ○ Good stance encourages balance and mimics everyday life ○ Remind them to use boxing stance in their everyday activities ■ For example: Standing in line at the grocery story

Boxing Stance

➢ Demonstrate what you DON’T want to see

➢ Show jab in slow motion for 10 reps

➢ Have client perform in slow motion for 10 reps

➢ Punch is performed by straightening the arm ○ Long straight arm ○ Hips rotate ○ Hand comes back to face ○ Other hand protects face ○ Right shoulder comes back slightly

Let’s Talk About The Jab (cont’d)

➢ Be mindful of shoulder issues

➢ Performed by dominant hand/other hand protects face

➢ Punch is performed by straightening the arm ○ Feet in proper stance ○ Long straight arm ○ Hips rotate ○ Pivot back foot if possible (may not happen) ○ Hand comes back to face ○ Other hand protects face

Let’s Talk About The Cross

➢ Punch is performed by bending arm to 90 degrees

○ Lift elbow as body rotates from the hip ○ Circle the arm toward the mouth ○ Drop the elbow ○ Hand comes back to face ○ Other hand protects face ○ Hit with first two knuckles to avoid third/fourth knuckle fractures

Let’s Talk About The Power Hook

➢ Punch is performed with arms bent ○ Elbows by side ○ Palms facing up and close to body ○ Elbow and hip move together ○ Pull back on hip and elbow then punch toward opposite side ○ Rotate hips ○ Pivot back foot if possible

Let’s Talk About The Uppercut

➢ Pivot will challenge balance

○ Stand in split stance ○ Back foot on tiptoes if possible ○ Pivot in direction of back foot (squish the bug) ○ Be aware of dizziness

Footwork - Boxer Bounce

➢ “Slips”

➢ Bob-n-weave/Duck

➢ Body Circles

➢ Body punches

➢ Face block

➢ Backwards punches

➢ Elbow punch

➢ Knees

Additional Moves