I suck at slipping, bobbing, and weaving. Anyone have any training tips?
Get off the dayum internet and train! What’s with the recent posting frenzy?
If I trained right now I wouldn’t be able to go to bed in a few minutes.
If I post my questions now, then hopefully I’ll have answers when I sign on tomorrow 
What a plan!
before I starrt
serpent stfu for 60 secs
Iron,
I know you don’t see the value, but I have some considerable boxing history…check out that ab doer dude, cause ahhh, it promotesexactly those movements…
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ab doer? Is that a fitness product? Nah, do it the old fashioned way and save the money.
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hang a rope at about temple height. duck under the entire length of it, then duck while stepping backward.
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focus mitt drills. your partner feeds you for various punches and works in counter punches of his own, which you slip, duck, etc.
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while sparring, tell yourself that you will ONLY bob weave and slip. Then do it. you will eat alot of punches, but your movement will get better.
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keep your head moving while you spar.
1: Get a partner and practice slipping, bobbing, and weaving his punches. You can do this knowing what type of strike he will throw before hand, or have him mix up his blows.
2: Tennis ball on a rope or a rope with a big knot in it, swing the rope and then slip, bob, or weave or even duck under the thing as it moves around.
3: Attach a rope to two sides of the room then ‘stalk’ down the rope bobbing and weaving under it back and forth.
4: Speed bag.
When you are slipping, bobbing and weaving remember to move your shoulders and trunk, its not just a head and legs thing. “Dive” past the punches at the last minute.
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“Wall drill”
The “wall drill” is a type of progressive sparring… you put one foot up against a wall and assume fighting stance, your partner stands infront of you and throws punches with lead hand only for 1 round, then rear hand only for 1 round, then both hands for a round, then switch. The guy on the wall can only defend, no punching back, he has to keep the heel of his “rear” foot on the wall at all times.
Good fun, wear a mouthpiece.
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blooming lotus - take your own advice. Danoz? Puh-leeze!
The other posters are giving good advice though. Another good drill is to set up a bunch of sandbags hanging from a tree or similar in a fairly random configuration. Then get in amongst them and start hitting at them and dodging them as they swing.
First off try ducking them, then try dodging without ducking, etc. Takes more setup than some of the other advice, but it works. Looks cool too! 
dude…danoz’skept me ripped for yrs…whatever
but you’re right, there are some goodposts here…might takesumma tat advice myself
work on parry and blocking then. it’s still better than taking a shot. then work on combining parry/slip and you’ll build reaction speed.
keep drilling! these things take time and practice.
Ok, when I do it I bend too much from the waist and not enough at the knees. This results in me leaning in to a lot of punches, which makes them hurt worse because they’re coming at me and my face is going toward them.
I also bend my head down too far, and then I can’t see the 2nd punch coming at my face, and usually get hit.
Any tips for becoming more mobile in the knees, and keeping my back more upright?
Get a clothesline and hang it at shoulder height. Set a timer for 3 minutes and start walking forward, bobbing under the rope while keeping your back straight. Do this both forward AND backward.
Spar rounds with defense only. You can slip and you can block, no attacks.
Actually, I may have some of the same problem as IronFist, I’m also tall so I especially do that with shorter people
Originally posted by SevenStar
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- hang a rope at about temple height. duck under the entire length of it, then duck while stepping backward.
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Shoulder height may be a tad too low - you may end up eating a knee or two.
Originally posted by IronFist
I also bend my head down too far, and then I can’t see the 2nd punch coming at my face, and usually get hit.
are you actually bending your head down, or is this from you dending at the waist? If it’s from bending at the waist, this problem will fix itself when you quit bending that way. If you are putting your head down, it’s probably a reaction from not wanting to get hit in the face. I used to do that.
One of the things that helped me was feeding focus mitts. feed the cross RIGHT NEXT TO your face. don’t blink as you watch the strike come in. same with a hook - feed it directly in front of your chin. When you spar, make a conscious effort not to look away.
Originally posted by SevenStar
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Shoulder height may be a tad too low - you may end up eating a knee or two. [/B]
I don’t think so. It’s a drill, and he’s gonna keep his back straight. Once his body learns the motion, he can make it smaller.
How about I hang the string at nose height? That’s where I always get punched, anyway.
Temple height sounds too high. I don’t want to duck under a punch and instead of getting hit in the nose I get hit in the forehead.
SevenStar, yes, I am bending my head forward a bit. I’m also leaning forward at the waist, but I’m pretty sure my neck is bending forward as well.
Iron, try jabbing straight forward as you duck the rope. In order to jab, you’ll need to be upright enough, therefore you’ll train yourself not to bend forward too much. Then train the drill without the jabs, just ducking with your guard up.
I train with a headache bag. I play two games. Both need two participants.
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“Black vs. Blue”
each opponent takes a position on opposite sides of the ball (usually a little less than arms length away) Now you try to smash your oponents face with the headache bag by striking it. YOU MUST NOT MOVE YOUR FEET AND MUST BE SQUARED OFF! -
“Russian Rulette”
Stand about half an arm length away from the headache bag. Stand straight up and put arms behind your back. The opponent pulls the headache bag back as far as he can and lets go. You have to dodge the bag w/o moving or using your hands.
Besides that, a headache bag is a fantastic piece of equipment for bobbing and weaving. It also helps blocking. I also just box it and work different combos. Its interesting having something “attacking” back while doing some bag work.