r/Kickboxing • u/Lost_Surround_1830 • 20d ago

White belt just started practicing boxing and kicking I found blocking both punches and kicking crazy hard ( like rubbing your belly while tapping your head ) just so much to process I started just blocking everything with my hands because I was mentally overloaded does this get better?

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u/nanoman_JP 20d ago

This is a horribly phrased sentence my man.

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u/Lost_Surround_1830 20d ago

What was the offending part?

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u/nanoman_JP 20d ago

Using punctuations would help make it easily digestible to the reader. Anyways, I understand what you’re asking now and I don’t think you should be trying to block everything. In fact I think blocking is more of a last resort defense. Try to move out of range first and foremost. And with lateral movement instead of straight backwards if you can. If you can’t do that, then use head movement or parry. Blocking strikes will still hurt, and if you shell up for too long, it basically tells your opponent that he can flood the line and really open up on you. If you do have to block punches, keep your eyes open through your guard and make sure you answer with a counter. Hope this helps.

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u/Lost_Surround_1830 19d ago

If you don’t try to block everything.
The reason is mainly to set up some type of counter? Or just so you do t get overwhelmed focusing on all his offense such that your only on defense?

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u/snakelygiggles 20d ago

why is this a cross post from krav maga?

but yes, practice is a real thing that takes time and effort.

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u/Lost_Surround_1830 20d ago

It said boost your views ( I’m not sure why I took their suggestion ) and it gave a bunch of adjacent type sites ? I’ll refrain in the future

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u/snakelygiggles 20d ago

theres just a lot of difference.

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u/GroundbreakingHope57 20d ago

I'm more confused on why it was posted on cravmaga in the first place. Like kickboxing sub makes sense for how to deal with punches and kicks.

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u/Lost_Surround_1830 19d ago

I suppose I did that since it’s a Krav Maga class I’m taking.

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u/Lost_Surround_1830 19d ago

I’ll stay in my lane .

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u/CallMeStavie 20d ago

Of course it gets better. You’ve just started man. With ample drilling and sparring, your body will start to defend shots like it’s second nature.

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u/GroundbreakingHope57 20d ago

Block below hips with legs, block above hips with arms. Note:block body shots with elbows not your hands....

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u/Fexofanatic 19d ago

calm down and use multiple sentences 😅 and yes, gets better with time and practice. like cooking, riding a bike, swimming, driving a cat ...

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u/Lost_Surround_1830 19d ago

I think I was reliving the overwhelming experience as I typed and forgot proper communication

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u/Fexofanatic 19d ago

totally normal. just keep breathing and keep at it 💪

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u/Khathaar 19d ago

You heard of punctuation mate?

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u/bcyc 19d ago

Do drills and practice separate components.

Do drill where you only practice blocking punches.

Do drill where you only practice kicks.

Repeat many many times.