3 Drills for Dealing with Fear of Being Hit in Boxing

Tony Jeffries shares 3 boxing defense drills if you fear getting punched in the face or getting hit in a sparring or real match. It is normal to fear getting hit and punched in the head especially if you are a beginner in boxing or it is your first sparring match. I also gave a bonus reaction drill that you could do to improve your footwork and defense techniques.

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Chapters:
0:00 3 Drills for Dealing with Fear of Being Hit in Boxing
0:58 Being afraid of getting punched in the face
2:31 Tip 1 - Partner throws random punches at you
3:16 Tip 2 - Partner throws a Combination at your head
4:21 Tip 3 - 3 to 3
5:45 Getting used to being Punched in the face
7:06 Bonus Reaction Drill

My name is Tony Jeffries, Olympic Bronze medallist now co-owner of Box 'N Burn, 2 boxing fitness gyms in Los Angeles, as well as the Box 'N Burn Academy...this i a sour education program where we teach trainers how to teach boxers

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[Tony_Jeffries]

Do you got any questions or video requests? Comment down below!!

[szabolcssedivi]

I was the one sending you the DM about this one. It turned out i was more afraid of myself after my injury, then getting punched, but this definitely helped, thank you Tony.

[heyumnew]

I mean, trying to evade your father's belt when he's angry is a pretty good training, if you dont get hit

[Culture_Crash]

For a beginner I’ve never really struggled with being scared of being punched in the face, after my first sparring session I was obviously scared to get punched most people are but after I got hit once I fell in love with the sport and can’t wait to see where I go!

[Oscar]

The best way to get over the fear of getting punched in the face is to get punched in the face. Spar more often. The double end bag is a great way to train your eyes for something coming at you.

[gcsoulsurfer]

I have practiced 3 different styles of Martial Arts.
And the most important thing I have learned, is that boxing is one of the best " martial arts" to learn.
If I could live my life over, I would learn boxing at 5 years old.

[NickDDDD]

Thank you! Light sparring is LEARNING!

[brewbeer]

Particularly like the second suggestion. I've mainly done this exercise for the jab, but adding three punch combos is a really good idea. Also, like the third suggestion of the tag game.

[armandohernandez]

Thanks again Tony. We’ve being practicing these 3 drills and the kids are enjoying (some Giggling) and having fun with it. Coach Mando from the Alamo City. 👍🇺🇸🥊

[whatwelearned]

I thought your man there was asleep until he started throwing punches 😁 top stuff as always Tony

[aisadal]

This is the one thing I've always been worried about, since I always flinch and freeze up, which is why I've never done sparring

Thanks as always, Tony, and especially for making my Thursday morning wonderful! 👏😁💖

[APAMVs]

I've done some of these when I started a few months ago, including shadow boxing but with the other person. It helped me quite a bit, I don't look away like I used to

[Kelvintjju]

Hi Tony, thanks for the amazing videos! I also have the fear to get hurt, it really bugs me because it affects me in sparring as well mentally in real life. I can't find the courage to spar anymore, also partially to my anxiety, whilst my coach said he really wants to see me more often, because he believes im a knock-out fighter.

[stevenecheverria]

This channel has changed my life i lost 7 pounds so far and joined a gym 2 weeks ago you gave me the confidence to go for it and to get in shape with a useful sport

[azazel]

Very helpful tips, After a long time no sparring, now i’m too scary to getting hits. Guess it’s time to comeback. Thank you, Tony.

[deathdog]

4:59 so good to see a seasoned pro like Tony, still get genuinely excited to do a bit of boxing!🥊so cool 😊👍

[fernandodimarco]

I'm not into boxing, but you're an excellent teacher.... passionate about what you do. Awesome video

[isaaclim]

Your timing is impeccable.. i was just thinking about this and you immediately posted a video on it

This has happened on multiple occasions

[kingston]

Love watching your videos mate 💯
Love to have you as a trainer

[roborichi]

Hey I’m a new boxer and I was wondering if you had any boxers that were afraid of hurting the other guy and the process of them getting over that. As always your content is awesome!