Boxing Strategy

In combat there are 4 types of attacks

1. Hit where the hole is. SDA / single direct attack.
2. Combination. When there is no hole throw a combination to force one.
3. Counter/Being second. Drawing.
4. Trapping. A martial arts technique not worth trying against a decent striker. So will not be mentioned any further.

All 3 of these attacks can be used on the front or back foot the only difference in technique being when countering, which changes for the front foot and back foot fighter.

When countering on the back foot one wants to get their hands out of there way/vision so that they have an easier time of seeing the attack coming and therefore easier time deflecting it and countering. The mindset to instill in this position is to shut your attacker down asap! Which is done by only allowing one punch and instantly countering.

On the front foot however an entirely different technique and mindset must be implemented. As you are moving directly onto you opponent and their attacks you have far less space and time to react to his attacks therefore a shell like guard must be implemented to guard against these harder to see and react to attacks. The mindset must be one of acceptance, patience and persistence. Acceptance that you will be hit by multiple punches (should be blocked by guard), patience to wait for a break in the oncoming attack to mount your own and persistence to keep repeating the exercise until you land as it can take a while to fine tune your range and reaction time.