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*UST AS THE TITLE IMPLIES THROW ALL PUNCHES IN A SLOW DELIBERATE
FASHION WEARING OUNCE GLOVES AND MOUTH GUARDS !GREE
BEFOREHAND ON THE hDEGREE OF INTENSITYv PARTICULARLY IF YOU WANT TO

KEEP YOUR SPARRING PARTNER (EADGUARDS ARE A MATTER OF PERSONAL
CHOICE ) TEND TO DISCOURAGE BEGINNERS FROM WEARING THEM AS THEY

GIVE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY AND CAN LEAD TO A CAVALIER ATTITUDE TO
HEAD SHOTS 3OME HEADGUARDS HAVE A POOR DESIGN AND CAN HINDER
THE VISION WHEN THE HEAD IS TURNED

h"ACKS TO THE 7ALLv $EFENCE

3TAND WITH BACK TO THE GYM WALL 0ARTNER THROWS SLO MO PUNCHES

AT RANDOM TO HEAD AND BODY IN HOPEFULLY FRIENDLY FASHION "LOCK
AND EVADE PUNCHES n WITHOUT COMING AWAY FROM THE WALL OR
RETURNING PUNCHES NO MATTER HOW TEMPTING IT MAY BE 3TART WITH
ONE MINUTE ROUND PROGRESSING TO ROUNDS +NOWING IT S YOUR

PARTNER S TURN TO THROW PUNCHES NEXT SHOULD ENCOURAGE FRIENDLY
PUNCHES ,ARGE SPARRING GLOVES AND MOUTH GUARDS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR

THIS DRILL

"ACKS TO THE WALL DEFENCE