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&OCUS PAD
TRAINING
&OCUS PADS
&OCUS PADS ALLOW FOR A RANGE OF SHOTS
%VERY PUNCH CAN BE ATTEMPTED ESPECIALLY
WITH AN ADEPT PAD HOLDER 0AD HOLDING IS A
SPECIlC SKILL AND CAN IMPROVE THE HOLDER S
REmEXES AND FOOTWORK AS WELL AS THOSE OF
THE HITTER )N ADVANCED DRILLS SEE PAD DRILLS
P IT CAN IMPROVE STAMINA ENDURANCE
AND MOTOR SKILLS 4HEY ARE EXCELLENT SOME
MIGHT SAY IRREPLACEABLE FOR COACHES TO
ILLUSTRATE THE CORRECT PUNCHING TECHNIQUE
AND DEVELOP COMBINATION PUNCHING
3EE ALSO SECTION ON EQUIPMENT P
&OCUS PADS HELD FOR LEFT JAB RIGHT CROSS
&OCUS MITTS
&OCUS MITTS ALSO KNOWN AS COACHING MITTS RESEMBLE A HUGE SPARRING
GLOVE WITH HEAVY PADDING AND A FOCUS AREA ON THE PALM 4HEY TAKE PAD
HOLDING A STAGE FURTHER
ALLOWING THE INSTRUCTOR TO
HOLD A MORE DEMANDING
SESSION BY SWITCHING FROM
HOLDING TO HITTING TESTING
DEFENSIVE AND COUNTER
PUNCHING CAPABILITIES
&OCUS MITTS