Channel: Fran Sands

Category: Sports

Tags: mike tysoncus d'amatophilly shellpeek-a-boo

Description: myboxingcoach.com - In 2016 I published a short video on peek-a-boo, the boxing style defined by Cus D'Amato and really made famous by Mike Tyson. I have nothing at all against peek-a-boo, quite the opposite. I have always admired and been fascinated by Cus D'Amato and was blown away by the peak Mike Tyson. He used the concept of peek-a-boo to delight and excite the boxing world. When I put out my short peek-a-boo video, and it was short at only 1:50, I picked out a couple of peek-a-boo style elements, the elements that I felt defined the style. Now, by and large I am very lucky when it comes to people leaving comments on my videos. Many are complimentary, and quite a few offer differing viewpoints. I like differing viewpoints, I always learn and enjoy the back and forth - it's a shared understanding. In response to peek-a-boo though, there were some comments that I would describe as ranging from angry to just plain aggressive and impolite. No problem, that's fine. It did strike me though that concepts like peek-a-boo, and the similarly venerated 'Philly Shell', may lead to people being blinded to the rich range of boxing styles and stylists out there. Pushing for a versatile range of boxing skills, not defining yourself solely as a practitioner of peek-a-boo or philly shell, and learning from a range of sources leads to a much better training regime and ultimately a better boxing outcome. No harm in being a peek-a-boo expert, just don't constrain yourself to being that alone. There is far too much cool stuff out there to learn. Cheers Fran Whenever you are ready, here are 4 other ways that I can help you achieve your goals: If you are thinking about beginner boxing, check out the 10 Beginner Boxer Skills playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1oWSMiM6PsSjYzxa2rhIJoAmbbvfuJKx To access a wealth of bite sized boxing tips, jump to the 90 Second Boxing Tips playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1oWSMiM6PsTYCCeW3VcCtwsCxn-A4btf To gain a solid understanding of bringing boxing skills together in a super-effective way, check out the 9 Boxing Drills to Build Style playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1oWSMiM6PsSgudQu91fGoFsvT4j0TCgg If you would like even more structure and clarity, go and download your free book The Beginner Boxer Toolkit here - myboxingcoach.com