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BOXING FOR SKILL
AND HEALTH
BY
IRA
L.
WOOD,
Copyright, 1901, by
Jr.
Bernarr Macfadden
PUBLISHED BY
PHYSICAL CULTURE PUBLISHING

Townsend
Building,
Broadway and
New York
City
25th St
CO.
WTusraryof!
congress,
Two Copies Received
NOV, 16 1901
Copyright entry
CLASS
ou
XXc
No.
copy a
EACH
one
of
the blows illustrated
must be
diligently practised.
Secure an opponent about your equal
and take turns

ing
the
from
in giving
twenty-five
to
fifty
one
times.
by boxing roughly
in
without science.
tice to
receiv-
Practice each
blows.
Never start
and
Confine your prac-
the various blows until you
can use them in regular sparring,
and even then refrain from
using
blows you have not become proficient

iv;<fctivfiring.;:
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Introduction
Don'ts
12
Position
23
blocked, with
Left lead
landing straight
right
left,
to chin
Straight
27
left
lead landing
guard, blocking
left
on
side of
head over right
with right
29
head with left hand open, right hand

in position to land on body
Blocking lead
for
Short right hook to chin by side-step to
left,
31
inclining
slightly forward, getting inside left guard, blocking
right with
left
hand-
33
Left upper-cut to chin, avoiding a right lead for the
head, guarding the body with right
Head and upper body

left
inclined
35
backward from straight
lead for the chin, keeping in position to land
before opponent can recover
37
Recovering after backward incline with quick

for head
Right cross-counter
hand
left
lead
39
to head, blocking right with left
41
Right counter to body, slight duck from left lead for the
head; left hand and arm passing between opponent's
right arm and body.
.
Blocking
left
lead for
the head with
left
leading right to body
45
Blocking left lead to body with right, leading

head being blocked with right
Side-step to right, ducking
ing
left
swing to body
43
glove open,
left
left for
47
lead for the head, land?
49
CONTENTS.
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PAGE
Blocking a rush
51
Blocking left lead for head with right forearm, countering on head with short left swing
53
Missing left lead for the head, blocking right body

blow with left, landing right upper-cut to chin. ...
55
Landing short
left
Ducking
lead for
swing to side of body before it can

be blocked, right hand stopping a left lead for the
body
a
left
the
head, countering on
kidneys with right

Feinting with
it
left
to
Ducking
lead for body, allowing
61
left
right swing for the head, right
blocked with
Starting
59
draw right
glance by, sending short swing to
to land or
head with
left
hand being
left
swing
63
for the head,
guarding and ready to
block with right
Ducking
left
57
the
65
swing, landing right to body
Blocking left lead to head with right, landing

swing to head.
67
left
Landing short right hook
69
to chin, inside left lead to
head, blocking right to body with
left
71
Feinting with left, side-stepping to left, landing left to

side of head, right in position to land on body to
stop rush or clinch
73
Blocking left lead for body with right forearm, stepping in and landing left hook to side of head
75
yy
double rush, blocking with both arms

Landing right to body with head in danger of a right
upper-cut
Some
tricks in
boxing
yg
INTRODUCTION.
Among
the diversions, and sports of nations,
boxing, in one form or another,
portant part.
and had
ling,
It
plays
when
admirers and votaries
its
running, discus throwing,
etc.,
strongest,
beautiful and brilliant people of
all
many
time.
falling
vicissitudes,
wrest-
were mak-
ing of the Grecian people the
suffered
an im-
dates back to ancient times,
most
It
into
has
com-
parative obscurity during the Middle Ages, with

its
cavaliers,
swords and lances, and more dan-
gerous physical contests than
The
first
stimulus
was from the
it
fisticuffs.
received in
modern times
prize fighting gentry.
These
fel-
lows were strong, but vulgar, and their fights
had
to be pulled off in secret
until literary
got to writing about the manly
art,
opinion modified the bare knuckles
men
and modern
fight,
with
BOXING FOR SKILL AND HEALTH.
its
bloody and bruised
test
with
its
The
bearing.
marched
flesh,
to the glove con-
race of
into public
champions that has
fistic
view
gentlemanly
and
display of skill
in the last
century were probably not
quarter of a
worthy
heroes
of
worship, but their deeds awoke an interest in the

art
that brought forth
boxers
athletic craze
fruit in
thousands
of
amateur
over the country, and stimulated the
all
which has been bearing such
fine
our colleges and gymnasiums.
Along with the knowledge that
exercise pro-
motes health, strengthens the body, and makes
more enjoyable, came the demonstration that

boxing friendly boxing was not only a great
life
sport, but
one of the most invigorating and valu-
able exercises as well.

fact that
it
is
a well established
develops general muscular strength,
promotes
agility,
It
circulation,
aids
digestion,
trains the eye, quickens the brain, gives one self
confidence, and demonstrates the value of self

control.
With
these things in
favor, boxing can

no longer be looked upon as something not to
all
its
be desired in a gentleman's
now
it
is
training.
a quite important item in
it.
Indeed,
You
will

boxing instructor
find
the
in
gymnasium
of
every college and athletic club in the country,
whose
duties are solely to teach the art of hit-
And
ting and defense.
make
hand,
it
man
learning this does not
On
coarse or brutal.
other
the
makes him more manly, more apt
avoid trouble.
men who
to
Observation will show you that
are evenly developed,
who know and
control their powers, are inclined to be exceed-
good
ingly
natured.
Their
made them companionable
development
has
instead of increasing
the brutal attributes of their nature.

It
is
my
not
purpose to go into the history
of boxing, or to write a long essay
tages of the exercise.
on the advan-
will leave that to
speak
for itself.
You know
structor,
become
it
that usually, in the hands of an in-
requires a long course of lessons to
proficient
usually expensive.
is
to
in
.
the
and
art,
The aim
these
of this little
volume
supply clear directions, with ample
tration, of all the
phases of the
one may, with the aid of a
art,
little
illus-
whereby any
practise with a
companion, become a proficient boxer.
ommend
are
We
rec-
the course for the diversion that will
be
obtained from
your
to
the benefit
for
it,
strength and health that will follow, and for the

lessons in self control that
may
to
never desire, nor ever have the occasion,
put your hands up
low man,
in a contest
with your
fel-
which other than friendly rivalry
in
plays a part
how
You
will inculcate.
it
but none the less you want to
know
to apply this highly interesting physical art.
Readers of history are familiar with the tragic

scenes that were sometimes enacted in the Ro-
man
amphitheaters,
when
rival
boxers came to-
gether under the conditions that prevailed then,

while the despots were seeking the
thrill of ex-
citement produced by the strenuous

sufferings of others.
efforts,
Many and many
with the hand strengthened
by
thick
or
time,
leather
coverings, sometimes reinforced by iron
bands,
those old gladiatorial boxers furnished
bloody
spectacles that
of the
it
would have blanched the cheek
most ardent follower
is
conducted to-day.
It
was not unusual then
of prize fighting as
for
one or both an-
tagonists to receive fatal injuries.
The gleaves
were worn oftener than gloves, and with these

powerful
man
could easily
kill
an opponent at
a
3,
Under
blow.
circumstances
these
it
may
be
readily imagined that the art of "self-defense"
was more elaborate than it is now, especially

when we bear in mind that contests sometimes
One
lasted for hours.
allowing
blow
land,
to
hand was encased
could not take chances of
made it
The rules
when an opponent's
and
an envelop of metal
in
leather that
as formidable as a savage's
war
of
club.
boxing as they maintain
to-day would have been worth but

of those strenuous
boxers.
An
little
to one
opening
then
usually meant death, and boxing, naturally,
not so
day
it
much
of a give
was more
and take game as
of a wary, waiting
calls to
mind the
brutal,
it is
to-
and watch-
ing for an opportunity to inflict injury.
one
was
When
bloody scenes which
culminated the boxing contests of the gladiatorial
period,
he does not wonder that during
the ages of clerical supremacy, and long after-
ward
that the sport
was considered low and
de-
The entire history of the art has to be

remade a new system of boxing devised, a new
science created to fit in with modern thought
grading.
;
and conditions.
This new history has been written, the new
IO
science evolved and boxing occupies the place in
among
physical culture to-day
America that wrestling did

Grecian history.
It
the
masses
days of
in the great
the exercise most gen-
is
gym-
erally taught in the athletic organizations,
nasiums,
who go
erally
etc.,
and the one that the leading men
in for
take
of
any sort
most
of athletic training gen-
interest
because
in,
spirit of gentle rivalry that
the
of
engenders, and the
it
stimulating effects that are sure to attend any

spirited contest with an opponent.
Fighting cer-
tainly belongs to the lower orders of society to-
day as
as
it
much
always has done, but sparring
gentlemanly
of a
fencing, and one that

useful.
Fencing
duello,
which
of the
physical
is
is
is
days
as
more
calculated to be
a relic of the
of the
popular now, simply because
development
little
it
promotes,
its
and
its practise.
more brawn,
quick mental work, and gives

as
quite
accomplishment
the benefit to the health that follows
Boxing requires
is
quite
as
votaries quite
much development.
Savage nations have never been renowned as
Perhaps this is due to the fact that they
boxers.
are not schooled to control their tempers as well

as their civilized brethren,
and any contest that
brought two individuals into
was apt
to
lead
to
personal
serious
results.
rivalry
Indians,
South Sea Islanders, natives of Africa, and our
own
They
etc.,
Indians,
had their diversions and games.
ran races, threw javelins, jumped,

etc.
significant.
But they never boxed.
The very
fact that
swam,
This fact
boxing
is
is
to-day
so popular, and that contests prevail wherever
two or three lovers
of physical
together, either in colleges,

letic clubs,
tion
development get
gymnasiums, or ath-
argues for the good effects of civiliza-
combined with physical
ducing self-control.
training,
in
pro-
DON'TS.
There are several don'ts
be observed by
to
the aspirant for proficiency in boxing, especially
those of juvenile years.
You must never

to benefit yourself
forget that
you are striving
by becoming
proficient in this
and you can obtain no benefits to boast of
art,
you ever permit yourself
if
to fight for the sake
demonstrating your prowess, nor to enforce
of
your claims to bullydom.

Don't take
it
up,
idea that you will
means
him
of
may
he
in
you are inspired with the
become
by
a physical bully
No man
with the bully instinct
become
good boxer.
be, but the fine points of
cool, nice
and
it.
will ever
if
the
in
slugger
art,
the
head work will be entirely beyond him,
any contests with an opponent anywhere
near his physical equal he
is
sure to
come
off
second best.
Don't think that you will acquire proficiency

in a
few days.
requires the quickest dexterity
It
not of a few muscles, but of
all
the muscles of
the body, to be a first-class boxer, and this can
only be obtained by long and careful training

of
your body.
Learning
you some training

have to devote a
to
box
will itself give
in this direction,
little
but you will
time daily to the building
up of your physical powers for a long time
you are
a novice before
if
you can give and take
the punishment of the padded gloves, easily and
without distress.
In the beginning the would-be boxer suffers
more
distress
from
any
from deficient lung power than
punishment
Very few men
or boys
his
opponent
who have
inflicts.
not devoted
time to systematic body building can spar three
rounds of three minutes each,

badly winded, and
little
A
will
in
without
being
condition to offer very
or any defence against attack.
few minutes
day devoted
quickly develop staying
to spirited bouts
power,
which
in
other words means simply increased lung power.

It
may
be greatly strengthened
by practising
deep breathing, as advised on another page, and

taking short daily runs in the open
air.
14
Don't tax your powers beyond a safe limit at

the
Never keep up the strenuous pose
start.
necessary
when your lung and
boxing,
in
Stop
vous powers begin to signal exhaustion..
when you begin

until
to feel like giving out,
thoroughly rested.
sistent
and regular
Don't get an idea

all
about
it
in
of the muscles,
alert,
and
in
and when you
Remem-
head game as well as one
and that
up
per-
your head that you know
have been able to best one opponent.

is
it
little
practise.
after a little practise,
ber that sparring
and wait
Ability to keep
rounds will come with a
for several
ner-
if
you are not always
condition to exercise
your
all
mental powers, some one will get the best of

you, will outgeneral you in working for an opening.
Good wind, good

good temper are
first-class
You
digestion,
good eyesight and
essentials in the
make-up
of a
amateur boxer.
will
find
it
requires
study
and
perse-
verance to become proficient in any branch of

business, a profession, or anything else in
so apply the
fully each
same
rule to boxing.
movement
of both
life;
Study care-
your opponent and
you
making.
self,
and note the progress
And
each time you don the gloves you will have
something
No
are
mind and know what
in
to do.
one can learn to box by constantly boxing
with the same person
always be ready to put
the gloves on with any one
have
it
understood
it
points and exercise.
who
or acquaintance
learn,
you can
different
you may meet, but
to be a friendly
bout for
Where you have
a friend
is
easily practise
leads,
wants
interested and
is
and study
guards, steps,
Try each time you make
ducks,
all
etc.,
to
the
etc.
a lead to land quicker
and with more
force.
dom, and try
and deliver your blows straight
to
Avoid swinging
at ran-
from the shoulder, backing them up with the

weight of the body and
a little
determination
"to get there."
novice must be very careful
trying to
in
land a sw ing and should not attempt

T
it
until he
has gained knowledge both in judging distance,
quickness and reach of his opponent.

are very apt to injure your
at
the
hand or
same time should you
fail
As you
wrist,
to
land
and
or
your adversary duck the blow, you will be out

of position and at his mercy.
i6
Always keep
cool,
and though you are getting
more blows than you can
moment
get
confused and want
gloves off or show
angry
then
ways
ferent
is
your
for
one
take
the
don't
give,
to
temper
by
getting
just the time to study the dif-
and how
of defence
to land effective
blows.
Always keep your eyes open, and constantly on

your opponent's eye.
hard
to do, but
it
This to a beginner will be
must be done,
most important features
in
as
it
the feet do equal turns with the hands.

it
one of the
The
boxing.
ing a blow unless you can land
is
eyes and
Avoid
land-
properly.
In starting to box always try and land the

first
first,
first
Try and make your opponent lead

but do not let him land.
By his leading
and your avoiding his blow will give you
blow.
you
will
immediately gain confidence by landing the
first
some
idea of his reach and quickness;
blow and
in part
discourage your opponent and
cause him to keep on the defence

a time,
it
will confuse him, giving
at least for
you time
to
study his general manner as a boxer and size
up
his position, etc., etc.
17
Always keep watch for two things opponent's

right when you lead with left and a weak place
in his guard.
The right hand may prove dan:
may
gerous for you, and his weak spot
prove
dangerous for your opponent.
Never use the right

lead with right
lead,
as
hand
in
to lead,
always the
left
countering or after a
you cannot well reach your
left
opponent
with right unless well in or by shifting or turning the upper body.

In delivering a blow with the
left
palm should always be turned dawn

lands, both in landing
otherwise you
may
on the
injure the
turning the hand or palm
head
the
blow
as the
hand or
down
hand,
body;
or
wrist.
By
the bones of
the hand, wrist and arm, articulate in the joints
properly, and the strain
and
joint,
according to
the knuckle
surface
is
its
equal on each bone

respective place, and
glove
the
of
will
land
square.
The
right
hand should always
be
delivered
with the palm turned towards the body or turned

in,
as the position of the
arm
With
requires.
the forearm across the body, to turn the
down would tend
to
cross
or
twist
palm
certain
i8
muscles of the arm, and cause

muscles, and at
a strain
on the
the same time the bones would
not articulate properly.
ways
Practice the different
on the striking bag or
of landing a
blow
some movable
against
object that will give with your blow.
No
level-headed person will lose his temper
when knowing he must be

boxing. The moment one
best thing to do
hit in order to learn
loses his
temper the
to stop right then
is
and remove the gloves, for he
is
and there
in far greater
danger to himself than his adversary, as he tends

to set aside all rules of
Learn
to take a
gentlemanly boxing and
and slugging.
resort to wild swings
blow so
You
as to give one in re-
can easily do this by
turn a
little
letting
your body sway slightly
better.
your opponent makes
a lead
position take the blow,
which
effect,
backward
and not lose your

will
have but
little
and before he can fully recover make a
straight lead, inclining the
body forward.
Avoid hitting about the mouth, nose or
You
as
will find plenty of
room
for
blows that
eyes.
will
count in boxing without leaving a mark or exciting anger.
You
*9
blow on the nose or mouth
will find a
is
very apt to start the blood and at the same time

arouse a
little
will discolor
is
hard feeling.
it,
mark
leave a
blow near the eye
some
for
time, and
very apt to cause you to shorten the bout. Sides
abdomen and
of the face, neck, forehead, chest,
body
sides of the
will give
practice without leaving
you plenty
of target
marks or causing anger.
Don't slap or use the inside of the hand

tapping or snapping the glove, but
let
the
avoid
blow
be landed with the hand clinched, firmly using

only the back of the glove to strike, keeping the
hand open
clinch the
you
until
start to land the blow,

;
hands rested and
at the
the hand
life
it
puts
certain point
same time
you clinch
and keep
blow on some
to land a
at
it
until
you
land.
It
tend to give you better judgment of dis-
tance, quickens your blows, and
determined
I
as
and force into your blows.
Make up your mind

will
then
hand firmly by so doing you keep the
in
your work.
never took a boxing lesson
truthfully say
makes you more
have taken
many
order to learn, being fond of

health-giving exercise.
my
in
life,
a hard
the
but can
blow
sport
in
as a
20
To become
attention to
found
a good, strong boxer, one
must pay
health and care of
body.
order
in
box well
to
power and good wind,
the
needed staying
activity of the muscles,
quickness of thought, determination and control
Each
of temper.
Deep
study.
which was made
of
exhaling with force through the mouth, at
trils,
intervals taking a long, deep breath

it
for a
chest,
moment,
the
at
and holding
same time raising the
drawing the shoulders back, the stomach
exhaling slowly through
in,
a careful
breathing, always through the nos-
this exercise
(By
mouth.
the
with walking and running
my
ex-
pansion was increased from three to seven inches

ra
one year.)
Flexing the
which
muscles,
is
contracting them by concentrating the mind on
any one part or
set of the muscles,
same time studying
their location
and
at the
and action, see-
ing just what each muscle did in performing a

certain
movement
ercise daily
or duty.
Taking regular
and noting the change
improvement and development,

seemed slow, but
in
Striking bags of
had
at
in
my
which
ex-
general
at
first
time was most encouraging.
all
kinds and makes are to be
very reasonable prices.
You
can get a
Shake hands.
22
bag and use
turbing any in the
twenty
to
own room without disBy spending from

house.
your
in
it
thirty minutes
morning
day
and
evening you gain the benefit of exercising and
and
quick
can soon learn to deliver
blows, and at the same time
Hands held high over head, arms

swung down rapidly, crossing in
and
w ill
T
'add
of the
on right then on
straight,
your en-
to
Standing
toes, alternate
left
ankle, calf or lower leg.
body
front
erect
on toes and spring up-
rise
ward, landing on the
greatly
pow ers.
staying
with legs straight,
first
straight then
same time holding the breath with
the lungs filled
durance
your
strengthen
arms and shoulders.
hands, wrist,
chest, at the
accurate
will
by landing
strengthen
Sinking
the
to the floor,
bending only the knee,
will de-
velop the upper leg or thigh.

All these simple exercises or
be easily practised in your
combined with boxing
movements can
own room, and being
will greatly
general health and condition.
improve your
POSITION.
Each boxer has
that
own
his
style as to position
to say, the height or location of his left
is
hand and arm, whether he stands
erect, inclines
forward, leans backward, or crouches.

position for a beginner to start with
is
shaking hands step back with the
good
After
foot
right
about eighteen or twenty inches, according

Left arm extended, hand on
height'.
chin,
elbow bent, palm turned
in,
line
to
with
right forearm
across upper part of body, hand on
left
palm turned down.
turned for-
ward, chin drawn
body inclined
Left shoulder
down tow ard

r
left
breast,
shoulder,
slightly forward but straight
the
right leg almost straight, the left knee bent well
forward.
of the
Feet almost
body on the
closed, lips
drawn
through the
partly
filled.
right angles
balls of the feet.
It is
weight
Keep mouth
tightly over the teeth
nostrils.
The
at
breathe
well to keep the lungs
shoulders, arms, and in fact
Position ready to box.

all
Do
parts of the
body must
feel
^5
perfectly free.
not hold the body rigid, but perfectly re-
laxed,
though always ready.
By keeping
the
body rigid or the muscles contracted your movements
will be
Never stand
in
slow and strength soon exhausted.

still,
always be moving about and
motion, feinting and making believe you are
going to make a lead or land a blow, so as to keep
your opponent confused and constantly expecting something.
Left lead blocked, with right landing straight
left, to
chin.
27
Left Lead blocked, with Right Landing Straight,
Left to Chin.
After squaring off ready to box,
that
a
is,
make
blow with
believe
left
make
you are going

This
hand.
is
a feint
to deliver
done by
a quick
jerk of the arms, raising the elbows and slightly
extending either hand,
as
left
preferred
left
quicker, and
the
body
it is
one, then the other
This will tend to make
out, or
As opponent
throw up
leads
his
left,
right and let go the left for chin,
make
a clean lead,
to use the
safer to keep the right near
as a guard.
opponent strike
protection.
first
you are more apt
and land.
guard
for
it
with
which
will
block
29
Straight Left Lead, Landing on Side of
Head
Over Right Guard, Blocking Left with Right,

This
is
an attack where quickness and judg-
ment win, both

blow
in
head
to the
landing"
ponent to be more careful, and,

should he attempt to lead his
blocking his
body
left
left
the right hand,
force.
blow
is
same
landed
left
delivered,
out.
time,
on the
and inclining
Block his
palm turned
your op-
the right hand
left
by turning slightly to the
same time
at the
can easily be
forward with some
The
and guarding.
sufficient to cause
is
left
at the
by extending
locking left lead for head with left hand open, right hand in position to
land on body.
31
Blocking Left Lead for Head with Left
Open, Right Hand
in
Position
to
Hand
Land on
Body.
As opponent
your
left
over with hand open, striking his wrist
or forearm
his
left
leads left for head, quickly pass
and
at the
let
same time press outward on
go the right quickly
body; just as right starts
to land let
for
the
go the
left
and bring forearm with palm turned out about

a foot
from the
for the head.
face, in case his right
may
be led
'
'
'
Short right hook to chin by side-step to left, inclining slightly forward,

getting inside left guard, blocking right with left hand.
to
Hook
to Side of
Chin by Side-Step
Left, Inclining Slightly
Forward, Getting
Short Right
Inside of Left Guard,
Left
Blocking Right with
Hand Open.
As opponent makes
least
attempt to lead
left
or takes the right hand, feint, step quickly to

the
left,
moving only
left foot, at
incline the body forward,
hand
the
same time
bringing
the
right
arm
stiff,
using
to side of chin or head, the
the chest and shoulder muscles to swing or land

the blow.
right
At the same time block opponent's
hand with
left
the wrist or glove.
down
hand, open, pressing against
To
recover draw right hand
to opponent's breast
and push back.
35
Left Upper-cut to Chin, Avoiding a Right Lead
Head, Guarding the Body with Right.
for the
As opponent
and shoulder
leads right for head, turn head
slightly
the
to
left,
just
enough
to
allow the blow to glance over the shoulder, at

the
same time bring the left hand with force up

palm turned in, keeping the arm in
to the chin,
when
same position
as
(arm bent
elbow), using
the
arm
must
at
rigid
incline
the right.
sparring for an opening
shoulder
body need not move,
toward you
With
in
the right
as
muscles,
opponent
order to lead or use
arm
low, guarding
the body, you can easily follow with a right lead
and land
for the body.
Head and upper body
inclined
backward from
chin, keeping in position to land before
straight left lead for the
opponent can recover.
BOXING FOR SKILL AXD HEALTH.
Head and Upper Body

a Straight Left
in Position to
Lead
Inclined
Land
37
Backward from
for the Chin,
Keeping
before Opponent
Can Re-
cover.
Instead of using the hands or arms to guard

all
the blows, learn to incline the
body quickly
from a lead and retain the proper position.
As
opponent leads for the head or chin, draw the

upper body and head quickly back, saving the
arms and keeping out
of
danger and
at the
same
time ready to lead and land before opponent can

recover.
This requires quickness and judgment
of distance
and should be practised
daily.
Recovering
after
backward
incline with quick left lead for head,
39
Recovering after Backward Incline with Quick

Left Lead for Head.
As opponent's
lead has reached
limit,
im-
mediately resume position, leading straight
left
for the
head, inclining the body well forward.
Let the blow

force,
its
be
directed
upward
and with
with right arm across the upper body of
chest, ready to block or land right to the body.
When
left
lead
is
blocked or guarded with right
forearm, incline body to
left
and lead right for
the body, using the weight of the

the blow.
body behind
Right cross-counter
to head, blocking right
with
left
hand.
BOXIXG FOR SKILL AND HEALTH.
41
Right Cross-Counter to Head, Blocking Right

with Left Hand.
As opponent
body
starts left lead for head, incline
to left, landing right
and half straight over

head.
his
hand with
Palm turned down, knuckle
glove, landing square on the
blow
lands, extend left
half
swing
upper arm to side of
head.
hand so
part of the
As
right
as to block op-
ponent's right, keeping him from a rush or using

his right for an upper-cut.
Right counter to body, slight duck from left lead for the head left hand
and arm passing between opponent's right arm and body.
;
43
Right Counter to Body, Slight Duck from Left
Lead for the Head; Left Hand and Arms Passing between Opponent's Right Arm and Side.
This blow
only
it
is
similar to
is
cross-counter,
lower and lands on the body under the
arm.
As
body
to the
left is
started for the head
allowing
left,
pass, or glance by
at the
left
arm
incline the
opponent's
same time
right for the body, stepping
and with
right
in
let
with the
lead to
go with
left
slightly extended, force
tween opponent's right
side
it
be-
and arm, with the
elbow bent outward, blocking or preventing

using the right hand.
foot
his
Blocking
left
lead for the head with left glove open, leading right to body.
BOXIXG FOR SKILL AND HEALTH.
45
Blocking Left Lead for the Head with Left
Glove Open, Landing Right to Body.

This blow
is
very
counter to body;
much
the
same
left
right
side-stepping the
instead of
body crouches lower, bending the

word, passing the
as
left
hand quickly
knee
for-
to the right,
hand open, grasping opponent's wrist and pressing
it
upward and outward
immediately
of
the body,
body.
let
at
go with right
the
same time;
for the left side
putting your weight against his
Blocking
left
lead to body with right, leading left for head being blocked
with right.
47
Blocking Left Lead to Body with Right, Leading Left for
Head Being Blocked with
This illustration shows
double
Right.
lead
and
guard, or block, by both opponents.
The
of
left
hand
to face can be landed to the side
body by quick downward
thrusts, then short
upper-cut by being quick enough to avoid op-
ponent making a short right hook to chin before
blow lands on body.
Side-step to right, ducking left lead for the head, landing left swing to body,
49
Ducking Left Lead
for the
Side-step to Right,
Head, Landing Left Swing to Body.
As opponent
starts left lead for the head, side-
step quickly to the right, using only the right
ducking the head well under
foot,
ing
left
swing
straighten up and
head.
to
let
body
at
his
the
go the right
left',
same
land-
time
for side of the
Blocking a Rush.
As opponent
and apt
same
starts to rush in,
to clinch, feint
swinging wild
with both hands
at the
time, with elbows inclined outward, then
spring quickly forward, grasping him by the up-
arm and with
per
you
at the
a firm
grip force
him from
same time relax your hold and
go with right to side of head or
chin.
let
Blocking
left lead for
head with right forearm, countering on head with

short left swing.
53
Blocking Left Lead for Head with Right Forearm,
Countering on Head with Left Short
Swing.
As opponent
forearm to front of
to catch the
the
arm
may
raise right
leads left for head,

face,
palm turned
out, so as
hand or wrist on the fleshy part
do not raise the arm
lose sight of his right.
forward, then
let
go with
chin from proper position
Elbow turned
left
left
of
too high, as you

a little
by landing
arm
is
it
on
kept in
boxing.
Be
careful not to force his left too far, as
will leave
left
an opening for his right
lead to chin should
fail to land.
it
in case the
issing left lead for the head, blocking right
body blow with
right upper-cut to chin.
left,
landing
Lead for the Head, Blocking

Right Body Blow with Left, Landing Right
Missing
Left
Upper-cut to Chin.
Incline the
for
head
blow,
let
is
body
slightly to the left as left lead
started, raise
elbow guarding
go with the right by bringing
off the
it
up
to
the chin with a swing or otherwise, an upper-cut
which
is
upward with force from

raising the body to its full
shoulder.
As right lead is
started
of the belt,
raising the
press out and
down with
right lead for the body.
left,
so
the line
length,
started
as to block
Landing short
left
swing
to side of
hand stopping
body before
it
can be blocked, right
a left lead for the body.
Landing Short Left Swing
to Side of
57
Body
be-
Can Be Blocked, Right Hand Stepping

Left Lead for the Body.
fore It
Opponent has made
a feint with left shoulder
and arm, or made believe he intends to lead

head, drawing right guard high, then
short
left
swing
blow with but

right to block
for side of body,
little
left
let
go with
landing the
resistance or defence.
lead for the body.
for
Hold
Ducking
a left lead for the head, countering
on the kidneys with
right.
Ducking a Left Lead
for the
59
Head, Countering
on the Kidneys with Right.
As
left,
left
lead for head
is
started,
hand high,
raising left
duck
passing
it
to the
to
the
right,
hand open
right,
swinging right to opponent's back, palm
turned
down
step out with right foot to the
the right
hand across the face
will
protect and guard against a right-hand counter.
Feinting with
left to
draw
right lead for body, allowing
ky, sending short swing to head with
it
left*
to land or glance
Feinting with Left to
Body, Allowing
It
Draw Right Lead
to
Sending Short Swing to

Feint with
for
left
or
61
make
for
Land or Glance By,

Head with Left.
believe left
to lead
is
head to draw out right hand lead for the
body
as right lead starts, turn the
to the right,
set the
body
slightly
causing the blow to glance
body muscles
to take
it,
then
let
off,
or
go with
the left for side of the head, swinging the blow
upward, using the chest and shoulder muscles

to deliver the blow,
palm turned
and with right hand open,
out, block the left, pressing outward.
Ducking
right swing for the head, right
hand being blocked with
left-
Ducking Right Swing
for the
Head, Right Hand
Being Blocked with
left
lead
may
land without
attempt to land right to

a right
if
to
swing
63
Left.
effect,
and
in the
body opponent may
for the head;
watch
try
his right, and,
he starts a swing, duck low, allowing the blow
go over the head
as the right
his left, incline to the left
for side of body.
and
let
is
blocked with
go a
left
swing
65
Swing for the Head, Guarding and

Ready to Block with Right.
Starting Left
Feint or
make
you are going
believe
with a swing by drawing the

times in quick succession
it
appear the right
is
left
at the
to lead
back several
same time make
going to lead for the body,
causing opponent to lower his guard both right
and
left,
then go with the
left for
head quickly
with deliberate aim for the lower side of the
Be very
head.
careful not to land on back of
head, and clear opponent's elbow, or otherwise
you may injure your hand, and by swinging too

high the blow
may
be ducked, giving opponent
a chance to deliver his right to

result.
most
But
if
swing
effective blow.
is
body with serious
properly landed
it
is
Ducking
left
swing, landing right to body,
Ducking Left Swing, Landing Right
This
is
the effect of delivering
to
67
Body.
swing too
high where opponent has ducked, allowing the
blow
to
go over
his
head
at the
same time
his
right lands with force to body, with left in position to land upper-cut to face
and recover posi-
tion without the least danger of receiving a blow.
Blocking
left
lead to head with right, landing left swing to head.
69
Blocking Left Lead to Head with Right, Landing Left Swing to Head.
Feint opponent, same as in starting

for head.
is
As he makes
left
left
swing
lead to head,
which
often done to stop feinting, side-step or in-
cline
slightly to the right,
right
hand open, pressing
fore
you with
then
let
back.
go with
force,
left
block his
his
left
with
hand and arm be-
turning him half around,
swing
for the chin
and jump
illi
111
'Siiif
Landing short right hook
to chin, inside left lead to head, blocking right to
body with
left.
71
Land Short Right Hook to Chin, Inside Left

Lead to Head, Blocking Right to Body with
Left.
As opponent
slightly to the
leads left for head, incline head

left,
arm, so the glove
and fore-
raise right shoulder

is
on
line
with his chin
glove passes neck, send right to chin,

the
left
palm
slightly
down, blocking
avoiding a blow.
as
turning
his right
by pressing down, thus landing
right
with
and
F einting
with
left,
side-stepping to
position to land on
left,
body
landing
to stop
left to side of
rush or clinch.
head, right in
73
Feinting with Left, Side-stepping to Left, Landing Left to Side of Head, Right in Position to
Land on Body
To
to Stop
Rush
properly execute this
quickness,
skill,
or Clinch.
movement
and good judgment.
keep well to the right of opponent
you are trying
to land
requires
Feint and
make
believe
your right on body, draw-
ing his guard low and forcing him to use his

left to
with
your body, then quickly side-step
left foot first,
to left,
following with right, inclin-
ing the body forward, which brings you well to

his side
then
let
go with
position to land on
rush into a clinch

as
it
will land
body
let
left for
in case
head, right in
he attempts to
go your right any way,
on body between
his guard.
Blocking
left
lead for
body with
hook
right forearm, stepping in and landing left

to side of
head.
75
Blocking Left Lead for Body with Right Forearm, Stepping in and Landing Left
Hook
to
Side of Head.
Keep
will
body
right guard high,
making
believe right
lead as opponent attempts to lead left to

;
quickly lower right guard to body, taking
blow on forearm, stepping

foot to side of left
side of head,
into position.
in or
drawing right
land short swing with
left to
and immediately spring backward
double rush, blocking with both arms.
77
Double Rush, Blocking Both Arms.
This will often occur both

fessional boxing.
It is
avoid body blows

the advantage.
caused by both trying to
As opponent rushes
left
arm and body, the
keeping elbow
amateur and pro-
the stronger or quicker has
grasp right arm with

the left
in
down,
feel
it
across
right forearm well up,
pressing
against his right and forcing
Immediately you
in to clinch,
hand, forcing
right
him
forearm
from
you.
opponent pressing against
your guard try and spring backward and
let
go
with right hand lead for side of head (a short
swing
is
once the
lead.
better and
left
for
more
effective), then lead at
the body, landing a straight
Landing right
to
body with head
in
danger of a right upper-cut,
Landing Right
in
Danger
almost identical to this
illustra-
to
of a
Cut No.
12 is
Body with Head
79
Right Upper-cut.
tion.
As opponent
takes the feint and
starts
right for the body, incline slightly to the
keeping
to land
left
;
arm
at the
close to the body, allowing
same
his
left,
him
time let go with right for
head, landing short upper-cut.
8o
SOME TRICKS
IN BOXING.
Keep your hands in motion, feinting or make

Drop
believe you are going to deliver a blow.
your eyes to your opponent's body, feinting with
making
either hand,
you are going
believe
land a blow on the body, but watch
ments by paying attention

make.
to
move-
his
what lead he may
to
Occasionally turn your head as
if
look-
ing to one side or over your opponent's shoulder, or glance
down
at
your
feet.
Let both hands
drop to sides of body and look square into your

opponent's eyes.
Turn your hand
something was wrong, extend the

out in front and draw
your
Draw
to
opponent's
either
it
hand w ell back
swing or land
with either hand
if
foot well
left
back slowly, attracting
attention
T
or wrist as
from
as
if
the
gloves.
you were going
swinging blow, but
let
go
at straight lead.
All of these are tricks practised
by
profes-
sional boxers for misleading or confusing an op-
ponent.
He
something
is
will,
nine times out of ten, think
wrong with you,
guard, giving a clean opening.
and
relax
his
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BOXING FOR SKILL

PHYSICAL CULTURE PUBLISHING

the blows illustrated

Secure an opponent about your equal

and take turns

Confine your prac-

the various blows until you

can use them in regular sparring,

and even then refrain from

blows you have not become proficient

head over right

head with left hand open, right hand

Short right hook to chin by side-step to

slightly forward, getting inside left guard, blocking

Left upper-cut to chin, avoiding a right lead for the

head, guarding the body with right

Head and upper body

backward from straight

lead for the chin, keeping in position to land

before opponent can recover

Recovering after backward incline with quick

to head, blocking right with left

the head with

leading right to body

Blocking left lead to body with right, leading

lead for the head, land?

Missing left lead for the head, blocking right body

swing to side of body before it can

kidneys with right

lead for body, allowing

right swing for the head, right

glance by, sending short swing to

for the head,

guarding and ready to

block with right

swing, landing right to body

Blocking left lead to head with right, landing

Landing short right hook

to chin, inside left lead to

head, blocking right to body with

Feinting with left, side-stepping to left, landing left to

double rush, blocking with both arms

the diversions, and sports of nations,

boxing, in one form or another,

admirers and votaries

running, discus throwing,

beautiful and brilliant people of

ing of the Grecian people the

dates back to ancient times,

parative obscurity during the Middle Ages, with

swords and lances, and more dan-

gerous physical contests than

was from the

prize fighting gentry.

lows were strong, but vulgar, and their fights

to be pulled off in secret

got to writing about the manly

opinion modified the bare knuckles

BOXING FOR SKILL AND HEALTH.

bloody and bruised

to the glove con-