My mentors tips on film study
My mentor has done film studies from anything from amateurs to world title fights here’s how he broke it down for me into 4 keys. Identify styles and strategy - Inside fighter , outboxer , counters , high guard and front foot pressure etc Identify tactics - how do they how do they close distance , do they set traps? Tendencies- what patterns do they repeat :combos , head movement , footwork. Flaws - where do they fuck up. Mistakes in technical form. What makes someone special list: Do they have good technique: stance balance etc Do they have a good jab? Do they have good jab defence ? Can they feint? Are they defensively responsible? Do they understand positioning and level changes? Do you have a full punch arsenal? How comfortable do they look in the ring? Can they adapt - take info and adapt to feedback