How to Box 101 | Complete Boxing Tutorial for Beginners
Foundation: stance, guard, punches, movement, and breathing.
A progressive, no-equipment boxing curriculum assembled from free Tony Jeffries YouTube videos. Work through the lessons in order: fundamentals first, then punches, footwork, defense, breathing, body shots, shadowboxing, and advanced integration.
The sequence is designed to reduce confusion: stance and basic punches first, then movement, defense, and longer shadowboxing sessions.
Foundation: stance, guard, punches, movement, and breathing.
Learn how to shadowbox with intent rather than throwing random punches.
Compare stance options and decide what you will use for the course.
Remove bad habits before speed and power are added.
Clarify lead/rear side positioning and stance orientation.
Build the most important punch: range, rhythm, interruption, and setup.
Build your first reliable combination and recover to stance.
Refine rear-hand power, rotation, shoulder position, and balance.
Add hooks, uppercuts, overhands, and punch variations.
Practise uppercut entries and combinations without losing posture.
Connect punches to movement without crossing feet or overreaching.
Repeatable movement drill for cleaner footwork.
Change angle after attacking or defending.
Add feints so shadowboxing becomes decision-making.
Make your feet part of the attack: step, fake, draw reaction, punch.
Build your defensive menu: block, parry, slip, roll, move, counter.
Practise slipping without bending too low or losing balance.
Refine roll/lean-back defense and return with counters.
Use a line, towel, or imaginary rope to groove head movement.
Improve relaxation, endurance, rhythm, and punch sharpness.
Add level changes and body punching while protecting your guard.
Expand combinations and learn body-shot entries and exits.
Convert technique into a full session with rounds and flow.
Main conditioning session. Repeat weekly as a benchmark.
Focused drill session for cleaner solo practice.
Add advanced punch ideas after fundamentals are stable.
Long-form capstone. Use after completing earlier modules.
Use these to make the YouTube curriculum work as actual training.