Expert: Joe Hofer - 7/16/2007

Question
Hello Mr. Hofer, thanks for taking my question.  I'm having some trouble with the infighting aspects of my training, specifially when I go in to work the body, my sparring partner will start raining blows down on me, this results in me turning my head to the side and getting cracked in the face.  I don't mind getting hit but i know if I don't fix this, I'm going to be in serious trouble.  Any thoughts on how to get used to operating in these tight situations.  I'd really appreciate any advice you could give me.  Thanks for your time. -Joe

Answer
I can definitely help.  First of all keep moving one way while inside this alone will eliminate some of the punches that he lands.  When standing still he can throw lefts, rights, and uppercuts with both hands.  By moving say to your right you can expect left hooks only from him and you can then counter with many different punches.  You can also create room and back out by doing a quick switch to southpaw and back to orthodox.  This question is somewhat hard to answer in writing but I hope this helps.

Thanks,

Joe