Excerpted from http://www.spladdle.com/forum/showthread.php?t=638:
Slipping punches? Part 1
By Joe Silvia
“Anyone have any good drills for slipping?”
Slips are used against straight Punches (jabs and crosses) and work best at a longer range/distance because they rely on your visual acuity. Remember, footwork and fighting measure are fundamental.
1. Solo Dry Run - Shadowbox, preferably near a mirror to develop proper fundamentals. Add a clothesline and continue refining.
2. Partner Dry Run - Isolate the Jab. Isolate the cross. Work approx. 25 reps each.
3. Boil the Frog - Isolate the Jab. Have partner jab you with light intensity. Work slipping outside, then inside. Do rounds. 2 or 3 minute rounds. 3, 4, 5? As many as it takes until you FEEL you are getting it. Add moderate intensity. Rinse and repeat rounds. Add heavy intensity. Rinse and repeat rounds. Add the cross and start everything from the beginning.
4. Add context w/ a cue drill - Have your partner punch in 3s. Somewhere in that 3, one of them will be a jab or cross. Slip (as opposed to covering or parrying) the jab or cross when it comes. Increase intensity from light to moderate to heavy. Always getting feedback from your partner/coach and going back a step to correct any mistakes.
This should get you started.
“And what counters do you guys like to use after u’ve slipped a punch?”
Doesn’t matter what WE do. What matters is what works for YOU and against “X”. Your experience, preferences, body type compared to his, etc. will all dictate a more prudent counter. Of course, getting everyone else’s preferred counters is a great way to stimulate your own, but you need to develop your own. Keep in mind, your counters will be either “slipping then countering” AND “slipping AND/WHILE countering”.
“Slips are used against straight Punches (jabs and crosses) and work best at a longer range/distance because they rely on your visual acuity. Remember, footwork and fighting measure are fundamental. ” What defense do you rely on for shorter distances?"
Visual cues depend on space/distance. The more distance I have the easier my visual response will be. The further away I am the more I can see and the more time I have to respond. The close I get the more difficult it gets to respond purely by visual cues. The hand IS quicker than the eye when up closer. Time is shortened. This is where covering comes into play. I can run many covers in a few seconds and fire in between them. I don’t need to see the strikes coming to pick them off if I am pro-actively covering. In this manner, I can incidentally pick off some strikes. Combined with head movement and parrying your defense will be pretty sound.
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