The SOVIET BOXING Style Breakdown

[@skillrboxing]

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[@Yvhgggh]

Do inoya style is Soviet?

[@sashan2764]

Bro, "Челнок" its no pendulum. it means Shuttle run on english. it word came from other sport trainings to box. youll be laugh but in russian boxing school - pendulum(Маятник) means the same thing that in USA called peekaboo defence))

[@Yvhgggh]

@@sashan2764 really? That's interesting

[@sashan2764]

@@Yvhgggh yes. and Crawford

[@СебастианСбербанко]

Many people criticize the style for weak punches. I am originally from Russia, I did boxing as a child. Old coaches told me that in the USSR boxing became, like chess, a race for the prestige of the country, ideology. Hundreds of scientists from different fields of science were involved in developing the ideal boxing style. From psychology to thermodynamics. An optimal, resource-intensive style was needed. Scientists calculated that 43 kg of punching force is enough to knock out an opponent. 43 kg provided that the person does not see the punch. And many techniques were built precisely on creating conditions so that the opponent does not see the punch. This is very clever in my opinion. There was a time when we hit the opponent's gloves from below with the back of our left hand so that his glove blocked his view. And immediately a right hook, a knockdown is close. 80% of the time we were taught to be counterpunchers. We were like radars. We scanned the opponent's shoulders, legs, pupils, lips, the moment of their movement. It was important to counterattack immediately as soon as we received this signal. The enemy's brain, for some biological reason, does not have time to read the danger, which is what we needed. What is important! We did not just jump back and forth, stretching out our left hand. We did this to gradually get closer to the right hand strike. "Feel the striking distance" - that's what we called it. That's the first step. Step number two is to deceive the opponent. Boxing is chess. As soon as the distance was determined, we, like fighter pilots, made a feint. This time we imitated the jab so that it was not threateningly close to the opponent's face - as usual. It was exactly the same as the opponent had seen 2-4 times before, so it was unexpected for him. However, at this moment we did not stretch out our hand for a full strike, only half. We jumped up to him at the striking distance of the right jab, masking his view with our left hand at eye level. Then followed a 100% combination as we said - a strike with the right hand. It was important to deliver two strikes as quickly as possible, the force was put into the strike with the right hand, of course. The opponent saw only the left glove looming in front of his eyes, back and forth, and then recovered from the knockdown. P.S. With your permission, I will add to the comment. Tactical tricks: 1) Always watch how your opponent breathes and breathe slower than him with all your might. This will break his mental confidence in the break between rounds. 2) Many people underestimate the influence of the first seconds, when the referee explains the rules and you stand opposite each other, looking into each other's eyes, and then touch gloves. A person is a very sensitive creature, he instantly reads all non-verbal communication, especially when he does not know you as an opponent. At the amateur level, this simply crushed opponents. "Won before the fight." At this moment, you need to hold your breath, do not blink, no emotions on your face, shoulders straightened, legs wide apart. Look straight into the eyes of your opponent and mentally visualize how you literally send him to the next world - very dirty, mean and not according to the rules, you just escaped from a mental hospital with a sharpened knife in your hand and went on the warpath. "The eyes of a killer." This visualization gives a crazy non-verbal signal to another person. If you don't believe me, try it on one of your colleagues at work)). When the referee says to disperse, only then do we exhale oxygen through our nose. Takes a couple of steps back without turning the body, maintaining eye contact. Watch the video where Fedor Emelianenko watches on TV how Mirko knocked out his brother. 3) If after a blow to the body the opponent grimaces on his face, that he is not hurt - immediately imitate a blow to the body with a combination to the head. If he really was not hurt by the blow, he will want to quickly take revenge (to show who is the daddy here), put a lot of effort into the blow and lose focus. And we will catch him on this action. 4) I love this tactical thing. It is simply pure intellectual domination. During sparring, the opponent looks straight into the eyes. I let him work on the block. And gradually move back without losing eye contact. The opponent is sure that he dominates me, he has everything under control, he needs to finish me off. I step back, and as if out of helplessness, I start to make quick glances at his stomach and then back to his eyes. First once, then with increasing frequency, the pauses between glances are shorter and shorter... and then I take a breath, look at his stomach, sit up - bring my right shoulder forward (simulating that I am about to throw a right straight to the body) and immediately throw a left hook on the jump to the head. This technique is a real game changer.

[@AstroKaiDrama]

Мне 28 и в моей любительском пока что пути боксера я смешал маятник и крюки Майка, быстрые ноги Али (постоянно щас на скакалке) и челнок с постоянными ударами советского стиля боя. То, что вы написали сейчас было мне очень нужно. Вдохновили на самом то деле. Спасибо за классную историю из детства. Постараюсь изучить этот стиль на максимум через целую по сути философию. Советская школа бокса это по сути лучшая философия в мире для ведения боя, абсолютно непредсказуемые расслабленные движения + постоянное движение плечами, телом, головой и удары из всех позиций, а левый джеб для отвлечения и поиска удара 50 процентной силы правой это вообще для меня открытие. Этот стиль боя не для глупых людей с отдачей всей силы, тут важно беречь энергию и ударять в нужный момент.. советские учёные реально гении

[@michaelpatterson9119]

Yes I have seen Rocky 4.and the gambit.thsts all I have to go on concerning Soviet culture.oh I forgot one.cherinoble.

[@michaelpatterson9119]

I'm just joking with you guys here.i grew up watching the klitchco brothers so I appreciate Russian boxers.

[@АлександрПотапенко-ю1г]

Мой тренер всегда ставил в основные задачи : 1. Ты всегда рядом 2. Бьешь из любого положения 3. Постоянная работа передней рукой

[@KA54the]

soviet style does not have weak punches. you set up power shots with weaker punches. like using a jab on entry to step right to the outside and deliver a strong cross or right hook. soviet style is all about movement and deception.

[@k.k8291]

Love the fluidity of this style. Apart from being effective, it's also very aesthetically pleasing.

[@WunderNiceable]

Изначально, бокс и был задуман, как эстетичный способ набить морду😀

[@lyonwillems8924]

Indeed a very beautiful style of boxing

[@Chex2331]

so bouncy

[@everfresh29]

Agreed very fluid

[@Bluey4kgaming]

It’s certainly exciting to watch

[@fikriasrofi5312]

As a muay Thai guy this is my favorite style to emulate into Muay Thai it give me mobilitty and fluidity without compromising my head position

[@Malku_Soldier]

Same here

[@notnasabs7964]

I understand the approach. The technique allows you to move defensively without putting your head in danger of knees and kicks, but don't you think the in and out movement doesn't work in the Thai boxing stance?

[@fikriasrofi5312]

@notnasabs7964 well it cant, you need to modify a stance a little bit

[@siegfriedo]

Same here, I also incorporate some of the elements of the Soviet style into my kick/thai boxing game.

[@marselmamaev]

@@notnasabs7964Check the Ramazanov from One championship,Shara Bullet in the UFC Best example of mix Soviet style and Thai box

[@FWolf-rv2lg]

Our German-Russian Trainer, who was a succesfull Soviet boxer, teached us exaktly what your dokumentation says about this boxing style. I found really every aspekt in it. For the German boxing it was a blessing that the East Germans and the Russia-Germans brought their great school of boxing to Germany.

[@myname49771]

If russian boxing school is great, as you said, please, mention at least one great boxer from russia. Povetkin, Valuev?

[@payamism]

Soviet-style, if done right, is extremely hard to counter. But it would be best if you had insane stamina and strong footwork. On one hand, you have to be a professional dancer below the belt and a pro puncher above the waistline.

[@Vladimyrful]

So, Lomachenko 😂

[@garry_love]

very precisely formulated

[@payamism]

@@Vladimyrful exactly, Loma, Usyk,...

[@jayjayspoon8824]

makes you wonder why the best ballet dancers come from Russia .. its there strong footwork

[@chrismayclin6397]

I love training the style myself, but you’re right: it’s very taxing on the cardio, especially at my age.

[@genesemakouangou291]

I hope one day mastering both the Cuban and Soviet style and will name the mix of the the two the Fidel Stalin style.

[@Артур-ч2ъ]

Супер-Гуд)))

[@JoelMiller-b9o]

Угарнул😁

[@GSN_00]

♥

[@Ethvvsu]

Пожалуйста Ленина-Путина, а лучше лилипутина

[@denisalieff2339]

😂😂😂🙌

[@VladKydimov]

My first coach was a from last wave of classic USSR boxers, his name is Sergei Kosenko and he teach us very hard. It was nice to see this video, it's a lot of true moments here, especialy about "rotating feet" :D it was a basic that u practice a lot of hours, footwork took a 90% of our time in "first year" training. But "extending arms" was an optional feature and, i think, may be 30-40% of boxers use it, only a real tall boxers. And "Chelnok" u always move in chelnok all 3 hours u move only this and no matter how many is ur weight, by the way it's sounds funny "pendulum steps". p.s. Thank you, for this video. It's was really cool watch analysis from the "other side" of the world. Sorry for my bad enlish i don't use translators. Like, subscribe and hope u make a lot videos about USSR and Russia in future! Tip. Make video about classic USSR combinations))

[@kostilks]

Soviet boxing coaches brought their school to Cuba and trained Cuban boxers for many years. Largely thanks to the Russians, Boxing is highly developed in Cuba.

[@ДмитрийК-щ7т]

Kostya Tzue, Klitchko brothers, GGG, Byvol and many others do nicely represent Soviet boxing style.

[@davidpark2509]

Ggg isnt really soviet style

[@1Sergey_Z]

GGG is Soviet style as he came through soviet system, as well as Beterbiyev, Lomachenko and others. It is just how they adopt their strengths to this style.

[@Malloc1961]

Sergei "Krusher" Kovalyov has a more mean and aggressive, but still very distinct style as well.

[@AlTarif]

@@davidpark2509 GGG's jab and left hook are straight from the Soviet school of boxing.

[@Takeit1500]

​@@Malloc1961He was the most avoided light heavy at his time. To bad america ruined his career for chump ward.

[@georgelevin924]

Great video! I'm Russian, living in the US, and all my coaches were old-school Soviet boxers. At my gym in the US, I’ve noticed that using the "chelnok" (in-and-out movement) with the lead hand always up at the level of the opponent’s head really frustrates my opponents. For beginners, I’d say this combination works wonders: chelnok + lead hand up + one-two. It makes you almost untouchable. But there’s one major catch-you need incredible stamina to maintain constant in-and-out movement with your lead hand up, even for just three rounds. So, my advice for beginners is to focus on conditioning (lots of jogging and bag work) to build the endurance to handle 12 rounds of nonstop heavy bag training. Then, learn the chelnok technique with your lead hand always up (it takes serious shoulder and core strength) and perfect your one-two. That’s it. At the beginner level, nobody will be able to touch you.

[@markanthony4546]

I love the Soviet and Cuban style so very much While unconventional to the western eye they’re so fundamentally sound.

[@ExcitedChemistryExperime-wz2ef]

Lol mf put a sock in it theres a whole gang of us "westerns" that injoy and study different boxing styles and martial arts

[@LeadLeftLeon]

Cubans firmly western hemispheric. More so than those white guys from europe!

[@Alexdee1983]

Cuban boxing is also a Soviet boxing legacy

[@AndRei-yc3ti]

​@@Alexdee1983 cuba is a soviet legacy in general

[@Alexdee1983]

@ indeed, my friend

[@djordjetosic4553]

I've been trying to implement a lot of Soviet style techniques for the past year, and you touched on the most important stuff I have found. You made a really good look into it, better than the rest until now. I also love the "Cold Blood" segment. It's the reason I found Bivol-Beterbiev so captivating. It was 12 rounds of pure boxing, constant action and sticking to the plan. I am a Bivol fan, but the plan probably needed some tweaking mid fight.

[@Flippomane]

Me personally, i'd describe the soviet style as the attempt for maximum defensive and offensive efficiency, but without considering much of the stamina spent on defense and the footwork. It is all about being smooth, using momentum and flow to its maximum capicity for generating the most amount of power possible without much effort, to make up for the tremendous amount of stamina used in the defense and footwork, as said earlier. I'd say it is also the perfect mix of offense and defense in any boxing style, which is why many consider it to be the best style in boxing, although there isn't really such thing as that.

[@atakaradavtomoto777]

Efficiency always fucks showiness. © Ataka Rad Avtomoto Peace, homie!

[@piotrmalewski8178]

Stamina was not that much of an issue for people who traditionally trained Prisiadki. Besides, Soviets looked for natural predispositions for various disciplines among little children and put them through scientifically organized systematic training untill they were grown up ready. Basically 20 years of stereotype Shaolin Kung-Fu training, just without overdoing it or doing things that don't work.

[@midshipman8654]

@@piotrmalewski8178conditioning is one thing, but if the style still takes more energy, it doesnt matter how you train, it will still ware you out faster, and stamina is an important factor to ration.

[@siegfriedo]

This is such a beautiful, graceful, yet highly efficient style. ❤️‍🔥

[@kelionpro9612]

Been waiting on this one 😁🥊

[@skillrboxing]

Here it is!!

[@samyichiro4567]

Soviet style, sergei raab and alexi frolov in one skillr video, can't add more greatness.

[@ivanmoskvin7638]

Isaev

[@bilalfahmiarif6085]

I have never clicked a video this fast. As always you are on point. Keep up the good work ma G!

[@shiroyuyona]

SOVIET STYLE LETS GOOOOOOOOO thanks team skillr 🥹🔥🔥🔥

[@SLikhushin]

Интересно со стороны посмотреть ! Спасибо за разбор !

[@misspelling555]

Love this series! Thank you for the high quality content! ❤

[@H33t3Speaks]

Think about it like this: If for even just a second all of your body weight is focused into a fist and it makes contact with another person, that is a punch. So by just moving about your center of mass, you can throw devastating punches without even needing to put any serious snap into them. If you do put snap into them, they are sleepers. Every single one of them. All the fist has to do is connect square with the target for it to do damage. Thus the 'thudding' advance of the style. Many have no idea what has happened until it is way too late.

[@timurdos]

GGG demonstrates it in exaggerated form, Gena punches like a mf missle blast.

[@vadimOK13]

Один парень в Бурятии так и делает. Он высокий, и в уличной драке просто джебом разбивает лицо соперника, пока соперник не прекращает попытки побить его.

[@alexw.2377]

then why does bivol have a low ko % relative to his peers and other champs? It is not suited well to professional boxing.

[@callumgrant266]

I’ve recently started training at an amateur boxing club, I think I have found my style this video will help me lots thank you 🙏

[@sepejkaa]

u must to watch video jhons vs zaitcev bro

[@Bom-pff]

If you switch your hooks from palm in to down or vice versa, remember to increase the power in your shots gradually. The two variants will have very different impact on the shoulder.

[@HK_Musician]

Damn that's great advice

[@duongseyhakreaksmey2318]

I've been a boxing fan since middle school. I watched many fights and envy fighters, but yet never fascinate about their style. For soviet style, I think I'm gonna learn this style.

[@AndrewDavidSmart-w7g]

I just love the way the coaches get the pupils to listen /pay attention. Good old fashioned discipline and respect.. this is a brilliant video

[@yilativs]

I'd add two coins: pros: it is better for bare fists fights because the defense is done by movement, not absorbing punches covering with big gloves. cons: if you move a lot and that means you spend more energy. it's fine for Olympic boxing, but for 12 rounds it's difficult if you are a heavy weight (and not recommended even in Russia, my trainer constantly reminded me when I grew up to 107kg that i'm no longer a rabbit). You will have hard times dealing on close range distance because you don't train it much, though you can do what Vitalii Klitchko did, i.e. clinch as soon as someone crosses your comfortable zone. So this style ain't good for short boxers, but if you are a tall guy with good stamina, then welcome on board Tovarish ;-) PS In a street fight (hope you'll never need it, but still) pros: you avoid unnecessary damage and don't relay on your big gloves to cover. cons: you can slip on uneven floor, or if it's space is small you simply don't have enough space to move.

[@mar117117]

Not only you can slip, but anyone with a little bit of skill will sweep your legs.

[@Gypsy_From_Tab0r]

there is combat sambo for this (Fedor Emelianenko)

[@Rusvedi]

Спасибо! Это было захватывающе-интересно! Thanks a lot, it was exciting and interesting!

[@GabrielBretone]

This power comes from the mastery of the Kinetic Chain. WOW! Keypoint to improve the sweet art. 3:48

[@alexw.2377]

they don't have power and don't use their kinetic chain effectively.

[@basedmuslim9645]

from being a student in the soviet school of boxing the most important thing I learned was not to try to punch hard, but punch with proper technique and the hard punches come automatically........ I also learn that coordination a solid base for balance is key to success.......

[@OskarPiano]

The in-out approach, loose hands, syncing punch with movement, quick distance adjustment reminds shotokan karate.

[@w.l.5468]

This is great! It validates some of the punching techniques and leg movements we learn in Muay Thai as well. Relaxing the shoulders is also what our kru keeps hammering in, as well as the step hook with thumbs in. Super video!

[@alexcsilaban]

I'm no boxer, but feel like I've been boxing soviet style all my life after watching this 😅 great lessons!

[@aryiascolbert8487]

Best boxing style for long reach. Change my mind

[@kingmaestro1766]

Loma has short reach, Usyk has short reach. The style works for anyone that applies it correctly

[@LeadLeftLeon]

Soviet Union would encourage guys with long arms broad shoulders and thick necks to become boxers. Bivol is a small LHW with an unremarkable physique who outboxes them all anyways

[@omicron5128]

Tommy Hearns: Hold my belts.

[@Team6OWG]

In and out movement allows people with short reach hit and leave...

[@adamjones1982]

Alexey Frolov's Russian boxing yotuube channel is most interesting on youtube IMO.

[@viktorbodryantsev9902]

Sergei Raab's boxing school! This channel is on KZbin.

[@mattiabaruzzo8280]

Very beautiful and concise video on Soviet Boxing, thanks a lot

[@brmawe]

Ayyy! Let's go. Been waiting for this one.

[@Mig29tvc]

WOOW, what a lesson. I wish youtube were built for this. Awesome video.

[@inakumaside9682]

Damn, man, great job. Watching till the end and my body just remembering that pre-fight feeling and making me shaking. For four years began and have ended career. Every training was starting with just standing and repeating that one jab, and chelnok after, so these techniques absorbs in ur meat, bones and blood for whole life. After four years of finished boxing started doing sport again and training group of kids with dad. Today was showing them this staff, but not knowing how to describe it so nice and clearly, this shit in my head only intuitively. Thanks for video🍀

[@postitwarrior69]

Cold blood, damn best attribute

[@CHANNEL_HH]

If he dies, he dies

[@ivanpardo1752]

Excelent Analysis. You're a master

[@adtfor]

9:20 - coach from my childhood - Valerii Motkin, he is now a senior coach for the National Team

[@Imperator-vx2rc]

Гарний стиль. Ефективність, з максимальністю економією сил, для удару. Особисто мені подобається інший стиль. А саме, Куби. І ось чому. Там поєднання, їх школи. (до приходу комуністів, були американці). І вони поєднали, два стилі. Але також подобається, мексиканський стиль. Вважаю. Це дві найкращі школи, сьогодення.

[@Олег-ж3с3т]

Да, кубинский стиль это огонь. Стивенсон как его икона для меня. А за полвека они создали свою отличную школа что бокса, что борьбы.

[@Imperator-vx2rc]

@@Олег-ж3с3т Для мене кубинський, з сучасних боксерів. Це в першу чергу Рігондо. Просто феноменальний боксер. З мексиканської школи, уже покійний, на жаль. Це Сальвадор Санчес. Кожен бій переглядаю, з величезним задоволенням.

[@Олег-ж3с3т]

​@@Imperator-vx2rcРигондо красавчик.

[@anoos_mc8547]

BABE WAKE UP SKILLR JUST DROPPED A NEW VID

[@yaoming-j6g]

Good on you and your boyfriend

[@bap9398]

When you have nothing original to comment:

[@phillipadams4691]

I'll wake her up in a few hours. She's had an exhausting night.

[@jhamyrodriguez7600]

@@phillipadams4691of what…

[@jame1704]

Ok😐

[@loucawithers42]

The Soviets look so incredible technique wise, could learn a lot from studying them. Also, is there any chance of having a breakdown on using feints effectively? Loved the videos on explaining head movements & counter-punching and was wondering if something similar could be done for feints.

[@Hamoud322]

In my homeland Kazakhstan we have a lot of good old soviet coaches but tbh it is really difficult to keep the soviet style. You should be very well prepared to keep high tempo, non-stop footwork and literally throw thousands of jabs 😄. Also it was very important to keep distnance from the oponent and to feel all timings.

[@Олег-ж3с3т]

Точно, поэтому много уделялось внимания ОФП, сборам, кроссам, и лагерям.

[@PowerEd8]

Naoya "The Monster" Inoue and Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz style breakdowns please!

[@Tom-xc8ff]

I spent much of my childhood and adolescence in a Soviet boxing club, or boxing club run by a former USSR champion (I just thought of it as boxing at the time) - and, to my mind, the video felt quite on the money with its analysis; these were pretty much the principles of the technique we were taught. A small thing that was overlooked perhaps (or perhaps it was a quirk that my coach brought to the ring, so to speak - I am not a boxing historian or expert after all, just a former boxer) is the emphasis on the looseness of the hand while throwing the punch, so as to maximize the speed of the punch, clinching the fist only before impact. And what about exhaling sharply through the nose when throwing a punch? Is that a thing in all boxing styles? It was super nostalgic for me to watch, thanks, I'll subscribe.

[@ANDREY_TRIBUNSKIY]

Вы говорите что это советский стиль бокса, но правильнее будет сказать: - советская школа бакса. Внутри которой есть разные стили этой самой советской школы бокса. На Урале и в Казахстане, система подготовки немного отличается от того, что пропадают боксёрам в Украине. Или, (например) в Санкт Петербурге Кстати говоря, сегодня в России, находятся люди, заявляющие о том, что советская школа бакса - малоэффективна, несмотря на очевидные факты, говорящие об обратном! И да, насколько я понял из вашего видео, мимо вашего внимания, прошёл такой выдающийся представитель советской школы бокса, как Майрис Бриедис. А зря 😊

[@ВасяПупкин-э7ч3е]

Бреедис , чемпион!! Привет от уральской школы. Достойнейший💪💪как боксер так и как человек. Поэтому Прибалтика ещё достойна😂😂😂 Только благодаря Бреейдису. Кто знает тот поймёт 😅

[@jeffrailey]

As a competitive, very dedicated, and true boxer, my boxing style is very Soviet. The movement (pendulum step), long guard, relaxed and high volume of punches has greatly and personally influenced by own style. God bless you, and thank you Skillr Boxing for the video upload. 😎🔥🥇 🥊🥊🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾✝️💖

[@ichoosefreedom9321]

Great video! I wasn’t even aware of their unique style of boxing.

[@ManiBrunton]

Genuinely one of the best boxing videos I have ever seen

[@baracca83]

Beautiful to see. So difficult to do It, you spend a lot of Energy. But real deal 💯

[@jandro8370]

Good video. I grew up learning to box in Miami and the style taught is the American style which to me is a mix of Cuban and Soviet styles. More shoulder blocks and head movement is used along with more lateral footwork along with more counterpunching. I like how in Cuban school ur stance is chosen based upon the hand you write with which would be the lead hand. Why theres a lot of Cuban SPs.

[@ilyakusenco8151]

My father taught me this exact technique, he's a veteran spec ops instructor. Never was into MMA or boxing, so i always thought that's one and only boxing style. Tbh barely used it in the only fight in my life, but the legwork helped a lot, thanks dad.

[@jackwayne4669]

Finally my favorite style breakdown

[@o0Raine0o]

i like the highly active part of this style, its always moving, in out and repeat

[@Tapkyr101]

who said pendulum is back-forth movement has right but if you explain it like this to beginner you can easly mislead him. For a beginner you can explain it better when you say it is more like combination of two movements - jumping in place( because pendulum is NOT jumping from foot to foot rather in the middle of center gravity) and using your body inertia to move and create angles

[@disliker_dus]

chelnok - that's what people who went to buy goods in the 90s were called, "back and forth"

[@stepankara2816]

Actually the basic meaning of chelnok is a small boat. All other meanings are secondary

[@disliker_dus]

@@stepankara2816 yes, initially it was a boat, but in the 90s it became the name of merchants who went to buy goods

[@sq.8071]

Great video as always. Definitely should highlight their superb footwork and conditioning too. I’m also a big fan of their “Christmas tree” concept.

[@NickDDDD]

Great analysis - Thank you!

[@gooddog2001]

It is a smart style that is flexible and adaptable to the situation.

[@PeterLyons-x4f]

Relaxed punching is brilliant and important advice. It is way more powerful and saves energy. However, it takes a lot of practice, because it's human nature to tense up when throwing a strike.

[@jermainehoward1567]

Amazing analysis as always

[@rockstartonyx]

Love it!

[@D.hazard]

Soviet style plus a counter punch is a deadly combination

[@amro.h.elalfy]

Great techniques, I think I will consider starting learning more about it as a priority ❤

[@enterrarte]

thank you kindly for making this video!

[@vidcreatorlondon]

It's not Soviet Style, but it's Soviet School (Советская Школа)! Its a school because an unprepared fighters that meet it, get lessons of a lifetime. It is the ultimate boxing school. Deep water. It's not just movement, it's stamina and energy efficiency at its highest level.

[@lapajaguara_]

Вы знаете, это было очень занимательное видео, продолжайте в том же духе 👍🏻

[@tonishiro]

You also had to look at Fedor Emelianenko's boxing style. Despite the fact that he competed in MMA, he had that unique Soviet boxing technique.

[@Flyingfenix3499]

Agree 100%

[@LukSkyfucker]

he's not a boxer at all... it is a military variation of SAMBO\SDWW(Self Defence Without Weapon)

[@Fatboy00000]

''Fedor Emelianenko's boxing style.'' every person has his own style

[@БекболатСидагалиев]

Фёдор плохо боскировал. Его брат Александр намного талантливее в боксе. Одно удовольствие смотреть как боксирует Александр.

[@Flyingfenix3499]

@@БекболатСидагалиев плохо? 🤣 он ударников в стойке перебивал на руках

[@andreiturcan9721]

Kostya Tszyu - my favorite boxer, cleanest, most technically correct boxing.

[@ЮрийТкачев-щ4м]

Советский стиль один из лучших.

[@Savage-ee3dq]

Чем?

[@JackieBlade1]

I'll try to explain. A Chelnok is an old machine that rolls fabric. The key movement is back and forth. The same thing happens in boxing. The body moves forward and with this movement comes a blow. It sounds simple, but in reality it doesn’t work the first time.

[@tombombadil8142]

I trained for a couple months, locally in Poland, with a rather old instructor. I was curious if I would recognise some of the key aspects from this style in my experiance, and yes, this is pretty much what we did. I was constantly told off for punching too tense, and we did a lot of in-and-out bag work (move in, 1-3 punches, move out, and repeat). Some more experianced guys would do the thumb-in hook. It was great, I kinda regret I couldn't have kept going.

[@michaeljohnson6892]

Great video!

[@stormskjdt7962]

Appreciate the vid nice breakdown👏

[@Catminter]

99% of Western people absolutely don’t understand the idea behind the Soviet boxing style 🤔🤔 I actually trained with an old Ukrainian coach during my childhood and teenage years. He had been training boxers since the 1960s, and I’ve met many others like him as well. What you see in boxers like Bivol and Lomachenko are just modifications and extremes of the style. Soviet boxing isn’t just about staying on the back foot and throwing light punches. It’s mostly rooted in classic boxing fundamentals, emphasizing patience, control over technique, and efficient punching with minimal amplitude. Soviet coach would never allow you to keep your hands down and play with head movement too much

[@surgeon9039]

You forgot about the most important. First, soviet style distinctive for messing with opponents perception. Chelnok messes with the perception of distance and most important thing - delayed punch. Its hard to find videos of coaches teaching that technic. You basically stops your punch for a split second and then continues it. It really fcks up the timings and messes with opponents perception

[@matthewtolmasoff2139]

Excellent video

[@OliverGalvezRodriguez]

Great content sir, keep up the great work

[@louisfussell2378]

😮great video ❤

[@zenly_csgo]

even fedor Emelyanenko in his prime had soviet boxing leg movement - he was Child of Sambo + Soviet boxing

[@Malloc1961]

Sambo has its own punching technique, geared more towards stunning, closing the distance and going for a takedown (see Sambo casting punch). But if you have cannon arms - like Fedor has - you will turn people's lights out anyway.

[@zenly_csgo]

@Malloc1961 agreed but his arms are definition of ssmbo technique but leg movement is Soviet boxing , he ofnten turns his hits into trows chained actions. Fedor was definition of ssmbo fighter exept his soft and fast leg movement , his hands are not boxing hands

[@Malloc1961]

@@zenly_csgo and he has shoulders like industrial lift jacks, so there's really no telling if they are relaxed or not )))

[@Flyingfenix3499]

The reason is that Fedor Emelianenko and his brother Alexander Emelianenko trained both boxing and combat Sambo. Difference between brothers was that FD was more focused on Sambo, and AE on boxing. Both of them had insane footwork

[@Rando2416]

I love these videos they are always so interesting pls analyse the Japanese next

[@Hunterrobinson-u4f]

Finally. Thank you for doing this breakdown video of the Soviet Style. I'm now using this style from here on out. Do another breakdown video with the Qazaq boxing style from Janibek Alimkhanuly. 🥊☭🇰🇿

[@Олег-ж3с3т]

У него советский стиль..

[@platonsocrat7935]

Не выдумывай то чего в принципе не существует!!! Не существует никакого "казахского" стиля!!! Стили бокса если и разделять, то можно разделить условно на "западный" и "советский"! А казахская школа это производная, часть советской школы, стиля!

[@Олег-ж3с3т]

@platonsocrat7935 Точно так. И они именно поэтому сильны в боксе, что узбеки, что казахи, что киргизы. Там осталась сильная, советская школа бокса.

[@istorichunter8807]

@@platonsocrat7935 на самом деле при общей похожести внутри СССР у каждого боксерского центра коими несомненно являются Россия, Украина и Казахстан были свои особенности как в подготовке так и в стиле. Казахский стиль наиболее игровой и подвижный, много работы на ногах, наверное поэтому при явном доминировании в любительском боксе на профессиональном уровне успехов тех же мексиканцев пока не добились, хотя конечно есть такие выдающиеся профи как Жиров, ГГГ, Алимханулы, сейчас еще и Саддредин Ахмедов, посмотрите его последний бой, очень зрелищный боксер.

[@BAINES-MC-22]

dope video brotha

[@ParlezVousRugby]

the way we hit body is underetimated

[@DeepakRawat-b7n]

Please make a video on lomachenko style

[@dtikvxcdgjbv7975]

Great analysis. To me, Soviet signature is hugely stretched legs with leading leg very stretched forward.

[@Buddahabrot]

The first term that came into my mind after about 10 seconds was "Straight down the pipe". Also the term "stoic" is very apt. Application of a stoic mindset in combat sports is very rare. I think that Joe Louis is the prime example that shows that stoicism "works". It's unfortunate that profesional boxing was illegal in the USSR.

[@mshahxaib3725]

I always learn new Things Of boxing From you

[@AlexQoelet]

Great video, thanks!

[@JuanAvilaDavila]

Great breakdown! Would love to see a Japanese fighters video: Nakatani, Teraji, Tanaka,Ioka . They are dominating the lower weight divisions

[@NoeGarcia-mo2zv]

I was a big fan of the Mexican style but this Soviet style of boxing is becoming my new fave for sure

[@sebastiaosalgado1979]

Watch some fights of Salvador Sanchez. Despite being a Mexican, his style was very close to the Soviet style. It's a very accurate technique based on counterpunches.

[@barriocubalindo]

I am a Thai boxer now. After seeing this, it would be highly beneficial if I took this style and added my elbow, headbutts, knee kicks, and low kicks while maintaining this style approach. It's a work in progress; I'm not sure how I can incorporate this into my style (I am not into sports-style martial arts). I am also a Nidan in Karate. I have forgone karate for Muay Thai, but I still use side, and back kicks kicks, Goju groin kicks and shuto attacks on the eyes.

[@Desert9999]

Superb video

[@mukhtiyarbaloch-f2n]

"I've been sprinting for two months now, but my shoulder speed hasn't improved much. Any tips on how to increase it?"

[@Елисей-т1л]

the best boxing style ever ☝💪🤜

[@jacobharris954]

Love to see American and English to see how we compare to rest of major schools of boxing

[@flextheprettiest4878]

Very interesting video, thank you for your work. Loved the quick historical contextualization. As I was watching the video I found myself asking "isn't it the best boxing style then ?" But then I noticed the picture of the great Ali on the top right corner, reminding me that every style has its limits. What are the limits of the soviet boxing style and against which other style does it face difficulties ?

[@miguel111093]

Mexican and Soviet style are definitely my favorite