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Shadowboxing

To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror.

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verb

1
To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror.

noun

1
A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.

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shadow boxingnoun	(boxing) The action of practicing moves where the opponent is the boxer's own shadow.
soft boxingnoun	A form of martial art in which the goal is throwing one's opponent off balance by means of pushes and pulls, as opposed to incapacitating one's opponent out with kicks and punches.
boxaerobicsnoun	A form of exercise that combines aerobics with elements of kick-boxing
speedbagnoun	(boxing) Alternative form of speed bag. [(boxing) A small air-filled punching bag anchored at the top to a rebound platform parallel to the ground.]
bagworknoun	(martial arts) Training with a punching bag.
speed bagnoun	(boxing) A small air-filled punching bag anchored at the top to a rebound platform parallel to the ground.
feintnoun	(boxing, fencing) A blow, thrust, or other offensive movement resembling an attack on some part of the body, intended to distract from a real attack on another part.
white-collar boxingnoun	The sport of boxing performed by participants from white-collar professions, usually without prior experience.
cross-counternoun	(boxing) A counterattack begun immediately after an opponent throws a jab, exploiting the opening in the opponent's position.
half-showernoun	(juggling) A pattern which consists of throwing the objects thrown by one hand over the top of the objects thrown by the other hand. Each object is thrown to the opposite hand.
sanshounoun	A Chinese martial art combining elements of kickboxing and wrestling.
boxingnoun	(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
counter-punchnoun	Alternative form of counterpunch. [A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match: a return blow, a retaliatory blow.]
chessboxingnoun	Alternative spelling of chess boxing. [A hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing.]
kickboxingnoun	(martial arts) A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate, and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches.
chess boxingnoun	A hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing.
false showernoun	(juggling) A pattern in which all the props (usually balls) are thrown in the same direction like a shower, but with the hands crossing and uncrossing.
breakawaynoun	The act of breaking away from something.
ringcraftnoun	(boxing) Tactical skill and positioning in the boxing ring.
counterpunchnoun	A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match: a return blow, a retaliatory blow.