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Basic rules
One method of training used by Muay Thai boxers is to train in rounds. This means to do three, four, or five minutes of training, then take a break of thirty to sixty seconds before starting the next round. The ideal is to do four minutes of steady training followed by thirty seconds of speed, i.e. one technique as fast as possible to exhaustion, take a thirty second break (drink water) and then start the next round. If you want to go to the extreme then extend the rounds to seven or eight minutes and then take an active rest break, which means moving during the round break doing light shadow boxing.
At all times during boxing training, whether shadow boxing, working on the bag or training on the pads use your imagination, see the target, chin, nose, temple, stomach, thigh etc. Do not just punch or kick without envisioning what you are aiming for and why. This will help develop your reaction time to seeing an opening and reacting to it!
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