You need to be able to move around flexibly and with agility in boxing. You need to have endurance, strength and the ability to be tough and tougher then your opponent. But the most important thing you need to be able to do in boxing is punch well, below are some things your should learn firstly.
Straight- As this punch is executed from a traditional standing position, a boxer can use this heavy punch with more frequency, then any other punch. A straight punch is the fastest and most direct way to hit an opponent. A straight punch is the most powerful and intense of punches and is preferred by many boxers to be used, to knock out an opponent.
The opponents head is usually targeted and quite a lot of injury is insured, when this punch is used in a combination format, or set up by a job. The (right/left) straight punch is also termed as the (right/left) cross punch due to the fact that the punch is thrown from the chin, and this therefore, produces a crossing action across the body. Thrown by the rear hand and with power, this is usually how the straight punch is executed. When this action is succeeded with a jab, the move is then named the "one-two" combination.
Hook- there is nothing really that can be termed the direct opposite of the straight punch, but the hook is about as close we you will get. Straight punches usually are aimed right in the middle of the face, but the hook usually is directed straight into the chin. The only real way to properly hit someone with a hook is to swing the arm in a horizontal arc movement. The most effective fighting technique, when executing a hook, is to then follow up with the combination of a jab, uppercut then finishing off with another hook. You are then fighting with the lethal power of a knock out.
The uppercut- the uppercut, as well as being,the least practiced punch is also the least used punch,so put in this category, it is the punch to be the most avoided. This is a vertical punch that rises when being executed, and is targeted at the chin and torso area.
Uppercuts can be executed with a jab and also set up in combination formats.
Uppercuts are good to use when the fighters are near to each other, a situation known as "inside fighting", when the uppercut is used properly it can inflict harsh injury on an opponent. Imagine curling your arm in the process of picking up a bucket of water, that gives you an idea of how an uppercut is performed.
Jab- Last and not least is the jab, I've left this last on the list for certain reasons. Although jabs are not as powerful as other punches, they are the most important punch out of the whole repertoire of punches for several reasons. The legendary boxer Mohamed Ali uses jabs in 90% of his boxing applications. You may ask yourself, if jabs are the low power boxing punches, why are they of such importance?
The purposes of jabs are as follows- slowly but surely jabs grind down an opponent, it stings him, it makes him back off, and it sets him up to get hit by stronger punches. To sum up jabs can be used on the offensive and the defensive.
Just one punch generally speaking is not going to shut your opponent down. Once you are basically trained in different punches, you need to learn how to execute a combination of punches to wear your opponent down. With the learning of combination punching techniques you have much more chance of connecting with and weakening your opponent.
Ideally a boxer should be able to assault his opponent with effective combination punches and be able to keep his balance, its not just about throwing punches but keeping your balance so you are not left open to your opponents attacks.
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Straight- As this punch is executed from a traditional standing position, a boxer can use this heavy punch with more frequency, then any other punch. A straight punch is the fastest and most direct way to hit an opponent. A straight punch is the most powerful and intense of punches and is preferred by many boxers to be used, to knock out an opponent.
The opponents head is usually targeted and quite a lot of injury is insured, when this punch is used in a combination format, or set up by a job. The (right/left) straight punch is also termed as the (right/left) cross punch due to the fact that the punch is thrown from the chin, and this therefore, produces a crossing action across the body. Thrown by the rear hand and with power, this is usually how the straight punch is executed. When this action is succeeded with a jab, the move is then named the "one-two" combination.
Hook- there is nothing really that can be termed the direct opposite of the straight punch, but the hook is about as close we you will get. Straight punches usually are aimed right in the middle of the face, but the hook usually is directed straight into the chin. The only real way to properly hit someone with a hook is to swing the arm in a horizontal arc movement. The most effective fighting technique, when executing a hook, is to then follow up with the combination of a jab, uppercut then finishing off with another hook. You are then fighting with the lethal power of a knock out.
The uppercut- the uppercut, as well as being,the least practiced punch is also the least used punch,so put in this category, it is the punch to be the most avoided. This is a vertical punch that rises when being executed, and is targeted at the chin and torso area.
Uppercuts can be executed with a jab and also set up in combination formats.
Uppercuts are good to use when the fighters are near to each other, a situation known as "inside fighting", when the uppercut is used properly it can inflict harsh injury on an opponent. Imagine curling your arm in the process of picking up a bucket of water, that gives you an idea of how an uppercut is performed.
Jab- Last and not least is the jab, I've left this last on the list for certain reasons. Although jabs are not as powerful as other punches, they are the most important punch out of the whole repertoire of punches for several reasons. The legendary boxer Mohamed Ali uses jabs in 90% of his boxing applications. You may ask yourself, if jabs are the low power boxing punches, why are they of such importance?
The purposes of jabs are as follows- slowly but surely jabs grind down an opponent, it stings him, it makes him back off, and it sets him up to get hit by stronger punches. To sum up jabs can be used on the offensive and the defensive.
Just one punch generally speaking is not going to shut your opponent down. Once you are basically trained in different punches, you need to learn how to execute a combination of punches to wear your opponent down. With the learning of combination punching techniques you have much more chance of connecting with and weakening your opponent.
Ideally a boxer should be able to assault his opponent with effective combination punches and be able to keep his balance, its not just about throwing punches but keeping your balance so you are not left open to your opponents attacks.
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