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Bag drills

Uppercuts
Uppercut Get in close to land either
left or right uppercuts.
Bend at the knees and
explode up. Drive these
punches from the hip
without winding up.

6.2 Combinations on the bag

The ten major punches yield countless combinations
or combos. Select only those combinations you wish to
improve and eventually perfect.

We’ve listed ten basic combos to guide you, but
strongly suggest you begin with these:

Double jab (1-1)
Jab / straight right (1-2)
Jab / straight right / left hook (1-2-3).

Break this workout into the Five drills as before.

Double jab (1-1)

Remember to fully recover after each blow.Try to keep
power consistent from the first to the last jab in each
combination.

Jab / straight right (1-2)

Don’t let up or cheat on the jab just to unload on a
booming right hand.Keep the jab snappy.Make sure you
recover the jab fully before you throw the right.

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