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Chapter Five

Combinations Including Uppercuts
Combining jabs, straight rights and left hooks with
uppercuts is a dizzying feat, and absolutely devastating
to an opponent because stuff is coming in from all direc-
tions. It’s difficult to master the flow from one punch to
the other and to execute them fully and properly.It’s dif-
ficult enough to master the transitions from jab to
straight right to hook ... heck it’s hard enough just to
learn the hook.

But practicing these flurries is a great coordination drill.
A good six-punch drill includes a jab, a straight right, a
left uppercut, a straight right, a left hook and finally a
right uppercut.

Shadowboxing
After learning the basic
footwork and punches,
you can begin to prac-
tice one of the oldest
and cheapest training
methods there is: shad-
owboxing.All you really
need is you, but it’s a
tremendous boost to
box in front of a
reflecting surface.

Shadowboxing is a great
way to study and per-
fect your form and
should never be underestimated. It’s the one time your
eyes are focused on your reflection instead of on a

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