Page 19 - Ian Oliver Boxing Fitness

STRONGER WING WITH THE SATISFYING FEELING YOU
DERIVE FROM IT !S WITH THE JAB YOU WILL NEED

THE TRANSFERENCE OF POWER DRIVING OFF THE BALL
OF THE RIGHT FOOT TURNING THE HIP AND SHOULDER
IN THE DIRECTION OF THE INTENDED TARGET 4HE

UPPER ROW OF KNUCKLES ARE THE HARDEST PART OF
THE HAND SO ATTEMPT TO PUNCH SLIGHTLY DOWNWARD ON IMPACT TO ENSURE IT
IS THIS PART OF THE HAND THAT MAKES CONTACT lRST 3TAY UPRIGHT KEEPING THE

SHOULDERS OVER THE HIPS TO AVOID hREACHINGv FOR THE TARGET IN SUCH A WAY
THAT THE UPPER BODY LEANS FORWARD WHICH WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER AND
A SWIFT COUNTER IF PERFORMED WHEN SPARRING 7HEN YOU GO FORWARD YOUR

HIPS MUST GO WITH YOU IN ORDER TO PUNCH YOUR FULL WEIGHT 4HE LEFT SIDE OF
THE BODY SHOULD ALLOW THE RIGHT SIDE TO PIVOT ACTING LIKE A HINGE 4RY TO
PUNCH hTHROUGHv THE TARGET RATHER THAN JUST REACHING IT )N THE MEANTIME

YOUR LEFT HAND REMAINS ALONGSIDE THE JAW PROVIDING PROTECTION 4HE ELBOW
SHOULD BE TUCKED IN TIGHTLY TO THE RIBS 0RACTICE ON THE MORE STATIC HEAVY
BAG TO BEGIN WITH AND THEN GRADUATE TO THE FOCUS PADS 4HE ARM COMES
BACK TO THE DEFENSIVE POSITION THE INSTANT AFTER LANDING IN EXACTLY THE SAME

PLANE AS IT MADE ITS FORWARD MOVEMENT TO GUARD AGAINST A COUNTER ATTACK
+EEP YOUR CHIN DOWN AND YOUR EYES ON THE TARGET

4HE HOOK
4HE LEFT HOOK IS MORE COMMONLY USED THAN THE RIGHT USUALLY BECAUSE IT

IS ATTEMPTED FROM THE SIDE TO GET OVER OR UNDER THE DEFENSIVE RIGHT HAND
TRYING TO HOOK OVER THE EXTENDED LEFT LEAD IS EXTREMELY DIFlCULT AND THE
RIGHT HOOK IS MORE COMMONLY A FOLLOW UP TO A SUCCESSFUL LEFT HOOK OR A

BODY SHOT HAVING SLIPPED UNDER A JAB
4O LAUNCH THE HOOK SHIFT YOUR WEIGHT

TO THE SIDE YOU INTEND TO HIT FROM TURNING
THE HIP AND SHOULDER TO THAT SIDE 9OUR ARM IS