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WITH THE STRONG HAND 4RY TO DEVELOP THIS PUNCH ON THE hTEARDROPv TYPE
BAG SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE hHOOK AND UPPERCUTv BAG )N A hQUARTER

PAST v STANCE DROP THE RIGHT SHOULDER THEN DRIVE UPWARDS EXPLOSIVELY
WITH THE HIPS AS YOU PUNCH UPWARD IN AN ALMOST VERTICAL PLANE 4HE LEFT

4HE UPPERCUT

HAND IS PULLED IN TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD TO GUARD AGAINST A COUNTER 4HE
PUNCH SHOULD TRAVEL LESS THAN v AND THE HAND SHOULD RETURN RAPIDLY TO

THE DEFENSIVE POSITION AFTER CONTACT DO NOT FEEL TEMPTED TO TRAVEL HIGHER
THAN THE TARGET OR TO START YOUR HAND FROM A LOW POSITION YOU WILL END UP
THROWING A POOR IMITATION OF A hBOLOv PUNCH WHICH WOULD BE INADVISABLE AT
THIS STAGE 7HILST LANDING THE BLOW YOUR PALM SHOULD BE FACING YOU

7ITH APOLOGIES AGAIN TO LEFTHANDERS WHO SHOULD REVERSE ALL INSTRUCTIONS

SOME COMBINATIONS TO START WITH ARE

LEFT JAB STRAIGHT RIGHT LEFT HOOK

LEFT JAB RIGHT UPPERCUT LEFT HOOK

LEFT JAB STRAIGHT RIGHT LEFT HOOK RIGHT HOOK