If you’re looking to train boxing or mma at home, then shadow boxing drills and shadow boxing combinations are a great idea.
You can work on footwork, angles (keeping your head of centre line) and throwing feints.
The Bas rutten boxing workouts are a great way to get started.
when you are listening to the workout, it definitely helps if you know the numbers and what they mean!
For boxing, you’ll want to be mainly side on, with one leg in front of the other.
Most people who are right handed stand with their left foot forwards. This is called Orthodox stance.
left handed boxers, usually have their right foot forwards. This is called Southpaw stance.
Numbers explained:
1 Jab
from orthodox stance (left foot forwards), jab is usually a quick straight punch thrown with the left hand.
jabs to the head are most common, but you can also throw to the body.
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2. Cross
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A Cross from orthodox stance is a straight right punch.
3. Hook
3 is a left hook, this is a technical punch, and a very powerful one, throw with the front hand in orthodox stance
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you can throw a Hook with you thumb upwards, side on, or facing down. A Hook with the thumb pointing down is a symbol casting punch, or a Russian Hook.
4. Right Cross or Right Uppercut
When “4” is called out, you can throw an uppercut or a hook.
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Some common combinations include:
- 1 and 2 (jab, cross)
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- 1 and 2 and a 3
1, 2 and 3 – jab, cross, hook
- 1,2,3,4
1, 2, and 3, 4 – jab, cross, hook, uppercut
or
jab, cross, hook, cross
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