TEACHING THE JAB PUNCH IN BOXING
Teaching the jab punch from boxing expert Greg Townes. He says throw the jab straight. Always punch through your target. Always bring your hand back to your face height without dropping it on the way back.
Never lift your elbows up during punching. That is what trainers in boxing circles call chicken winging it. You can get your ribs broke exposing them to danger like that.
Always tuck your chin into your shoulder. Which ever hand you throw, that’s what shoulder you tuck your chin to. Be sure to snap your jab like a whip on extension. The more pop/snap you put on your punch, the more damage your punch does. Snapping the jab can also cause cuts to opponents that are prone to cuts or have scar tissue already.
The energy is at the extension of the punch. Always turn your left fist clockwise while throwing the jab punch. If your southpaw fighter, turn your fist counter-clockwise. This can open up cuts on your opponent as well as adding extra pop on the punch.
HOW TO THROW A JAB TO THE BODY
If shooting a jab to the opponents midsection, always remember to bend at the knees, not the waist. Bending at the waist destroys balance and leaves you vulnerable to counter punches. Bending at the waist while throwing jab ignores all the advantages your legs can provide.
Sugar Ray Leonard was good at baiting opponents with a flicking, harmless jab to the body. He would do this to set traps. After throwing the jab to the body, he would oftentimes follow-up with a blistering right hand counter.
A jab is a type of punch used in the martial arts. Several variations of the jab exist, but every jab shares these characteristics: while in a fighting stance, the lead fist is thrown straight ahead and the arm is fully extended from the side of the torso. This process also involves a quick turn of the torso. It is an overhand punch; at the moment of impact, the pronated fist is generally held in a horizontal orientation with the palm facing the ground.
WHAT IS THE HISTORY AND BEST THROWERS
The word jab was first used in 1825, to mean “to thrust with a point.” The term is a Scottish variant of the word job, which means “to strike, pierce, thrust. Historians consider some of the best jabbers in history to be Sonny Liston, Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali, Hector Camacho, and Sugar Ray Leonard. Recent master jabbers include Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko, both coached by the same trainer and able to develop significant power into their jabs. Holmes’ jab has often been called “the best among Heavyweights”,Ali’s jab was famous for its speed[4] and Liston’s for its power. Mike Tyson used a rare version of a slip jab, that allowed him to jab effectively against taller opponents with longer reach.
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