Thread: Fedor and Igor's russian hook punches. How are they thrown???

Ok I have two videos here, showing just how powerful and knock out inducing these non western boxing punchers are.

Can you tell me how to throw this technique?

Ive tried to learn it from you tube etc and I may well have learnt it, but the only thing I have to go by is my punching bag and when I hit my bag with these punches, the bag barely reacts at all.

The punch feels incredibly powerful in the air, the central fugal force is immense, and it reaches incredible speeds, but when it connects with the heavy bag my arm just gives way and it does barely bugger all to the bag. (Im wearing boxing gloves or bare fists)

When I throw a normal hook with my arm bent at 90 degrees there is alot of bone structure behind the punch and my arm dosnt give way at all and there is a big impact on the bag.

These russian hooks are very long range hooks and the way im doing them means they have no bone structure behind them im not sure if they are meant to have bone structure behind them like normal hooks or not? Do you know?

Basically a russian hook is a very long range hook with huge speed/whip and power but im not sure if they have and solid structure to them or not?

Here they are in action...






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If anyone can tell me how its done I would be HUGELY MASSIVELY GRATEFUL!

His power is increased by throwing on the move,He comes forward the whole time, its full committal, full malicious intention.
When he is doing ground work shots he is the same, he even falls into the finishing punches so full maximum weight is coming foreword into them.

Fedor messed up a lot of guys, but the way he threw punches lead to a TON of hand problems for him over the years. Seems like he broke his thumb every fight.

Not sure if you've seen these articles....they break down the Russian Hook.

Igor Vovchanchyn: Russian Hooks ~ Fights Gone By: Classic Fights and Finishes

Analyzing Fedor: The Striking Of The Emperor - Bloody Elbow


Here's one on Igor's backstep punching.

Igor Vovchanchyn: Back-Step Punching ~ Fights Gone By: Classic Fights and Finishes

Hope that helps

Originally Posted by TigerFan

Not sure if you've seen these articles....they break down the Russian Hook.

Igor Vovchanchyn: Russian Hooks ~ Fights Gone By: Classic Fights and Finishes

Analyzing Fedor: The Striking Of The Emperor - Bloody Elbow


Here's one on Igor's backstep punching.

Igor Vovchanchyn: Back-Step Punching ~ Fights Gone By: Classic Fights and Finishes

Hope that helps

Some of that reminded me a lot of George Foreman, he threw a lot of those less than classic hooks with both hands, almost like arm punches.
Have you noticed that some of the Russians get their body into their punches as well as anyone? Big guys getting every ounce into that punch!
I didn't read the articles, so I might be sounding like an idiot.