How do YOU slip?

**Jimanuel Boogustus** · 10-16-2014 02:45 PM

I was doing mitt work with a kid a couple of weeks ago - was taking him through a range of punches just to get him used to throwing while being observed and corrected at each instance (he's attitude on the bag was a bit dismissive, so I pulled him to one side after he'd done a few rounds).

At one point, I told him to slip in side my jab and twist up with a left uppercut - I was a little concerned that I would be explaining the mechanics of it all correctly to him but he was more upset/ shocked that I'd told him to slip inside a jab. ''Your supposed to slip outside the jab'', he scowled.

''It's no good the kid in front of you knowing exactly where your head's going to be, every time he throws a jab'' I replied.

Felt right saying that at the time but I do worry

**greynotsoold** · 10-16-2014 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus

I was doing mitt work with a kid a couple of weeks ago - was taking him through a range of punches just to get him used to throwing while being observed and corrected at each instance (he's attitude on the bag was a bit dismissive, so I pulled him to one side after he'd done a few rounds).

At one point, I told him to slip in side my jab and twist up with a left uppercut - I was a little concerned that I would be explaining the mechanics of it all correctly to him but he was more upset/ shocked that I'd told him to slip inside a jab. ''Your supposed to slip outside the jab'', he scowled.

''It's no good the kid in front of you knowing exactly where your head's going to be, every time he throws a jab'' I replied.

Felt right saying that at the time but I do worry

For my money the inside slip and left uppercut to the chin is the prettiest move in boxing. It is also a great move to train with because it is a timing counter that really involves the feet. If your moving the feet properly the slip itself is just a minimal movement of the upper body. Also, you can throw a right hand behind it, if your feet are right, and that is a nice check point. And after the right hand you can bob under and weave back out, if the feet are right.