How to strengthen my jab?

[Chris Nagel]

Well you know it's a good jab because you'll have an easier time landing the next punch in line. I've seen heads knocked back, and people rocked by a good hard jab. Of couse as with anything you'll have to avoid any tendency that becomes predictable. A punch that can be seen coming is also a punch that can be timed and made ready for.

[Scrap]

Ive put this one up before, Sit on a stool with jab shoulder against walllooking along the wall. Throw the jab with the arm never leaving the wall and turning the fist as you do also pulling the back shoulder back as you do it keep repeating for half a minute youll feel it in the shoulder rest and repeat it will give you a terriffic jab it makes the muscles work correctly and it will be biomechanicaly correct.

[Chris Nagel]

Good post!

I've seen drills like that done before. One demo I seen on a video showed how just the right movements in the (shoulder, hip, knees/feet) are put together, at prior to this time the arm is already extended. It was terrific! this wasn't a wall that the guy was demonstrating on, it was a bodybuilder in a solid stance. This has very similar biomechanics of Bruce Lee's 1-Inch-Punch as demonstrated himself.

[Scrap]

Chris its nothing like it you throw a long jab the wall controls the elbow which controls the speed and technique of a shot

[Chris Nagel]

Also, isn't the last joints in the movement the elbow and wrist joints? I think it's also think it's also possible for a man with artificial arms can be taught according to similar principles, not a long shot away from throwing an elbow.

[Scrap]

The back shoulder if that doesnt move the front one cant

[Chris Nagel]

Therefore the shoulder plays a big role in the power of a punch.

Another good point that I'm bringing up is not to raise the elbow early under most circumstances, since doing so puts more stress on the shoulders.

[Von Milash]

I did scrap's thing a long time ago. I can now kill an average man with a single jab. Seriously.

[Chris Nagel]

I remember you saying that you had trouble with your jab, if I can remember right you set it your self that "my jab sucks."

What was that thing scrap posted that did wonders for your jab. Is it what he just described right now?

[Sharla]

Sorry to get off topic here Scrap but can you do similar exercises for the straight right cross?

I'd gather that if your sitting on a chair you're not turning the hips into it so does that mean it's irrelevant to the cross or maybe only useful for practicing part of the cross?

[Scrap]

Yes thats correct when sat down you practice the arm movement bit part whole isnt a bad way to work tecnnique

[Sharla]

Interesting Thanks for the insight. Do you have similar exercises for uppercuts and hooks or mainly just the straight punches?

[Von Milash]

sharla, this is a great ex to learn proper hook and uppercut form. it's also good for strenght training.

take a large leather medicine ball, about 8-10lb, and tuck it in your arm like a football. now do uppercuts. a true upper motion will let the ball just slide across your body but the angle in your arm will not let it fall out. you can "catch" the ball at the end/top of the motion so that it doesn't go flying out of your arm. when you do this, really get your legs and body involved and rotate upwards and to the side while really pushing off your back foot. your trunk is where so much power comes from. you should start out almost facing east and down and ending up facing north and upright.

doin the same thing with the left hook will also help your form. but you'll find this one is much more difficult, which supports the notion that most people's left hook sucks. note that this is a palm in left hook, but for short left hooks you can do the same motion while turning your palm down en route to your opponent's chin, which in turn, brings the elbow up. maybe I'll make a little vid.

[Scrap]

THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF WAYS TO IMPROVE PUNCHINGThe lock jammed not writing it again probably been qiucker if I had.As i was saying theres loads of ways but all come down to the same principle Balance distance posture and awareness of the ability of what to do with distance. Without those and the ability to use them, its not happening bravery becomes suicide. This game is an art form and you perform it as such whether your a runner or chaser the skills are the same. In fact the chaser has the harder job implementing the distance and making the fight the pressures on him. Its harder going forward with posture and form than going back keeping same the secret of punching is knowing where your big toes are they and your ears are the 2 parts of your anatomy that are the most important part of your balance mechcanics, giving better Oral stability. Thats the secret.

[Chris Nagel]

I agree with that, it all stems from the big toe. Head movements is effected by the slightest shifts. It can make the difference of dodging a punch and adding significat power to your own. Of course I don't have to tell you that.

A complete awareness must be drilled into the boxer so they can also be in the right angle for their shots while staying away from one that favors their opponent.