Landing Hooks and Uppercuts from the outside.

[donnydarkoIRL]

A little tip, the problem usualy starts with the feet not being right and to compesate the shoulders are overcompesating and tighten as does the lower back and groin. Making it hard for the elbows to be where they should be on the ribs where they have the ability to feel where they are. giving a sense [ feel] for direction of where to go, distance is lost.

Excellent advice.
I understood it first time round this time

I was thinking for a LH to step as if with a jab and twist on extension with the hook.
I haven't experimented yet, I will tonight, but it may work.

[Youngblood]

A little tip, the problem usualy starts with the feet not being right and to compesate the shoulders are overcompesating and tighten as does the lower back and groin. Making it hard for the elbows to be where they should be on the ribs where they have the ability to feel where they are. giving a sense [ feel] for direction of where to go, distance is lost.

Excellent advice.
I understood it first time round this time

I was thinking for a LH to step as if with a jab and twist on extension with the hook.
I haven't experimented yet, I will tonight, but it may work.

This also may help explain why I was experiencing alot of lower back pain for a while when I was working on using my left hook a lot. It has since stopped as ive shortened it, but it was always sore.

[Trainer Monkey]

Offensive and defensive
Hook,you have to widen it out a little from the outside to make your reach
Defending,step in past it,and uppercut

Uppercut,I really dont recomend an out uppercut,but you have to open up your arm angle,and you will have to make a step with it,that may feel like a lunge to get anything on it
Defending,block it out,instinct says to block it in,dont,block it out by twisting your hips back,and as your blocking it out counter with an overhand cross

[Andre]

Practice ; Double up on them while moving in.
High and low or low and high, first one gets the reaction second one gets your distance and lands in the reverse spot to his arms reaction to the first one. You'll kill two birds with one stone.

[El Kabong]

If you're going to throw a lunging hook here's what works for me...


Set up the right cross....feint the right cross...when you feint roll your body weight to your left side and then push off and leap in with the hook.

This way you have time to see if they buy the feint....if they don't then hold back the hook and keep pounding the 1-2 and it will eventually set it up

[donnydarkoIRL]

If you're going to throw a lunging hook here's what works for me...


Set up the right cross....feint the right cross...when you feint roll your body weight to your left side and then push off and leap in with the hook.

This way you have time to see if they buy the feint....if they don't then hold back the hook and keep pounding the 1-2 and it will eventually set it up

I would never train to throw a lunging hook.
I feel that lunging is by no means positive and should actually be discouraged.

[Youngblood]

Yea I am almost convinced my poorly executed hook was responsible for a lot of my lower back pain. Not saying I got it perfect now, but since I started working on shortening it the steady lower back pain has all but disappeared...

[El Kabong]

I would never train to throw a lunging hook.
I feel that lunging is by no means positive and should actually be discouraged.

Don't knock it till you try it....it's not like I just lept in with no defense and no regard for my chin.


When you feint the right cross you either get your opponent to try and cover up or they don't do anything and wait to time you coming in. After you feint you have your right hand up close to your chin protecting any counter shots and you also shift your weight to put big power on your hook.


This is not something to use all the time but like the right hook it can be used to great effect in certain situations.