PUNCHING (BASIC SKILLS)

DEFINITION
• A punch is a striking blow with the fist.
• A strike is a directed physical attack with
either a part of the human body or with an
inanimate object (such as a weapon)
intended to cause injury upon an
opponent.
• A fist is a hand when the fingers are bent in
towards the palm and held there tightly.
 2 TYPES OF FIGHTERS

EXAMPLE : MANNY PACQUIAO EXAMPLE: FLOYD MAYWEATHER

• Southpaw • Orthodox fighters

fighters will jab lead and jab from
and lead from their left side.
their right side.
1. JAB
A quick, straight punch
thrown with the lead hand
from the guard position.
The jab extends from the
side of the torso and
typically does not pass in
front of it.
2. CROSS PUNCH / STRAIGHT
a powerful straight punch
thrown with the rear hand.
From the guard position, the
rear hand is thrown from the
chin, crossing the body and
traveling towards the target in
a straight line.
3. HOOK
 a semi‐circular punch
thrown with the lead hand
to the side of the
opponent's head. From the
guard position, the elbow is
drawn back with a
horizontal fist (knuckles
pointing forward) and the
elbow bent.
4. UPPER CUT
a vertical, rising punch
thrown with the rear hand.
From the guard position,
the torso shifts slightly to
the right, the rear hand
drops below the level of
the opponent's chest and
the knees are bent slightly.
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FOR BASIC PUNCHING SKILLS
 FOOTWORKS

DEFINITION:
Footwork is a martial arts and
combat sports term for the general
usage of the legs and feet in stand-
up fighting. Footwork involves
keeping balance, closing or
furthering the distance, controlling
spatial positioning, and/or creating
additional momentum for strikes.
 FOOTWORKS

Decrease open to Open to Weight

Boxer will falling should be
loose to chances of abdomen
moving shots backwards distributed
much across the
weight away in a
fast motion legs,
predominant
ly on the
back leg

BASIC FEET POSITION

FORWARD STEP