One-two-hook (light, light, full)

One-two-hook (light, light, full): step by step

1. Throw the left jab shallow and short, just enough to touch the opponent's guard.
2. Throw the right cross shallow too, without stepping in.
3. Step in with your front foot as you rotate your hips, and drive the left hook in big.
4. When you finish, bring both hands back and return to your guard.

One-two-hook (light, light, full): key points

• Keep the first two punches shallow and short on purpose, and save the power punch for the final left hook.
• Use the range of the left hook, the shortest of the three, as your reference. Stepping in on the first two gets you too close, so cut the step-in there.
• Use the two small punches to draw the guard to the front, then put the left hook in from the side that opens up.

One-two-hook (light, light, full): common mistakes

• Stepping in on the first two punches as well. By the time you throw the left hook you're too close, jammed up, and can't swing your arm.
• Throwing all three punches at the same power. The opponent doesn't feel any difference, and their guard doesn't move.

One-two-hook (light, light, full): how to practice

• In shadowboxing, count "light, light, full" in your head and make only the last left hook bigger in step and rotation.
• On the heavy bag, stand close enough for the left hook to land, just touch the bag with the first two punches, and hit hard only with the left hook.

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