One-two on the spot (finding your range)

One-two on the spot (finding your range): step by step

1. Get in your guard without changing where your feet are, and keep the current distance.
2. Extend the left jab from where you stand and check whether it reaches the opponent.
3. Turn your right heel out, rotate your hips, and throw the right cross. Don't step forward.
4. As you finish, check how well it landed. If it fell short, switch to a one-two with a step in next time.

One-two on the spot (finding your range): key points

• With no step in, you see exactly how far hip and shoulder rotation alone will carry you. That becomes your guide to your current range.
• Use this form at the start of the round to check whether you're landing. Once you know your fists don't reach, switch to a one-two with a step in.
• Since you punch with rotation only, don't lean forward. Keep your upper body centered.

One-two on the spot (finding your range): common mistakes

• Tipping only your upper body forward to make it reach. You can no longer measure the distance, and you lose your balance, which leaves you open to the opponent's return.
• Punching from the same spot even though you don't reach. You keep missing, and the opponent reads your range.

One-two on the spot (finding your range): how to practice

• In shadowboxing, keep your feet planted and throw the one-two with only hip and shoulder rotation, checking how far your fists extend.
• On the heavy bag, stand both where the one-two on the spot just reaches and where it falls short and you need to step in, and compare the two.

Related techniques

• One-two (jab, cross)
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• One-two with a double-step entry
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• Know your range
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• One-two with a deep step-in
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• Measure their range as well as yours
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• Right cross on the spot (freeze their feet)
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