Right uppercut into left hook

Right uppercut into left hook: step by step

1. Drive a short right uppercut up the middle of the opponent's front.
2. As you bring your right fist back, watch their guard close toward the center.
3. Turn your shoulder in and get ready to rotate your body.
4. Throw a short left hook and land it on the side of the opponent's jaw.
5. Bring your left fist back beside your chin and return to your guard.

Right uppercut into left hook: key points

• Use the right uppercut as a shot to make the opponent close their guard. Make them protect the center and the side of the face opens.
• Don't swing the left hook wide. Keep it short at close range, and throw it with your shoulder turned in and your body's rotation.
• Use the right uppercut coming back as the start of the left hook's rotation. Don't throw the two separately. Make them one flow.

Right uppercut into left hook: common mistakes

• Swinging the right uppercut up wide. Your elbow flares, it's slow to come back, and the left hook doesn't connect.
• Swinging the left hook as big as you would at long range. It takes the long way around and doesn't land before their guard comes back.
• Not bringing your right hand back after the right uppercut. You throw the left hook with the right side of your face still open.

Right uppercut into left hook: how to practice

• In shadowboxing, use a mirror to check that your hip and shoulder rotation connects from the right uppercut coming back into the left hook. Repeat.
• On the heavy bag, stand at close range and land the right uppercut from below on the front and a short left hook on the side.

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