Short right hook to right body uppercut

Short right hook to right body uppercut: step by step

1. Set your stance at close range.
2. Throw a short right hook to the opponent's head.
3. The moment it lands, set your balance.
4. With no gap, drive the same right up into the body.
5. When you finish, bring your hands back under your chin and reset your stance.

Short right hook to right body uppercut: key points

• This is a close-range combination. It isn't something to force from farther away.
• Land the first right hook on the head and draw the opponent's attention and guard up.
• The moment the hook lands, set your balance and, with no gap, drive the same right hand up into the body.

Short right hook to right body uppercut: common mistakes

• Swinging the right hook wide. Your body turns too far and you can't get back in position to hit the body with the same right.
• Bringing your right hand all the way back to your guard before the second punch. A gap opens and the opponent's guard comes down in time.
• Dropping your head with the body uppercut. You become a target for the opponent's hook.

Short right hook to right body uppercut: how to practice

• In shadowboxing, picture close range, throw a short right hook at head height, then immediately drive the same right up at body height. Check that you don't pull your right hand far back between the two punches.
• On the heavy bag, stand close to the bag and throw the short right hook to the upper part and the right body uppercut to the lower part in a row. Bring your hands back under your chin when you finish.

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