Two-one (cross, jab)

Two-one (cross, jab): step by step

1. From your stance, throw the right cross first.
2. As you pull the right back, start turning your body back to the angle of your stance.
3. As part of that turn, put the left jab out front as if placing it.
4. Pull the left back and return to your stance.

Two-one (cross, jab): key points

• You go in with the right cross. The order is the reverse of the one-two, which starts with the left jab.
• Don't drive the left jab in hard. Put it out front as if placing it while your body turns back.
• So your body doesn't stay open after the right, turn back to the angle of your stance as you throw the left.

Two-one (cross, jab): common mistakes

• Putting too much weight into the right cross. Your body drifts forward, you can't throw the left, and you can't turn back either.
• Stopping your feet to throw a hard left jab. Your recovery is late and the opponent targets the end of your punches.
• Dropping your left hand when you throw the right. The opponent can easily time their right to it.

Two-one (cross, jab): how to practice

• In shadowboxing, start with the right cross and, in the same flow as pulling it back, place the left out front and return to your stance. Check that the right and left connect without a break.
• On the heavy bag, throw the right cross from a slightly close distance, then lightly place the left jab on the bag as you turn back. Check that your stance is set when you throw the left.

Related techniques

• One-two (jab, cross)
  12
• Two-three (cross, left hook)
  23
• Two-three-two (cross, left hook, cross)
  232
• Right cross into right uppercut
  26
• Recenter your weight after punching
  Recenter
• Choose your punches by range
  Pick by range