Weave under the right hook, left hook

Weave under the right hook, left hook: step by step

1. Stay in your stance and watch for the start of the opponent's right hook.
2. Bend your knees, not your hips, to lower your body, and go under the opponent's arm as if tracing a U.
3. Move your feet as you go under, and shift to a spot off the opponent's front.
4. Use the momentum of your body coming up to throw a left hook to the side of the opponent's face.
5. Bring your left fist back beside your chin and return to your guard.

Weave under the right hook, left hook: key points

• Sink with your knees. If you go down without bending at the hips, you keep your balance after going under and can punch right away.
• Go under and move your feet at the same time. If you only go under on the spot, the opponent's next punch still reaches you.
• While you're going under, get into position to throw the left hook as you come up. By the time you've avoided the punch, you should already be ready to punch.
• The more the punches keep coming on the ropes, the more you should think about going under and changing position, rather than just dropping your head and tightening your guard.

Weave under the right hook, left hook: common mistakes

• Bending at the hips and dropping only your head. You end up falling forward, you're slow to come up, and the left hook is late.
• Going under with your feet planted. You stay in front of the opponent and keep getting hit.
• Stopping once you're under. You give the opponent time to reset, and your counter doesn't get there.

Weave under the right hook, left hook: how to practice

• In shadowboxing, picture a right hook coming, sink at the knees, go under in a U and throw a left hook as you come up. Repeat the flow. Each time you go under, check that your feet have changed position.
• String a rope at about shoulder height, go under it in a U and come up on the other side, back and forth. Once you're used to it, add a left hook as you come up.
• On the heavy bag, add the move of going under beside the bag, then drive in a left hook with the momentum of coming up.

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