Fundamentals
Give the right hand time to load
Load the right
The right cross gets heavier when you throw it after loading your weight onto your back foot. To do that, don't rush it out on a quick "tap." Make a short pause: "tap, and." Even if it comes a little later, put getting your weight behind it first. Revisit this when the right in your one-two feels light, or when you have a habit of rushing the right.
| Type | Fundamentals |
|---|---|
| Goals | Setup-and-Power Techniques |
| Guard | Written for orthodox (left foot forward) |
Give the right hand time to load: how to do it
- Before you throw the right cross, load your weight onto your back foot.
- Wait the short moment it takes for your weight to settle on your back foot. The rhythm is not "tap" but "tap, and."
- Throw the right cross from there, with your weight on your back foot.
Give the right hand time to load: key points
- Don't rush the right cross. Take the time to load your weight onto your back foot.
- It's fine if that makes it a little later.
- If you rush, you end up punching with your weight already forward.
Give the right hand time to load: common mistakes
- Rushing the right out on the momentum of the left jab. You punch with your weight forward and the punch lands light.
- Loading too big while trying to make the pause. The opponent reads that the right is coming.
Give the right hand time to load: how to practice
- In shadowboxing, throw the one-two to a "tap, and" rhythm. Check that you're on your back foot before the right.
- On the heavy bag, throw single right crosses. Compare how it feels when you load onto your back foot first and when you rush it.
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This is Japanese-style boxing: techniques as taught at a boxing gym in Japan. American or Mexican coaches may teach some of them differently.