I have been training standup in an MMA gym and for the jab-rear straight the instructor teaches that when you jab most of your weight transfers to the front foot. My friend who boxes told me this is wrong as it robs the rear straight of its power (as you've already transferred your weight when jabbing) and instead when you jab you should land lightly on the ball of your front foot and the weight stays back on the rear leg to load up the rear straight. Any advice on which approach is better? Plus how do you get power in the jab without the weight transfer?
The second is correct. The pop in the jab comes from getting a quick turn of the shoulder into the punch and from the coordination of the hands and feet as you step into the punch. Stepping into the jab is actually more of a push off the rear foot.
Thanks greynotsoold. Do you keep the rear heel down when you push off the rear foot? It seems like it would be hard to avoid transferring your weight forward if you are up on toes on the rear foot.
The first sounds a little like the falling step that Dempsey describes. I would use the former as the straight right is usually the power shot. You can get power on a jab by stepping behind it, something GGG does brilliantly. Hope that's useful. If not, hopefully someone corrects me
Depends what you're trying to do. For a single, hard jab you can transfer all your weight to your front door and turn your hips into the jab. For a 1-2, you wait until you're ready to unload the right hand and then you transfer the weight forqard
The advice from your boxer friend is spot on. Once the front foot is planted as the weight from the rear leg is transferred with the jab, the only thing you have for your rear hand is rotation of the hips, when really you need weight transfer with rotation. However if want to throw your most powerful jab as a single punch then you will transfer your weight from rear leg to front with the punch hitting the target at the exact same time as the weight hits the front foot with a slight hip rotation for length and power, be sure to reset to the guard position as quickly as possible which will allow you to move or throw a follow up punch.
