What is the proper way to through a jab??

True a$$holes!! A guy looks for advice and as always ESB posters must find a reason to attack.

 

The jab should be as stiff as an iron pole, but u can't leave it out to long you have to pull it back to your chin quick as well.

 

"through" in the towel goddammit!

 

Make sure that when you throw the jab to keep your chin tucked behind your shoulder.

Another valuable technique is if you want to cut your opponent's face to ribbons... don't turn your fist over until impact. Ray Mercer used to do this a lot later in his career. It's the reason Wlad was so marked up after their fight despite the fact that Mercer only landed jabs.

 

I tried this, but it slowed me down. I guess because I was thinking about it though

 

@ 2:30 lol. Damn Quartey was a bad ass.

On another note ... Good reffing in the Quartey fight.

 

practice makes perfect bro. I guess you should always be aware of your stance. Jabs are not always meant to hurt your opponent, but to disrtact him/ setup for a more powerful hook/straight/uppercut.

 

Well my jab tends to do both, but that Mercer jab was something I tried because my sparring partner has a habit of getting cut. My trainer setted it up so that if anything happened I would be his replacement so I tried to cut him

 

I work my jab all the time and never will stop working it. And to those who say a jab can't hurt you haven't sparred a guy with a stiff jab or ran into one where it hit flush...ouch!

I say find and join a gym and get your stance down and then the fundamentals of moving in your stance(straight back/forth, to either side). Make sure you get a credible trainer to help you do this and make sure they find out what stance works best for you. I know it's all about what hand is dominant but also it's about what is more natural too. You have to either decide to go with what is more natural or work longer to get accustomed to the stance that theoretically works best. Get your balance on point too. Here are some important tips for jabbing:

• Start with your jabbing hand in position up by the side of your face and your elbow tucked against your body. The hand and arm MUST return in this exact position right after jabbing to defend and be ready to punch again
• Snap, don't push your fist straight out at eye level extending the arm and bringing the shoulder up to meet the chin. Turn the fist over at full extention so the knuckles are parallel with the ground
• You can add range to the jab by stepping with it off your rear foot. Push with from the ball of the foot but don't lean and lose balance with any weight transfer
• The jab to the body is a very underrated and effective punch provided it's done right. Don't simply punch down or bend over at the waist. Drop using the knees and fire at the stomach area from eye level
• Always keep your rear hand in position while throwing and returning the jab. Failing to do so leaves you open for a counter punch on that side
• Don't jab in and smother yourself by stepping to close unless you stylistically must get inside. Stay behind your jab and only step if they're just out of reach. Learn to double and triple jab to work your way in against a distant opponent or one who gives ground every time you jab

• If your fight opponents with shorter reach learn to keep them on the end of your jab and no allow them to get any closer. If you fight taller opponents jab to get in and primarily towards the chest/stomach area

I hope these tips help. Above all though get in the gym and practice, practice, practice. Then get it all together in controlled and supervised sparring.

 

i cant spell worth a **** either

 

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