Left Jab, Straight Right: Boxing on a Heavy Bag

Video Transcript

"The next combination we're going to learn on the heavy bag is a left jab with a straight right. There's a few variations on the straight right, with a right cross, with an overhand right, etcetera. But what we're going to do right now today is a straight left with a straight right, both hitting the opponents chin, hopefully. Okay? We're going to be a half a step back. As we slide in with the left jab, as soon as the left jab leaves the bag, the right hand should leave your chin, and that's where it should be, is right on your chin. As soon as the left hand leaves the bag, the right hand is going to leave the chin. The left comes back to your cheek for protection. As you bury your chin into your right shoulder, the right hand will continue on and hit the bag with the rest of your power. Okay? And then your right foot, when you're throwing a good right hand, should actually come up off the ground, about 4 inches up off the ground and about 2 inches out. If you leave that right foot on the ground when you're throwing a right hand, what happens is that's about the extent of it right there, because that's all your body can do. If you raise that up about 4 inches and turn it out about 2, you're going to gain 6 inches, and in boxing 6 inches is a whole lot. That was the basic left jab, right hand."