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Summary: Learn how to do a right cross punch in Thai boxing with this free martial arts video from a Martial Arts Master.
Ed Wedding is an instructor at R-1 gym in El Segundo, California and is well versed in boxing, Thai-boxing, Filipino stickfighting, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Brazilian Jujitsu, and wrestling.read more
"Next punch is a right cross straight punches. Nice and straight you see so now right cross is here. It comes across my body that is what they call it that right cross. Across my body okay. Notice my left hand and my fee, notice my feet my right foot is going to pivot when I throw this. That way I'm going to have optimum reach and power, I don't want to stay flatfooted like this. Look at my reach okay just pivoting I'm able to reach about 5-6 inches. Look at my left hand this one is going to telephone now okay I'm not doing this. My chin is down I'm not doing this. Here good nice and straight. If I practice this in the mirror what I want to imagine hitting is my own reflexion in the face or the stomach. So I'm looking at you in the mirror I'm not going to be going here my image is not going to be way over here unless I have a crack mirror or whatever. I want to be nice and straight okay there is a the right cross, right cross, so the first one was a jab this one is the right cross. The next one is a left hook."
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beefygoblin said
on 4/18/2009 Traditional muay thai did not employ any such punch... so basicaly this is how to throw a right cross in general (borrowed from boxing of course).
Traditionaly I believe you'd only close in with a uppercut from that hand, and then go into the clench (at which point you'd knee and elbow the hell out of him). This may be due to the fact that punching someone in the mouth is very dangerous without proper protection... thats pretty much asking for infection, and in the days before penecilion that was likely to be the end of you.