Cardio Kickboxing Hand Movements

Video Transcript

"In this section we're going to go over the basic hand movements in Kickboxing. The first is the jab. He's coming out with his fists at a horizontal angle. And you see his stance here is shoulder width and he's got his left leg forward, if he's a right handed fighter. The next movement is the cross. He's coming across his body with his back hand. So what makes a jab a jab is that it comes off of the hand that corresponds with the lead leg. And the cross, crosses your body from the back fist. There's also the hook. He's coming around in a rounded motion, towards the face or the ribs; and the upper cut, coming out towards the chin. And you see he's pivoting on his back heel to give him the extra power in his body and his movement instead of just punching from his hand. So once again, there's the jab, the cross, the hook and the upper cut. Another basic strike is also the elbow. It can come horizontally or diagonally from above the opponent's body. So there's also an upward elbow. So there's horizontal, diagonal and upward. And those are the basic hand movements of Kickboxing."