Throwing the Jab

[pstevens]

I haven't boxed in ages, so I decided to take a friend's offer to spar. These days, I employ boxing, but as part of my MMA training. Anyway, I noticed that the way I throw my jab is different from my friends.

I was taught to push off my rear foot, while stepping forward with my lead foot. The shoulder turns to meet jaw and you throw the jab straight out.

My friend drops his weight forward and drags his rear foot, simultaneously throwing the jab.

Maybe it's the same technique taught differently? How about you guys?

[yenhoi]

There are many ways to punch with the lead hand.

In most Bruce Lee lineages there are somewhere around 7+ ways of "throwing the jab."

[nwtogame]

There are many ways to punch with the lead hand.

In most Bruce Lee lineages there are somewhere around 7+ ways of "throwing the jab."

Boxers are taught to put the weight on the front foot or at least to step forward into a jab. Its a jab though, not all your weight. Jabs are meant to set up for something else. You step forward with your front foot with weight on it and that leaves you being able to jab and then get out using that front foot sort of as a spring. If it leads to more you push off your rear as you bring it around. I dunno if I'm explaining this correctly but it's the way boxers are taught....