Lesson 6 of 11 · 7 min
Uppercuts
After this lesson: Throw short uppercuts by driving up with your legs.
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The uppercut travels upward, through the middle, under your opponent's guard. It's a close-range punch: perfect when they lean in or duck, risky from long range where it's slow and leaves you open.
Lead uppercut
Animation: red glove is the lead hand, blue glove is the rear hand.
Rear uppercut
Animation: red glove is the lead hand, blue glove is the rear hand.
The uppercut, step by step
- Dip slightly towards the side of the punching hand, bending your knees.
- Drive up with your legs and turn your hips: you stand up into the punch.
- Palm faces you, elbow stays in front of your body, and the fist stops around chin height.
- Keep the path short. Don't drop the hand to your waist first: the less they see, the better it lands.
- The other glove stays on your cheek.
Don't drop the hand
Animation: red glove is the lead hand, blue glove is the rear hand.
Jab, rear uppercut, lead hook
Animation: red glove is the lead hand, blue glove is the rear hand.
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Uppercut rounds
- Round 1: rear uppercuts only. Feel the legs drive, not the arm lift.
- Round 2: lead uppercuts. Small dip, stand up into it.
- Round 3: mix them into combinations as called.
3 rounds · 1.5 min work · 45 s rest. Clear some space and turn the sound on.
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Combinations will be called here
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