{"id":11728,"date":"2010-08-11T22:31:38","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T03:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artofmanliness.com\/?p=11728"},"modified":"2021-09-25T21:41:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T02:41:30","slug":"boxing-basics-part-v-punching-hook-uppercut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/fitness\/boxing-basics-part-v-punching-hook-uppercut\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing Basics Part V: Punching – Hook & Uppercut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Editor\u2019s note: This is a guest post from Chad Howse<\/a> who is doing a series of posts for AoM on the basics of boxing.<\/em><\/p>\n

As I mentioned in a previous article, it\u2019s always the punch you don\u2019t see coming that results in a knockout. And the hook and the uppercut are two punches that, if thrown effectively, can catch your opponent off guard.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll start off by outlining a couple of rules:<\/p>\n

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  1. Don\u2019t throw a lead uppercut. That is, don\u2019t throw an uppercut unless it is preceded by another punch.<\/li>\n
  2. Don\u2019t \u201cshow\u201d your hook unless you\u2019re using it to set up another punch. A hook is best thrown when your opponent doesn\u2019t see it coming, mainly following a cross or an uppercut.<\/li>\n
  3. Throw both punches with bad intentions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I\u2019ll get into the specifics in the following video, then list some tips at the end of the article.<\/p>\n

    Feel free to add more tips in the comments section, there were some great ones in the last article.<\/p>\n

    VIDEO<\/strong><\/p>\n