Overview:
Students will learn how to lead with the cross hand to create a gap in their opponents guard to deliver clean body shots.
Heavy Bag Warm-Up: (Shadowbox if you have no heavy bag)
5 Rounds; 3 minutes; 45 second rest
Round 1-2: Jab, Double Jab, & Rear Hand; Use the Lead had to set up body shots with the rear hand
Rounds 3-4: Jab-Cross + Follow Ups; Use the Jab-Cross to build follow ups to the body
Round 5: Freestyle; focus on power and body shots
Coach’s Notes: On your rest, do 10-15 reps of push ups, jumping jacks, boxer squats, & russian twists.
Combos & Drills: Shadowboxing or Heavy Bag
Drill A.) Cross(2)- Hook(3) to liver- Cross(2)- Hook(3) to head
Writing this drill from an orthodox stance perspective, if you’re in southpaw stance, your lead hook goes to the stomach or floater rib, not the liver.
Drill B.) Feint Cross(2)- Hook(3) to liver- Rear Catch - Hook(3) to Liver
This drill mimics the first but we feint the cross to get a reaction, deliver the hook to the body, but now we catch rear side to protect our head incase our opponent counters with their lead hook as well, then strike the liver again.
Not Going To Overload You With Too Many Drills.
Build mastery with this drill & learn how to throw the same combo but in different ways.
I want you to do each drill for 3 rounds:
First time for understanding
Second time for refinement
Third time for flow & execution
Each round should be at 2 to 3 minutes long. If you’re doing 2 minute rounds, be fast & get as many reps as possible to make it an intense workout while building the skillset.
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Coach Tarik | RasTariek Boxing Temple