The jab is the first punch you learn when you start boxing. It’s not the most powerful punch but it’s really helpful for controlling the distance. You can use it also to set up heavier punches. So it’s really cool if you have a quick and precise jab. You can just jab your opponent from […]
If you are thinking of getting into boxing, either as a hobby or as a career, there’s something that you must know: you will get hurt! In fact, it doesn’t take a genius to know that boxing is one of the sports with the most injured practitioners, with the overall incidence rate of injury being 17.1 per […]
After the chin, the liver is the second most dangerous place to get hit. If you ever take a clean punch there, when sparring or fighting, you probably know what it feels like. Sometimes you can’t even continue fighting because of the excruciating pain. If this ever happened to you, you are probably wondering, is there […]
No matter how good is your boxing defense, soon or later you will get hit. Even the best defensive boxers take lots of shots during their fights. Sometimes, because of these shots, they get knocked down or even knocked out. But still, there are some things you can do to DRAMATICALLY decrease the impact of the […]
The jab is the first punch you learn when you start boxing. It’s not the most powerful punch but it’s really helpful for controlling the distance. You can use it also to set up heavier punches. So it’s really cool if you have a quick and precise jab. You can just jab your opponent from […]
After the chin, the liver is the second most dangerous place to get hit. If you ever take a clean punch there, when sparring or fighting, you probably know what it feels like. Sometimes you can’t even continue fighting because of the excruciating pain. If this ever happened to you, you are probably wondering, is there […]
Can you block with an elbow in boxing? With the rise of bare-knuckle fighting now forcing punchers to think outside the glove for defense, this question is hotter than ever. In short, yes, it is perfectly legal to block punches with your elbows. Boxing rules neither endorse nor prohibit the use of elbows for blocking, […]
