The jab is the lead hand straight punch. As the lead hand is closer to your opponent than the rear, it is the fasted punch in your arsenal but lacks the power of most other punches.
The jab serves many offensive and defensive purposes. It can be used to set up follow-up attacks, keep the opponent at bay, probe to test an opponent's reactions or to simply cause damage.
When throwing the jab, keep these points in mind:
-Throw the punch in a straight line out and back.
-Make the punch snap. Keep the hand loose, tightening the fist just before impact.
-Do not chicken wing your arm by rotating it out to early and in an exaggerated way as this causes it to loose power and telegraphs the punch.
-Protect your chin by keeping it down, lifting the shoulder of the punching arm and keeping your opposite hand up.
Circling Lead Side Jab/Safety Lead - Essentially is jabbing while circling to your lead side. It is a method of getting offline but can be dangerous since you are moving into the opponents power hand.
Circling Rear Side Jab - Jabbing while circling to your rear side. *example
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| Ramon Dekkers connecting with a stiff jab |
Bernard Hopkins talking about the jab
Boxing 101- Boxing Film Study- SCIENCE OF THE JABJab with Head Movement
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