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Showing posts with label Directional (Angular) Attacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Directional (Angular) Attacks. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Jab (Lead Leg Angling Right)->Cross




Following from Jack Slack's Greatest Strikers: The Offensive Genius of Roy Jones Jr.
One of Jones' uglier but ultimately extremely effective techniques was jumping off to the right as he jabbed and then coming back in with his right hand. This he did extremely well against southpaws as you can see below.


Jumping off to the right with a jab against an opponent who is not acting the aggressor is actually pretty difficult to do and you don't see it all that often. Muhammad Ali used it against Cleveland Williams and Sonny Liston liked to do it a lot, but it often involves crossing one's feet over to move enough distance to the side to have any effect. Jones' footwork was both explosive and sublime.

Obviously there is a great deal more to say about Roy Jones' game but I simply want to brush on the greatness of the fighters I am looking at in this series, hopefully whetting readers appetites for more detailed analysis at a later date.

Directional (Angular) Attacks


Step Over 
(Can follow a lead or rear hand punch and follow up punch can be a lead or rear hand)
Ex. Jab, Cross-> Step Over-> Cross *Trevor Wittman Example 

Hip Carry (Front Foot Pivot Back
(Can follow a lead or rear hand punch and follow up punch can be a lead or rear hand)
Ex. Jab, Cross-> Hip Carry *Trevor Wittman Example

Drill: Jab, Cross->Step Over->Jab, Cross->Hip Carry-> Jab, Cross


Step & Slide L. ->Cross

Cross (Lead Leg Angling Left)->Shift Cross

Jab (Lead Leg Angling Right)->Cross