Jab → Cross → Rear Body Kick

Easy

Jab to Cross to Rear Body Kick is the shortest route from boxing into a full-power Thai kick. The cross turns your hips over, so the rear body kick is already loaded before you throw it.

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What this combo trains

This is the fundamental punch-to-kick chain and a great engine for hip mechanics. The jab measures range, the cross rotates your hips fully and pins their guard high, and that rotation leaves the rear kick primed to swing straight into the ribs. It develops the seamless handoff from punches into a kick, timing on the body, and the feel of throwing the kick like swinging a bat through the target.

Step by step

  1. 1.
    Jab

    Snap the jab off the lead hand to find your range and start the opponent thinking about their head.

  2. 2.
    Cross

    Drive the cross off the rear hand with full hip rotation; this both occupies their high guard and turns your hips over to load the kick.

  3. 3.
    Rear Body Kick

    Let the rear roundhouse follow the hips straight into the ribs, swinging the shin through the target like a bat rather than pulling it back.

Common mistakes

  • Resetting your stance square after the cross instead of letting its rotation flow into the kick, which kills the loaded power.
  • Chambering or hesitating before the kick, telegraphing it and losing the window the cross opened.
  • Aiming the kick with the foot instead of driving through with the shin and hip.
  • Dropping the lead hand as you kick, leaving your head exposed on the finish.

Who it suits

An easy, foundational combination for orthodox or southpaw, since every side mirrors to your stance. It suits beginners learning to link punches into a full-power kick and anyone drilling clean hip rotation.

Why it works

The shortest full-power Thai chain: the cross turns the hips over so the kick is already loaded.

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