Jab → Cross → Rear Uppercut → Rear Low Kick
IntermediateJab to Cross to Rear Uppercut to Rear Low Kick lifts the guard and then attacks the leg they abandon. The uppercut splits their hands upward, pulling attention high before you chop the thigh.
What this combo trains
This combination weaponizes a high-low switch built around the uppercut. Straight punches back them up and set the range, the rising rear uppercut splits and lifts the guard so their focus and weight go up, and the rear low kick lands because the thigh has been left unprotected. It develops changing levels within one flurry, driving the uppercut from the legs, and finishing on the leg the moment attention leaves it.
Step by step
- 1.Jab
Snap the jab off the lead hand to find range and set the opponent up for the straights that follow.
- 2.Cross
Drive the cross off the rear hand with hip rotation to push them back and keep their guard busy high.
- 3.Rear Uppercut
Bend the knees and drive the rear uppercut up from the legs, splitting and lifting the guard so their attention and weight go upward.
- 4.Rear Low Kick
As the guard rises, chop the rear low kick into the lead thigh they have just abandoned.
Common mistakes
- Throwing the uppercut with the arm alone instead of driving it up from the legs, so it neither splits nor lifts the guard.
- Standing tall through the uppercut; without bending the knees first there is no rise to load it or to reload the kick.
- Delaying the low kick until the guard has already dropped back, wasting the opening.
- Overreaching on the straights so you are too deep to turn the hip over for the kick.
Who it suits
An intermediate combination for orthodox or southpaw, since the app mirrors every side to your stance. It suits fighters comfortable changing levels who want a punch-heavy setup for the leg kick.
Why it works
The uppercut splits and lifts the guard, so attention goes up and the thigh is abandoned for the kick.
Workouts with this combo
- Championship FiveA stadium fight in shape: feel out, impose, hold output, answer pressure, empty the tank.Advanced
- Grand Prix NightThree fights of three rounds, tournament style: hands and low kicks to open, knees added in the semi, everything in the final.Advanced
- Low Kicks & KneesThe K-1 toolkit: chop the lead leg, spear the knee up the middle, and fake low to go high.Intermediate
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- Cross → Jab → CrossEasy
- Double Jab → CrossEasy
- Jab → Cross → Switch KickIntermediate
- Jab → Cross → Lead Horizontal ElbowIntermediate