Jab → Rear Uppercut → Lead Hook

What this combo trains

This combo builds your ability to change the plane of attack, going from a straight line to a rising line to a horizontal line without resetting. The jab occupies the guard so the uppercut can travel up the middle, and lifting the chin sets a clean target for the hook. Drilled at pace it sharpens the timing between hands and teaches you to link power off both the rear and lead side.

Step by step

1. 1.
   Jab

   Snap the jab out off the lead hand to find range and pin their guard in place, keeping your rear hand home for what follows.

2. 2.
   Rear Uppercut

   Drive the rear uppercut up from the legs and inside their guard, lifting the chin as your knees straighten and your weight rolls forward.

3. 3.
   Lead Hook

   As the head stands up, turn the lead hip through and bring the lead hook across with the elbow up, taking the head the uppercut just exposed.

Common mistakes

• Throwing the uppercut with the arm instead of driving it from the legs, so it lifts nothing and leaves you leaning in.
• Letting the jab drift wide instead of occupying the centre, which gives the uppercut no lane to travel up.
• Dropping the lead hand after the jab so it is late and low when the hook needs to fire.
• Reaching with the hook instead of turning the hip through, which robs it of the rotation that makes it land clean.

Who it suits

An intermediate inside-to-mid-range combo that rewards good weight transfer between hands. It works from both orthodox and southpaw because the app mirrors every left and right to your stance.

Why it works

The jab occupies the guard, the rear uppercut comes up inside it and lifts the chin, and the hook takes the head the uppercut just stood up.

Workouts with this combo

• Hooks & UppercutsThe short punches: hooks off the 1-2, uppercuts up the middle, and the inside-range chains that link them.Intermediate
• Twelve RoundsThe championship distance: two rounds on each theme, then four of everything.Advanced

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