Rear Parry → Jab → Cross
EasyA clean defensive counter. Parry their jab across with the rear hand, and their extended arm leaves the centreline open for your own straights.
What this combo trains
This trains parrying into an immediate counter: redirecting off the centreline leaves their lead arm extended and their guard structurally open. You develop the timing to deflect and fire in one beat, and the discipline to counter down the same line you just opened. It sharpens defensive reflexes and the straight-punch counter that punishes a lazy jab.
Step by step
- 1.Rear Parry
Deflect their jab across with the rear hand, redirecting it off the centreline so their lead arm is left extended and their guard opens.
- 2.Jab
Fire your own jab straight down the middle they have just vacated, taking the opening the parry created.
- 3.Cross
Follow with the cross off the rear hip, driving through the centreline while their guard is still structurally open.
Common mistakes
- Parrying too wide and reaching, which pulls your own guard out of position instead of just redirecting.
- Treating the parry and the counter as separate beats rather than deflecting and firing in one motion.
- Countering after the opening has closed, once they have recovered their lead hand.
- Throwing the cross without hip rotation, so the down-the-middle counter lacks the power to punish.
Who it suits
An easy counter combo for all levels that builds defensive timing. It works from orthodox or southpaw because the app mirrors every left and right to your stance.
Why it works
Redirecting off the centreline leaves their lead arm extended and their guard structurally open.
Workouts with this combo
- Defense & CountersA defensive answer every call: slips, parries, checks, catches, then mixed.Intermediate–advanced
- Slip & CounterHead first, hands second: slips, then parries, then rolling under hooks, then all of it mixed.Intermediate–advanced
- Twelve RoundsThe championship distance: two rounds on each theme, then four of everything.Advanced