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Lower Body Punches:
GAZELLE PUNCH
Made famous by Floyd Patterson who named the punch for its jumping motion, it is a vertical attack that starts with a deep step-in from middle range and is a cross between a Hook and an Uppercut.
While the motion for the punch is simply that of a Hook, the majority of the power is derived from the propulsion caused by the lower body as the boxer assumes a ducking position and then springs forward.
As the name implies, a strong lower body, or leg muscles as resilient as that of a Gazelle's, is vital to the success of the Gazelle Punch.
JOLT COUNTER
A technique that is used to add more power to a Counter and can compensate for a weak punch. Rather than taking a traditional, defensive stance with your weight on the back foot, a Jolt is accomplished by leaning forward and placing all your weight on the front foot. Thus, when a Counter is thrown, the full weight of the body will be added.
Although it can produce an amazing amount of damage, the Jolt leaves a person completely defenseless and so is a Double-Edged Sword.
WEIGHT SHIFTING
Using the feet to pivot, the muscles in the lower body are used to rotated the entire body so that the boxer's full weight is put behind every blow. The resulting effect magnifies the damage done and allows a powerful punch to be thrown even if there is little room to maneuver. An example of smooth Weight Shifting put to good use is the Liver Blow.
LOW SMASH
The Smash is a Middle-Range Blow that is hard to predict as it is unorthodox, curving upwards at a diagonal angle somewhere between a Straight and an Upper.
A more powerful variation of the Smash which increases its damaging capabilities by throwing the full weight of the body into the punch in a much larger, upward swing. It is thrown by bending the knees further and tilting the body to the side, so far that the boxer virtually vanishes from the opponent's line of sight, before propelling upwards in the the same manner as that of an Uppercut.
GAZELLE PUNCH
Made famous by Floyd Patterson who named the punch for its jumping motion, it is a vertical attack that starts with a deep step-in from middle range and is a cross between a Hook and an Uppercut.
While the motion for the punch is simply that of a Hook, the majority of the power is derived from the propulsion caused by the lower body as the boxer assumes a ducking position and then springs forward.
As the name implies, a strong lower body, or leg muscles as resilient as that of a Gazelle's, is vital to the success of the Gazelle Punch.
JOLT COUNTER
A technique that is used to add more power to a Counter and can compensate for a weak punch. Rather than taking a traditional, defensive stance with your weight on the back foot, a Jolt is accomplished by leaning forward and placing all your weight on the front foot. Thus, when a Counter is thrown, the full weight of the body will be added.
Although it can produce an amazing amount of damage, the Jolt leaves a person completely defenseless and so is a Double-Edged Sword.
WEIGHT SHIFTING
Using the feet to pivot, the muscles in the lower body are used to rotated the entire body so that the boxer's full weight is put behind every blow. The resulting effect magnifies the damage done and allows a powerful punch to be thrown even if there is little room to maneuver. An example of smooth Weight Shifting put to good use is the Liver Blow.
LOW SMASH
The Smash is a Middle-Range Blow that is hard to predict as it is unorthodox, curving upwards at a diagonal angle somewhere between a Straight and an Upper.
A more powerful variation of the Smash which increases its damaging capabilities by throwing the full weight of the body into the punch in a much larger, upward swing. It is thrown by bending the knees further and tilting the body to the side, so far that the boxer virtually vanishes from the opponent's line of sight, before propelling upwards in the the same manner as that of an Uppercut.
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