1. The Check Hook -
The check hook is all about timing. While it can be thrown against a right hand, I personally find it most effective against a left. The most important aspect of the check hook is not getting hit yourself. The first step is using your right hand stuff, block, or parry any incoming left hands. In the above example I used my right hand to parry his jab.
The leap is something you need to practice. it is not a wild or off balance leap, it is a well practiced, repeated maneuver, and is less of a leap that it appears to be.
Step 1. Step forward and to the side with your left foot like you are going to throw a body shot.
Step 2. Allow your forward momentum to carry your body weight over your left leg.
Step 3. Push off with your left leg and uncoil your left hook. It should feel like a normal left hook, except that you are preserving your forward momentum.
Step 4. You should now have both feet off the ground, and be moving forward. As soon as your feet touch the ground, push off with your back foot, an pivot around your front foot and create distance.
The check hook is all about timing. While it can be thrown against a right hand, I personally find it most effective against a left. The most important aspect of the check hook is not getting hit yourself. The first step is using your right hand stuff, block, or parry any incoming left hands. In the above example I used my right hand to parry his jab.
The leap is something you need to practice. it is not a wild or off balance leap, it is a well practiced, repeated maneuver, and is less of a leap that it appears to be.
Step 1. Step forward and to the side with your left foot like you are going to throw a body shot.
Step 2. Allow your forward momentum to carry your body weight over your left leg.
Step 3. Push off with your left leg and uncoil your left hook. It should feel like a normal left hook, except that you are preserving your forward momentum.
Step 4. You should now have both feet off the ground, and be moving forward. As soon as your feet touch the ground, push off with your back foot, an pivot around your front foot and create distance.
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