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my name is Glen Holmes.
I'm the co-owner of the Box n' burn Academy the world's
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I'm also the founding trainer here at Box n Burn in Los
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All right.
So the triple jab, three jabs in a row,
the jab is often talked about as the most important punch in
boxing it's a punch that often feels difficult for a lot of
people because it's usually the non-dominant side.
So it's a tough one to perfect and a tough one to get to the
point where it feels comfortable and explosive and
sharp as it should be. The jab should be the most explosive
punch
we've got, so in order to get there, we've got to practice a
lot no better way to practice it and make it feel
comfortable than by throwing a triple jab because the better
we can get with the triple jab, which is a really complicated
advanced technique the better your
single day
is going to be. So in this video
I'm going to give you
a few different ways to use the triple jab and then I'm going
to give you a drill a real simple drill, you can use to
practice your footwork with the triple jab as well.
So technique-wise with the jab when we're tripling up the jab
a couple of things to think about we want that lead elbow
to follow the wrist.
Okay, and by that, I mean if you can see down the line of
the camera right here, we're trying to avoid lifting that
elbow to get the power which is a common mistake you're
going to lift that elbow and throw it into the jab.
The more we lift that elbow it's easier to see that jab
coming.
It's easier to defend against. The jab should just be shot
straight down that line and the way we're going to do that
is just let that elbowed go forward and we're going to
turn the wrist over at the last minute, right?
So we're just going to kind of shoot the jab out boom and
turn the wrist over at last minute and the speed you
deliver the punch.
It comes right back.
So if we triple that up, we don't want to be going out
here like that and leaving the hand away from the face with
three punches.
We want to be getting it back after every single jab.
Now just a quick note on that.
You'll see some boxers
the likes of Tyson Fury
for example, you can stay out of range and just kind of
flick that jab out like that all the time, but that's Tyson
Fury, he's the undisputed heavyweight champion of the
world.
We're not trying to replicate that overnight.
That's something that's been practiced in first of all the
years.
What we're trying to do here is cut good fundamentals where the
hands are coming back to the chin and we're throwing that
jab three times by recoiling every single time as well to
get good solid jabs in
three times in a row OK.
We can practice that fancy stuff and techniques
later on as we get comfortable with this stuff.
But for now we're working on fully extending the arm, which
protracting the shoulder getting ready as long as
possible without leaning
and bring it all the way back to the chin.
So for the triple jab the most basic version with the feet set.
We're fully extending back fully extending back fully
extending back slight hip turn as well and keeping the weight
centered in the feet
keeping the weight centered in the legs with the jab is
crucial.
A lot of questions that come in about the jab is should I be
pivot in the foot?
Should I be turning the hips and core into it?
If we try to throw up our jab maybe we can throw a little
bit more body into it.
But what think of the purpose of the jab in boxing it's
there to set up the power punches.
It's there to find the range.
So if that's the purpose soon as that jab's landed I need to
be on balance right here in both legs and perfectly in
position to do anything.
I need to be able to
slip inside.
I need to be able to take a step back.
I need to be able to follow it up with another punch from
both sides and it's built to follow about back end.
And if you all to follow it with a body shot one or a hook
or a roll
and I can't do any of that.
If I shift too much weight forward or a lean back too much.
I need to be able to be here
and centered to move my feet
to move my head
to throw the punches
from either side.
Okay.
So bear that in mind any time you throw your jab
you want to be centered in the legs and unbalanced and ready
to do anything.
Okay, so that's number one, fully extending bringing the
hand back to the chin is number two
and just concentrate on keeping that elbow in
along that same line that you deliver the points as well for
the technique.
Okay.
Alright, so there's your basics on the jab.
And then when we're tripling it up, okay
before I get to the simple drill, I'm going to show you
and we're going to bring the foot work into it.
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Alright, so now we're going to bring the feet into it anytime
you're tripling up the jab.
It is good to bring the foot work into it because it gives
you a little bit of momentum and a little bit more snap to
your punches.
So what you're going to need for this drill
is just a piece of tape.
All right, so I'm going to pull out a piece of tape right here.
I'm going to create a nice
line on the ground.
It can be
three four feet long doesn't have to be super long.
So once you've got your line on the ground, right
what we're going to do is we're going to put our back foot on
one side a line and I front foot on the other side alone
now from here we can
use this as a guide for the feet.
Every time we throw the triple jab.
What I'm going to do is I'm going to demonstrate the
triple jab going forward.
I'm going to demonstrate the triple jab going backwards and
then I'm going to demonstrate the triple jab going
to power side and the front side as well.
Okay, so we would be with changing the angles on those
second too.
So let's start by demonstrating how we use the triple jab to go
forward and close the distance on an opponent.
Okay, so
front foot front hand so for orthodox boxers left foot left
hand for south paw boxers like me right foot right hand
obviously,
so we're keeping the back on hand up by the chin
and we're going to step think about pushing through the back
foot, step step step right now when I've landed after that
third jab.,
my feet should still be kind of either side of that line.
That line is just a guide for your jab as well.
It's a guide for your feet to stay on balance.
But it's also if you think about throwing your jab
straight down that line it's going to help you
keep nice and straight and help you throw straight accurate jab
right down the pipe.
So here
hands up front foot front hand jab jab jab, okay
and making sure we're turning that wrist over and making
sure we're step in the front foot lands as the jab land
switch step back foot comes up as the hand comes in.
Step back foot comes up as the hand comes in step back foot
comes up as a hand comes in.
So if we speed that up a little bit of put a bit more snap to
it boom-boom-boom
short little steps back out with the back foot jab jab jab
nice and explosive in the feet.
So there's
how you can use a line to practice to drill
the triple jab going forward.
All right.
So now we're gonna get a little bit more complicated now, we're
going to practice it as a defensive technique.
So if we had an opponent coming towards us we're trying to keep
him at arm's length.
And the coming out is pretty quick.
We can use that triple jab
to move back and create space and keep her upon an arm's
length.
So to do this, we're going to use the back foot first, right?
Correct boxing footwork
back foot always first going back.
So as I throw the jab, I'm going to use my left foot
front hand.
So back foot front hand step back and throw the jab as the
jab comes in front foot comes in and then we repeat back
foot step back with the jab.
Bring the back foot front foot in
step back with the back foot and throw the jab
as the hand comes back front comes back in
right back to where we started.
Okay,
so we put a bit of speed on that back foot front hand
and picture an opponent coming at you drive the jab right
down the line step step step.
There.
Now a common mistake you'll see with this
is dragging that front foot getting lazy on that front foot.
So it's
there.
We'll hear that sound something.
We want to avoid want to stay on the balls of the feet and
pick those feet up.
So we're unbalanced and solid.
Okay, so I've jab jab jab and it's tiny little
Right along the line jab jab jab and keeping that chin down
wait on that back foot.
Okay,
so here boom boom boom
and feel my right quad kind of nice and solid right there.
So that's how we can use a line
to practice that triple jab going back as a defensive move.
So just to recap so far
triple jab coming forward for
an offense
closing the distance pushing it opponent back
triple jab going backwards
for defense
keeping your opponent
on an arm's length Okay, so that's just forward and back
along a straight line third one.
We're going to work on going to our non-dominant side or front
side.
Okay.
So now this is kind of
a little bit more advanced because we're now we're
starting to think about angles.
But again, we can use the the line to drill this.
So we start again in the same position.
I'm going to circle off to my right side with that triple jab.
Now when I circle off the position, I want to land in
circle circle circle and I want to be facing that line
in my boxing stance, I'm facing directly over that line
where I'll be able to throw punches.
Okay.
So we're starting along the line.
I'm going to finish after the triple jab facing the line.
Okay.
So again front hand front foot and I'm just going to kind of
pivot an angle my body as I throw it.
So I'm one two and three right there and kind of see I'm just
kind of circling out if there was a clock face on the ground.
I'll be coming from about six o'clock getting myself out to
about three o'clock.
Ok, so I'm back in again.
And it's just tiny little steps and just kind of pivot in that
back foot and swiveling that front foot as I step 2 so jab
jab jab there and I'm back here.
All right the key with this as soon as you finish that third
jab just check yourself.
Make sure you're on balanced jab jab jab, there.
Now if there's an opponent in front of me right here
my whole goal and purpose with this is to get around the side
of them.
So they're kind of fishing off to an angle they're off
balance, but I'm in perfect position to the land body shots
and shots to the side as well.
So it's a good one for creating an angle.
All right, so that's how we're going to use that triple jab
move in
to your front side.
Okay, and you can use that line to help you guide.
Where you going away.
You should be
the last one.
We're going to complicate it even more.
This is probably the hardest one to pull off because again,
we're going contralateral which means
front hand back foot we're opposite side of the body.
So this time I'm going to try and get to my power side.
So this time I'm going to step step step left foot with the
Jab.
Bob and again, I just want to be facing right across that line
same exact thing as the last drill except.
We're just going to the opposite side.
So I'm going to start with the left foot.
Boom.
Throw the jab.
And then I do it again throw the jab the front foot comes
back a little bit and then I throw the jab again, and I'm
right in line with that
that line on the ground so 1 2 3
and it's just a step step step with each jab.
So we're stepping and punching the same time left foot left
foot left foot there.
Now just focus on the shoulder and the hand for a minute
we're fully extending, we're starting down the line, and
then we're punching off off off right.
Now we're in a position.
We're on the side of our opponent to land more power
punches.
Okay.
So those are the four ways you can use the triple jab. Quick
recap coming forward step
step step. Coming back step
step step
go into your front side.
Step
step step.
We face line going to your power side, step step step
using your
back foot.
Alright.
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