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You're one of the best coaches I watch on TH-cam, you're the reason I've won against a cocky guy who was getting coached even if I'm self-taught. Your explanations are so simple to understand yet alter my perspective so much.
A technique I recently learned was keeping your back straight while propelling forward into your jab, and then getting low while twisting into your cross. Keeping straight posture during your jab seems to feed more power to the followup cross.
Yes, keeping good posture/structure encourages good balance. Balance gives you awareness of transferring weight and allows you to safely do so. Keeping the spine in an athletic position allows you to sequence your punches together with fluidity and allows you at will to direct as much power as the you need into whatever punch you’re throwing. Think of it like an archer and a longbow, except you tuck your chin into the shoulder, looking down the arm to the middle knuckle that’s inline with the nose covering your centre line. Completely stretch your upper body whilst remaining balanced and keeping good defence. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I just started 3 months ago with boxing. Your videos helped me MASSIVE in increasing power and technique. Even my coach was surprised im quickly getting better ( since im Studying and practicing all of your advices) Thanks soo much for that! You really producing gold here. Excellent videos , easy to follow and understand!
I know you probably won't see this but I binged a bunch of your content a few years ago before my first Muay Thai class and actually had pretty decent striking because of it. Thanks!
Tony saying that you can have your jab hand hovering was game changing for me. I always had both my hands touching my face like mike tyson. Now I feel soo much more in control.
My comment is about the value of the psychological aspect that you seem to highlight in almost every video. It is clear you place a lot of emphasis on this, indeed the fight you mentioned, you probably stayed out of getting in a lot worse trouble by having awareness of that Croat’s jab, but a winning mindset is very important and I think it’s great that you coach on that as well. Great video!!
8:00 When you have tight fist when you jab (already before the jab), it could brake your momentum and speed as I see it (contarcted muscles, will slow down that swing). But you are the boss 😇. Both option seems to have also some flaws. Slowed down vs broken hand.
16:10 I was told when you hit the bag you want the bag to jump up rather than swing. If you are using proper weight transfer and quick punches that you pull your punches back quickly the bag should pop and bounce slightly upward.
18:00 I was taught if the bag is swinging too much then you punch it when I comes back to you. Similar to when trying to catch an opponent while they are moving forward to attack you.
Power is easy, efficiency is hard. You jab needs your guard hand involved. Because when you turn your thumb it turns your waist, which turns your shoulder, which engages your legs. Turning your guard hand's thumb towards your punching hand rotates your waist and shoulder into the punch, and drives your rear leg into the ground in one motion. If you turn your punching hand, it also turns your waist. If you turn your right thumb palm up, it turns your waist to the left, if you turn your right thumb palm down it turns your waist to the right. When you turn your right hand palm up, and turn your waist to the left, it drives the right leg into the ground. When you turn it the opposite way, or palm up with the left hand, the left leg get's driven into the ground.
A while ago Tony made a video, with an excersise where you throw the jab once, then 2 times, then 3 all the way up to 10. At 10 you throw 9, then 8 all the way back to 1. I love that excersise, it has improved my (admittedly still not very impressive) jab so much. Its also very tiring but you really notice improvement, if you do it consistantly. I´m to old to be fighting anyone, it just keeps me in shape, but seing improvement is still very motivating.
Love the videos. - only popped in to watch boxing for beginners and three videos in. I’ll be doing a video a week at the gym to get my technique spot on! Cheers Tony.
The end of the video is great, really showing what a pro athlete can do! With that kind of movement, the opponent can't know what's coming next, even something like a lead right is preloaded on some of the movements.
Great video. I'm a Karate guy but I got a quick boxing lesson from Joe Frazier when he played "himself" on "A Whole New Ballgame." Super nice guy convinced my that instead of throw a right overhand off my back heel I should rotate off the ball of my foot. Anyway, you are teaching something similar with the jab. Kudos. I love your videos.
I would agree with srl at 9:00 - the act of squeezing your fist stiffens the arm (briefly) and you would exert more energy keeping it tight all the time But Tony's insight is very good too - if you mistime it, or the opponent moves to force a mistake, you can more easily be injured!
I don't want to name drop but a guy i know whos good friends with my brother was a former British and European champion. He thinks too many fighters neglect the jab to the body these days I think of Mayweather who used to throw a beautiful jab to the body and was great for bringing a fighters guard down I was only an amateur boxer/kickboxer, but always tried to improve my jab I love watching old fights of Larry Holmes. Few fighters could throw a jab like him. He made it look simple, nothing flashy, but completely effective
Great video! I started to incorporate some of the jab while stepping away drills in my punching bag workout. Also, the making a fist makes a lot of sense.
I like to experiment with punches and mma. I know there are many ways to jab. But have you tried this power jab ( of course moving forward with back foot), but instead of just moving the back foot forward, you turn the back heel inward while stepping forward. I always made my own moves from traditional things. Honestly it was my strength when I came into mma. The wins were from unique powers stikes I altered to some degree. Another thing, when punching they say stay (your head) away from the center, but (I think european boxers are doing this more), when punching, instead of staying in that place and putting your head off that line, how about punching but moving your body at an angle where it will be harder for them to counter. A direction where it is hard to counter. Sugar Ray thing of punching is what I do lol. It makes my punches more fluent. But this is why this is an art mate.
Hey Tony you may have already make a video on this. But I'd like to see a video on how to block punches without allowing your opponent to punch your own fist into your face. And how to perry punches and shoulder roll. Thanks for the videos.
@@Tony_Jeffries One short clip dragged me to your channel 😂 Now, I am trying to learn the basics of boxing as a 43 year old father 😂 My six year old son regularly asks, why I am punching the air🤪
Ive always done the loose fist version and yea I have hurt my hands. I like the logic of this way so I'll see if I can learn it. Arms lose, fists tight. Thank you 🙏 11/2024
Loose fist before impact is a relaxed arm. Tight fist is a tensed arm. Relax fist for a quicker punch. Accelerate your speed and accelerate your tightening of the fist simultaneously making pressure to the floor with the lead foot to make power equal to the opponent running into a brick wall.
I agree. Tight fist bc I am concerned the opponent may walk into my jab before I tighten my fist. I suppose if I was as fast as Sugar Ray maybe I would think differently.
I would guess the "loose fist" people are referring to throwing the punch with a loose fist, but allowing it to naturally tighten shortly after the punch is thrown. I don't think it's literally tightening just before impact, but rather shortly after the hand is accelerated, and that tightening isn't conscious, it's automatic (and protective, as you said).
Tony can you please make a video about how to make it into the Olympics like the process and how many armature national tournaments you need to win and golden gloves and all that stuff
Another comment I remember Floyd saying to throw the jab away from the face. Yes you are more open, but less distance to travel and can be much sharper I wish i had these expert tips when i used to fight. Still good to learn when working heavy bag Awesome video from a true student of the game. Kids that box should be all over these. Of course listen to your coach, but the tips on these videos are Gold and you can never have too much knowledge
To help with stepping into the punch, try to aim through your target. This helps with not just the jab but any other punch or strike, whether it be kicks, knees, or elbows.
Another reason to twist your hand into horizontal position as the punch lands is that this little but of movement, even though it is not forward movement, adds to the force of the jab. Similarly, snapping your hand back quick decreases the time of impact and adds to the force of the jab. I learned that from my high school physics teacher.
Doesn't matter what I do in life I always say "but Tony Jeffries told me to do it in a youtube video". Positive there must be a warrant out for him by now.
I got my first sparring since 2022 yesterday. At the beginning i was very nervous, at the mid of the sparring i got kinda relaxed but my nose was already destroyed 😂
Do you want more in depth boxing tutorial like this? Let me know in the comments
Watch Next: 4 Boxing Drills NO EQUIPMENT at home training
th-cam.com/video/BpiM3Sw4rFU/w-d-xo.html
Yes, more of these, please. This is the content which helps me most to improve my technique. Thank you!
42 years old and just started a little boxing training wish I did it long time ago. Great vids helping me loads thankyou
Hi Tonny Can You Make a Video for lead hook like this video?
If the jab is the most important punch in boxing, why are we doing it with our weaker hand?
Bro's the best boxing coach on youtube.
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I appreciate that ma man!
@@Tony_Jeffries 👍, learnt so much about boxing from your videos,thanks to you I can train without a coach properly.
Absolutely agree
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You're one of the best coaches I watch on TH-cam, you're the reason I've won against a cocky guy who was getting coached even if I'm self-taught. Your explanations are so simple to understand yet alter my perspective so much.
A technique I recently learned was keeping your back straight while propelling forward into your jab, and then getting low while twisting into your cross. Keeping straight posture during your jab seems to feed more power to the followup cross.
Appreciate you sharing mate
That’s the reason for the jab is to get into your cross
Yes, keeping good posture/structure encourages good balance. Balance gives you awareness of transferring weight and allows you to safely do so. Keeping the spine in an athletic position allows you to sequence your punches together with fluidity and allows you at will to direct as much power as the you need into whatever punch you’re throwing. Think of it like an archer and a longbow, except you tuck your chin into the shoulder, looking down the arm to the middle knuckle that’s inline with the nose covering your centre line.
Completely stretch your upper body whilst remaining balanced and keeping good defence. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I just started 3 months ago with boxing. Your videos helped me MASSIVE in increasing power and technique. Even my coach was surprised im quickly getting better ( since im Studying and practicing all of your advices) Thanks soo much for that! You really producing gold here. Excellent videos , easy to follow and understand!
Ahh...congrast! Your coach will be proud of you! Because you learn fast because you watch this video and the other video
I know you probably won't see this but I binged a bunch of your content a few years ago before my first Muay Thai class and actually had pretty decent striking because of it. Thanks!
Tony saying that you can have your jab hand hovering was game changing for me. I always had both my hands touching my face like mike tyson. Now I feel soo much more in control.
My comment is about the value of the psychological aspect that you seem to highlight in almost every video. It is clear you place a lot of emphasis on this, indeed the fight you mentioned, you probably stayed out of getting in a lot worse trouble by having awareness of that Croat’s jab, but a winning mindset is very important and I think it’s great that you coach on that as well. Great video!!
Thanks for sharing mate
19:00
Thanks for clearing that up. Yah I was taught similar that you don’t want the bag to swing around too much.
8:00 When you have tight fist when you jab (already before the jab), it could brake your momentum and speed as I see it (contarcted muscles, will slow down that swing). But you are the boss 😇. Both option seems to have also some flaws. Slowed down vs broken hand.
16:10
I was told when you hit the bag you want the bag to jump up rather than swing. If you are using proper weight transfer and quick punches that you pull your punches back quickly the bag should pop and bounce slightly upward.
Pleas always stick to your boxing style, doesn't matter who disagrees with you. Your boxing style makes so much sense to me.
😂 you had me going there about that first jab technique. Good stuff awesome content, helpful
18:00
I was taught if the bag is swinging too much then you punch it when I comes back to you. Similar to when trying to catch an opponent while they are moving forward to attack you.
This is one of the best ones i have ever seen
Tony, your videos are pure gold mate. Thanks.
Thank you for a super instruction.
I love that you speak in terms of the line between the feet
Idk if you edit your own videos but it’s Absalutely brilliant. I couldn’t stop laughing at the lights and techno music hahaha
Power is easy, efficiency is hard. You jab needs your guard hand involved. Because when you turn your thumb it turns your waist, which turns your shoulder, which engages your legs. Turning your guard hand's thumb towards your punching hand rotates your waist and shoulder into the punch, and drives your rear leg into the ground in one motion. If you turn your punching hand, it also turns your waist. If you turn your right thumb palm up, it turns your waist to the left, if you turn your right thumb palm down it turns your waist to the right. When you turn your right hand palm up, and turn your waist to the left, it drives the right leg into the ground. When you turn it the opposite way, or palm up with the left hand, the left leg get's driven into the ground.
A while ago Tony made a video, with an excersise where you throw the jab once, then 2 times, then 3 all the way up to 10. At 10 you throw 9, then 8 all the way back to 1. I love that excersise, it has improved my (admittedly still not very impressive) jab so much. Its also very tiring but you really notice improvement, if you do it consistantly. I´m to old to be fighting anyone, it just keeps me in shape, but seing improvement is still very motivating.
Thanks Tony for the great advice remember watching you box years ago quality mate
Thank you Tony, i am a begginer boxer and you are teaching me so much
Love the videos. - only popped in to watch boxing for beginners and three videos in. I’ll be doing a video a week at the gym to get my technique spot on! Cheers Tony.
The end of the video is great, really showing what a pro athlete can do!
With that kind of movement, the opponent can't know what's coming next, even something like a lead right is preloaded on some of the movements.
Thanks Tony, much appreciated.
I love ..*the we came out in the first round* ... you can hear the exact way it's going to go by the way you said that
Comecei a treinar há 2 meses. Estou aprendendo com você é na academia. Obrigado Tony
I just started kickboxing and these videos really help. I will watch more, thanks :)
Great video. I'm a Karate guy but I got a quick boxing lesson from Joe Frazier when he played "himself" on "A Whole New Ballgame." Super nice guy convinced my that instead of throw a right overhand off my back heel I should rotate off the ball of my foot. Anyway, you are teaching something similar with the jab. Kudos. I love your videos.
I would agree with srl at 9:00 - the act of squeezing your fist stiffens the arm (briefly) and you would exert more energy keeping it tight all the time
But Tony's insight is very good too - if you mistime it, or the opponent moves to force a mistake, you can more easily be injured!
spoke to steve allen bout that step back out of range,seem so simple when he showed,one of the greatest bits of advice.
sunderland
Great stuff. I'm old but I'm learning. I might need this because I take public transportation. Ha.
Everyone can learn boxing at any age mate 🥊
The same for me - 84 & I have to use public transport, it's scary. Great vid & the best accent in England. 👍👍👍.
You become old when you stop dreaming brother! 🖖🏻
POM spray
I don't want to name drop but a guy i know whos good friends with my brother was a former British and European champion. He thinks too many fighters neglect the jab to the body these days
I think of Mayweather who used to throw a beautiful jab to the body and was great for bringing a fighters guard down
I was only an amateur boxer/kickboxer, but always tried to improve my jab
I love watching old fights of Larry Holmes. Few fighters could throw a jab like him. He made it look simple, nothing flashy, but completely effective
Watching these 2 days before my fight!!💪
Just phenomenal! Tony you ARE a life-saver 😊👍
Thanks from your advice sir i won my 3rd nationald boxing fight. I also lacked in my jab but from you advice i think my jab is very improved
I love Tony Jeffries he is a great fighter and a good man ❤️❤️❤️
I like indepth video like this very much, this is why i followed your channel from the first place. Education purpose
Thank you ma man 👊🏻
This was seriously great, thank you so much for putting this out there. All of your videos help so much.
Great video.. it's funny all the rookie mistakes I used to do he does them in the "dont do this" lol love it
Yea, i’d like more drills like this one.
Thanks, fantastic channel for boxing lessons
At Corona year you were my trainer.!!
Greatings my friend from Greece Kalamaria Thessaloniki
Hello coach im a fan from Tunisia i stopped boxing because back problems but ur videos motivate me i hope you see my comment❤
Viva la Tony Jeffries. Much Respect my G.
Great video! I started to incorporate some of the jab while stepping away drills in my punching bag workout. Also, the making a fist makes a lot of sense.
Best boxing videos Coach Jeff
Honestly its incredible that we are able to get all of this knowledge for free.
I like to experiment with punches and mma. I know there are many ways to jab. But have you tried this power jab ( of course moving forward with back foot), but instead of just moving the back foot forward, you turn the back heel inward while stepping forward. I always made my own moves from traditional things. Honestly it was my strength when I came into mma. The wins were from unique powers stikes I altered to some degree.
Another thing, when punching they say stay (your head) away from the center, but (I think european boxers are doing this more), when punching, instead of staying in that place and putting your head off that line, how about punching but moving your body at an angle where it will be harder for them to counter. A direction where it is hard to counter.
Sugar Ray thing of punching is what I do lol. It makes my punches more fluent. But this is why this is an art mate.
Thanks for that. I knew I was in for some good instruction when you led with the "why" first.
Solid basics tutorial. Nice editing
Tony's the best!!!!
your best video so far - tnx!
Hey Tony you may have already make a video on this. But I'd like to see a video on how to block punches without allowing your opponent to punch your own fist into your face. And how to perry punches and shoulder roll. Thanks for the videos.
Always great coaching. Thank you Tony.
We need more video like this ❤
Agree he is the best boxing coach
The jab is the beginning spent my whole first class in boxing focusing on it
Such a great video. By far one of the best!
Glad you enjoyed it
You’ve taught me a lot in a short time. Really great lesson coach!
Happy to help!
I could listen to this great man all day long! Great story telling and also a great teacher!
Appreciate it mate, means a lot 🙏🏻
@@Tony_Jeffries One short clip dragged me to your channel 😂 Now, I am trying to learn the basics of boxing as a 43 year old father 😂 My six year old son regularly asks, why I am punching the air🤪
Great lesson.👍
Ive always done the loose fist version and yea I have hurt my hands. I like the logic of this way so I'll see if I can learn it. Arms lose, fists tight. Thank you 🙏
11/2024
Thanks for teaching boxing...🎉🎉🎉
Happy to help mate 👊🏻
Best Channel ,thank you!
Big fan sir next video how to throw cross and uppercut and where
Alway have done multiple jabs but this video is excellent thanks!
Although the exhale on the jab does add power because you’re tensing your core, the main benefit is that counter body shots hurt way less
Well structured video.
Awesome instructor !
Great video - loved this one. Going to go and hit the bag now!
Enjoy mate!
I would add to this that sometimes you want to roll your shoulder, sometimes a jab can turn into a straight.
beautiful video ❤
We learn our most important lessons during our failures. Great video.
Absolutely!
Loose fist before impact is a relaxed arm. Tight fist is a tensed arm. Relax fist for a quicker punch. Accelerate your speed and accelerate your tightening of the fist simultaneously making pressure to the floor with the lead foot to make power equal to the opponent running into a brick wall.
Brilliant video brother respect YNWA
Good job🥇
I agree. Tight fist bc I am concerned the opponent may walk into my jab before I tighten my fist. I suppose if I was as fast as Sugar Ray maybe I would think differently.
I love this channel.
Lol informative and hilarious!!! INTO THE POWER..INTO THE BAG…. INTO INTO INTO 😂
Bivols secret to beating Canelo… was his powerful JAB! It kept canelo away and frustrated.
Great video! Very informative and motivational. Thanks.
Happy to help, please do share it as well
Thank you tony sir❤❤❤
Tony Jeffries any advice for my boxing stance and guard
Amazing video, coach !!!
I would guess the "loose fist" people are referring to throwing the punch with a loose fist, but allowing it to naturally tighten shortly after the punch is thrown. I don't think it's literally tightening just before impact, but rather shortly after the hand is accelerated, and that tightening isn't conscious, it's automatic (and protective, as you said).
Tony can you please make a video about how to make it into the Olympics like the process and how many armature national tournaments you need to win and golden gloves and all that stuff
Another comment
I remember Floyd saying to throw the jab away from the face. Yes you are more open, but less distance to travel and can be much sharper
I wish i had these expert tips when i used to fight. Still good to learn when working heavy bag
Awesome video from a true student of the game. Kids that box should be all over these. Of course listen to your coach, but the tips on these videos are Gold and you can never have too much knowledge
Well said! And please do share it as well mate but all good if not 👊🏻
can you make a video about the difference between a jab and a jolt like how Jack Dempsey described in his book?
To help with stepping into the punch, try to aim through your target. This helps with not just the jab but any other punch or strike, whether it be kicks, knees, or elbows.
Another reason to twist your hand into horizontal position as the punch lands is that this little but of movement, even though it is not forward movement, adds to the force of the jab. Similarly, snapping your hand back quick decreases the time of impact and adds to the force of the jab. I learned that from my high school physics teacher.
Snap the shoulder back to. This is referred to as “the snap” in boxing
Great Vid💯👌🏽
i understand your english very clear .. thank you
Lol
Coach help! Please make a video on left jab I am having alot problem in throwing it
He is great!
This morning I hurt my wrist from hitting the bag too hard with mostly loose fist. ...wish I'd seen this video first.😮💨
This is so helpful.. your a life changer and saver!
You watched the 27 mins video in 6 minutes already?💀
Doesn't matter what I do in life I always say "but Tony Jeffries told me to do it in a youtube video". Positive there must be a warrant out for him by now.
4:10 scared the crap out of me
I got my first sparring since 2022 yesterday. At the beginning i was very nervous, at the mid of the sparring i got kinda relaxed but my nose was already destroyed 😂
If you don't think the Jab is essential, look what happened when Errol Spence lost the jab battle against Crawford