Throw a Hook Punch
When executed correctly, the hook punch is one of the most powerful punches that you can throw. In this article, you will learn how to throw a proper hook. After some practice and training, it will be easy to throw an effective and accurate punch.
Contents
Steps
Knowing Your Surroundings
- Assess the situation before throwing a punch. </b> If you do not observe your surroundings, a punch will not help you much against a crew of people twice your size.
- Know your punching range.</b> A hook punch is most effective at close range. If your opponent is far away from you, close up the distance between you and your opponent before executing a hook punch.
- If you try to throw a hook too far from your opponent, they can block it, leaving you wide open for a punch to the face.
- Practice your punches and know how close or far away from your opponent you need to be for your punches to be effective.
The Proper Stance
- Take a proper boxing stance.</b> In boxing, proper form is extremely important. Put both of your legs parallel to your shoulders, then bring your most dominant foot one half of a step back and slightly bend your knees. This will provide you with a pivot point.
- Keep a high guard. </b> Keep your fists in front of your face. Your hands should be lined up a bit outside of your eyes and a few inches away from your face. In this way you can also defend a punch being thrown at you.
Throwing the Hook
- Twist your body to your dominant foot side and rotate your front foot as if you are squishing a bug. </b> Simultaneously rotate your upper body as well.
- Follow through with your punch. </b> The hook is best executed when done in a fluid motion, using both the upper and lower body to follow through with the punch.
- Hit your adversary on a weak spot such as the temple or jaw. </b> Hitting the jaw with a hook can cause an instant knock-out of your opponent, and hitting the temple can cause an instant knock-out or death in desperate situations and if executed perfectly.
- Quickly recover from hitting your opponent and pull back to your guarding position. </b> This is a perfect time to execute a combo by throwing another punch at your target while they are off balance.
Tips
- Getting rotation from your hips is very important because this will separate your hook from either being a strong hook or a weak hook.
- Keep your other arm handy and ready to defend. If you see him trying to punch you with a straight punch, hit it away with the palm of your hand by opening your fist and making a lock-out motion with your hand upon contact with their fist. This will send their punch just outside your face and they will be off balance.
- Quickly retract back to guard position, you never know what your opponent may be able to counter with.
- Make sure to keep your fist tight and make contact with your first two knuckles.
- A jab punch followed by sudden lead hook can be more dangerous than rear uppercut hook.
Warnings
- Fighting may result in legal prosecution, always be the one defending yourself, not the one instigating or pressing confrontation.
- Never anticipate anything your opponent does. All he needs to do is fake and if you bite on the fake, you will most likely lose the fight.
- The hook is not the quickest punch there is so you will be open for a long time.
- Your opponent may try to use his legs and arms to counter attack. Be ready.
- To avoid broken hands, use your arm above and with your elbow, you can deliver quicker and more powerful blows repeatedly.
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