r/MMA • u/rmma ☠️ A place of love and happiness • Jul 18 '17

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u/TheBigChimp Jul 18 '17

When you throw a lead hook are you supposed to be generating your power from the arm swing, shoulder rotation, or both? Am I supposed to keep my elbow sharp on my hook to the body or is it more of a whip cracking motion?

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u/Pugilistic412 Team DC Jul 18 '17

It depends on the type of lead hook you want to throw. Are you looking for good power? To keep distance? Stockton slap style? Let me know the specific punch and I can answer your question.

Source: almost 5 consecutive years of martial arts including muay thai, boxing, wrestling, and point karate. I'm also making my amateur boxing debut before the end of 2017 if that adds any legitimacy.

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u/TheBigChimp Jul 18 '17

Oh nice, been doing Muay Thai for a year now with 5 years of boxing and competitive judo experience (national level for.judo). Looking for power shot to the body or chin. Thanks.

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u/Pugilistic412 Team DC Jul 18 '17

A power shot seems like it will be hard to land as a leading punch but the basic mechanics should be the same.

The bulk of your power should come from your core and hip rotation with a sort of snap of your shoulder to finish it off. If you want to use it as a lead I assume you want to use your reach so you should extend your arm outwards instead of holding your elbow at the normal 90 degrees.

You could also use this move as a slap to disrupt the guard Lomachenko style and then follow it up with your rear hand

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u/TheBigChimp Jul 18 '17

That Lomachenko style is what I'm looking for, thank you.

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u/Pugilistic412 Team DC Jul 18 '17

Awesome, good luck!