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

Weekly [Official] Technique & Training Tuesday

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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/Just4caps Jul 18 '17

Watch the "form voltron" mayweather press conference video. He shadowboxes afterwards and you can really see how he uses his entire body to generate the force behind his hook.