MASTER THE JAB

In boxing, the jab is known as the most important punch as mostly everything starts with the jab. It’s not just a single shot, it’s a strategy, a setup for shots / combos, and a tool that defines great fighters.

Whether you’re a beginner or looking to sharpen your fundamentals, this page will help you take your jab to the next level:

🥊 Understand why the jab is the most important punch in boxing

• Controls distance and range

• Sets up other punches , starts combinations

• Used as defensive tool

• Gathers information

• Scores points

🥊 Improve timing, accuracy, and punch efficiency

• Improve your timing with shadowboxing drills, using feints then attack drills on the bag as well as having a timer buzzer and through jabs as soon as the random timer buzzer goes off.

• Improve your accuracy on the bag ( have small tape targets to aim for ), mitts, best one is shadowboxing infant of mirror with targets to aim for like number stickers placed randomly around the mirror.

🥊 Build stamina, discipline, and ring generalship through jab focused drills

• Build your stamina with your jab using strength / bag work dills.

Option 1: 30 sec jab - 30 sec rest - 1 min jab - 1 min rest - 2 mins jabs etc

Option 2: bench press to help explosiveness of pressing heavy DB infront of chest.

Option 3: 3x 3 minute rounds - Jab only ranging from slow / fast / powerful jabs. 

Smart boxers lead with the jab. Great ones master it.