JAB, JAB, bashful, esco … return … and bam! How many times have seen meetings addressed in this way, perhaps with a meeting right on the face that stuns the opponent and sends him to the mat.

The straight right, considering getting a right-handed people left on guard, is the most powerful stroke that a boxer could explode during her match. Is not a consideration purely theoretical, but fine analyzing movement and segmenting the phases of gesture we understand the reason of this power.

The first thing that leaps to the eye is moving right shoulder higher (than the left jab) and then, with equal nerve impulse along a larger stroke accumulates a higher quantity of kinetic energy.

This arises in the legs and energy is transferred through the rotation of the pelvis (and your CORE muscles) directly to the shoulder and then break free on impact with the opponent through the extension of the arm and forearm. The sum of the relative speeds and acceleration will then determine the total force of the punch, for a very simple physical principle that we know:

Force (F) = mass (M) x Acceleration (A)

Now we see the playing technique of straight right: the starting position is always on call. The right leg back on top rests with the heel slightly raised, the extensor muscles are, therefore, in a State of pre-activation, then takes a slight counterclockwise rotation and right hip as a result of the basin that will also cause a twisting motion always stem counterclockwise.

At this point we are ready to explode the straight right, standing well careful not to project too far right shoulder. The twisting motion of the trunk where the core abdominal muscles are not well trained or worse yet not enabled, you should be a forward flexion of the torso resulting in loss of balance and difficulty in returning to the defensive position (the classic hit “empty”).

The last part of the movement is quick extension of arm, speed of completion of this gesture goes in addition to other speed (hip, pelvis, upper body) resulting in the ultimate power of the shot.

Ultimately I feel often ask whether to throw a straight right turn or less on the heel of the right foot.  In all honesty I recommend to my students do newbies this gesture as a matter of balance and handling. Who possesses a good balance and equilibrium when moving the ring will always be in a proper position to express the technical movements, regardless of the rotation or not.

Giancarlo