Your breakthrough moment is HERE!
The moment you have been waiting for. How do you keep throwing effective jabs?
It is the most important punch; there has to be a better way to sustain it!
Hi, this is Alex, an undefeated professional boxer, with boxing undefeated, bringing you the most important quick tips you can use today inside the squared circle.
The fastest way to get confidence when you start boxing is learning the basics, the defense and the offense, in and outs.
Really it all starts with your feet, and you can read my articles on footwork if you want to start from the bottom up.
Today we are starting with the Flicker jab.
To get started, you don't need any fancy equipment or a gym; let’s break down what you need at a bare minimum.
I always like to have a mirror around, and I usually recommend using one to correct your own mistakes.
Visually if you can see your form is off, you will internalize the mistake.
When we can’t see ourselves, it is hard to truly understand the difference between what we think we look like and how we actually look.
Hand wraps are optional, but I would like for you to start getting used to the feeling of having hand wraps on while you punch.
This will be how you fight or punch the bag, so it’s a good idea to put it in a real situation.
Sound good?
Dope, let’s get started! Keep reading to find out if this jab is meant for you!
Why Do We Flicker Jab?
We use this for simultaneous offense setups and defensive measuring. It is a decoy that covers a more powerful punch, usually a cross.
Also, it can measure the distance from your opponent, and lastly, it is used to frustrate an opponent by combining flicker jabs with power jabs. Like fries with your burger, they just go together.
A flicker jab does not require much commitment in terms of power, it’s quite easy to use, does not require a lot of energy, and you can easily fall back into defense if necessary.
What Is A Flicker Jab?
Thrown from a lower angle than a traditional jab, the main purpose of this jab is to save energy while occupying your opponent’s defensive mind.
This punch is fast and starts at about chest height. Don’t expect any knockouts, but you can expect a frustrated, angry opponent wanting to rip your head off.
I find there are many ways to explain this, so I will give you a couple of different ways to look at it.
It could be associated as a lazy jab, delaying the retraction of your hand to keep your competitor’s vision obscured, taking your hand away at the last second before throwing a straight cross.
Also known as an up jab in some cases when the hand is so low it’s hard to tell the difference.
As opposed to a stiff jab or an ordinary jab with more power, this is a setup for a power punch, keeping the opponent away with your hand in their face, hitting them with the next shot they won’t see coming.
How To Throw The Flicker Jab?
- Set up in your basic boxing stance.
- Stay relaxed, but a little tighter than totally loose.
- Keep the fist unclenched, elbow, and shoulder loose as well.
- Drop your lead hand down to about chest height - the angle will help with a whipping motion. This is the kind of striking with the top of the knuckles, not the front.
- Keep the elbow high at full extension, and focus on speed, not power. You must throw 2-3 flicks otherwise, it is just a snapping jab.
- When you finish, bring the hand back to the face ready to block, tighten up your guard, do not stay loose, expect to get countered.