The Magical Jabs: - Page 2

**Sinister** · 11-19-2008, 10:17 PM

Bend your knees, and any of those jabs goes to the body. And in most of those videos I posted, each Fighter shows their version of the jab to the body. The up-jab is never thrown to the body because it would then no longer be an up-jab.

stickmassacre · 11-19-2008, 10:23 PM

Thanks for this thread. I love jabbing.

stickmassacre · 11-19-2008, 10:25 PM

Thanks for this thread. I love jabbing.

**Sinister** · 11-19-2008, 11:40 PM

Was that a double-jab of a post?

Marvin Covar · 11-20-2008, 12:56 AM

It's funny how MMA fans discounted the jab until BJ Penn utilized it in the Sherk fight. Nowadays, everybody says it's indispensable (which it is). Nonetheless, very informative post. Thanks for sharing!

ambertch · 11-20-2008, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Sinister

And finally, the up-jab. This is another one that's done from the lead-hand low position, but unlike the flip-jab it doesn't flip the elbow or smack with the top-side of the glove (or at least it shouldn't). This next visual aid is a still photo, but there's a cool ghosting effect from when it was taken that shows the extended arm position when the jab lands:

What's your thought on throwing upjab variations, thumbup and thumbdown?

My coach is a big proponent of upjabs and mandates them be thrown simultaneously with a defense (for orthodox, thumbup - slip left, thumbdown - slip right) He also recommends throwing these upjab variations as combos themselves to integrate offense and defense. He uses the thumbdown one to counter an incoming jab, and the thumbup one to counterjab after parrying a jab downwards.

However I have not really seen many pros do this in the recent fights I've watched (or perhaps I'm not watching closely enough).

**Sinister** · 11-20-2008, 09:46 AM

The Art of using the up-jab efficiently is a lost one. I've never seen it done thumb up enough myself to really have any basis of comparison. The trip-hammer style jab is the only one I know of that's great when thrown thumb up because it makes it even more quick and surprising if you don't take the time to turn over the wrist and elbow, but can still be stiff. I'd love to see your coach using that technique though, because I'm sure he uses it well.

Tropics1020 · 11-20-2008, 11:50 AM

Whitaker also had an amazing jab.

**Sinister** · 11-20-2008, 12:16 PM

He did, but he threw a standard jab, and not better than Ike. He is a picture of how to throw 3's and 4's though.

Jubacat · 11-20-2008, 12:59 PM

Great write up KK.

Thanks.