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This Article is part of the Kickboxing Beginers Series.

Ok, now you should have your stance down and feel comfortable standing and moving around in your kickboxing stance.

If not then go back and read the article on developing your kickboxing stance.

Today, we are going to talk about what will be your most used punch and possibly the most useful punch to you.

The Jab.

Like I sad, the Jab is your most used punch, it is your fastest punch and it is because of this you will use it the most.

The Jab is probably your weakest punch. You throw it from your weak side (your front hand) and because of this coupled with the fact that it is closer to your opponent and has less distance to travel over which to develop power, it is difficult to get a lot of power into a jab.

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When you are punching, it is important that you punch with the correct part of the hand.
This is for many reasons. Firstly so that you can transfer the power from your punch into your target as efficiently as possible. So you want a hard part of the hand as you don’t want it to give when your punch lands on your opponent.

Secondly, punching with the correct part of the hand will minimise the chance of you injuring yourself, you hand or your wrist.

Ok so what part of your hand should you punch with?

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