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After writing yesterdays article on developing a powerful knockout punch, I realised that that was going to be more of an advanced series for people who already have the basics down and want to improve.

If I’m going to do this properly though, I need to start from the beginning and cover the basics.

So, this series will take you through the basic instructions for performing the 4 basic punches in boxing. The Jab, the Cross, the Hook and the Upper Cut.

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 After yesterdays post on improving your punches, I realised that one article couldn’t do the topic justice. So I decided that I would put together a series of articles covering all of the aspects of building a knockout punch and give exercises in each article to develop the specific aspect of a powerful punch.

Today’s article, Part one is on balance. Balance, surprisingly, is one of if not the most important part of building a knockout punch. You would probably think it would be punching power or speed but balance ties everything together and without it, you will never get the maximum power or impact out of your punch.

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