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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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 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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