5 Common Jab Mistakes: This Should be Your Best Punch!

There's a good reason why the jab is the first punch you will learn in boxing: because it should be your BEST punch! It exerts the least amount of energy, acts as a probe, dictates the range, and sets up combos.

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[rkstr]

5 min vid and all 5 min were spent on solid info keep up the good vids

[TheWillToFight]

It's very annoying fighting someone with a good jab

[melancholia]

"Whoever controls the distance controls the fight"

- Pope Francis

[yaboinaz]

The ad: go ahead, press skip
Me: "skip ad"

[rubberbullets]

You should start a series were people send in clips of themselves boxing and you critique them!

[kmo]

Tried practicing with my cat, sonofabitch still won

[laurencelucy]

1.Throw Frequently
2.Full extension
3.Dont overcommit, use footwork to get in
4.Retract to your chin, dont loop your hand after you jab
5 .Avoid Telegraph

[matejfele]

The jab is everything, really. It's not the most powerful punch, but on the other hand it's a range finder and that is crucial in a striking match.

[FallxnFear]

Its really hard when u have no punching bag
Im just punching air :/

[UforEyuh]

Man, I LOVE your videos. You really know what you're talking about. I've been a boxer for 6, almost 7 years now and in my free time I thumb through your vids just to cherry pick on some of your advice. The only thing I wanted to bring up was something you said at the end of mistake 2 when you mentioned those guys who complain of elbow pain from throwing jabs. I was expecting you to bring it up but it was overlooked. One of the most common causes of elbow pain from throwing jabs is not utilizing the corkscrew effect when throwing them. Not only does it exert more power when throwing your jab or right cross, but it also eliminates any snap on your elbow when it's thrown. Likewise, when you use the corkscrew effect it also causes your shoulder to rotate upward, guarding your chin and leaving you less exposed to a counter strike if they telegraph the jab, circle right (or left if you're a southpaw) where your chin would be exposed otherwise. Other than that little interjection, I have NOTHING negative to say about what you do here on youtube. You're a fantastic boxer and martial artist all around. Keep up the great work man!

[jacobblue]

“If you step into punch range, your gonna get touched with my jab.”
Gonna get that tattooed on my ankle

[lowlypeasant]

03:09 that is exactly what Eddie Alvarez did right before he got KO'ed.

[ASTARZ-tnxw]

Shane your home gym actually looks great, i'm kinda jelous

[ebd]

Everything you said is gold!
The jab should be the most mastered and used technique in any combat sport that involves striking!!!

[foxxracer]

Dude, your ability to provide high quality instructional videos with few verbal errors in a single take is very impressive.

[vladimirdinev]

Hey, Shane.

Elbow pain with the jab is real. I'm a tall dude with long-ass arms so I was struggling with that a lot.
What I found is when you rotate your wrist during the jab so your thumb points down towards the floor then the joints align and your shoulder comes naturally upwards to the side of your face, so you don't eat a hook. The jab becomes powerful and stable, no pain. Same goes for the cross.

Thanks for the video.

[danielgonzalez]

Great pointers. The elbow pain is ridiculous because I've been overextending my jab.

[pledgestone]

Just to add:
A solution for elbow pain in the jab is to rotate the fist more. This prevents popping the elbow at full extension. Once enough experience is obtained, this will not be an issue with or without fist rotation as the student's body adjusts to the jab and it becomes natural.
Great video!

[Leonardo-dutk]

more boxing tips shane, ur the best at explaining.

[dsd-downshiftdave]

First video I've watched of yours, and I'm impressed- nothing but useful info that covers everything. I like that you explained right shoulder slightly back as left goes forward- nobody ever explains this and it has such an impact on power- automatic subscriber