5 Common Uppercut Mistakes: Land'em More Effectively!

Be sure to avoid these 5 common beginner mistakes when throwing an uppercut to land them more effectively in boxing, MMA, and Muay Thai.

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[laurencelucy]

1.Get close range to throw
2.Throw when available
3.Throw with little to no telegraphing
4.Throw straight up the center
5.Throw with entire body

[LuvSmileyFace]

"FINISH HIM"

Shane: No, don't do that.

"OK"

[wahlaoeh]

love this guy; short, straight to the point. every time. I understood so much in a 4 mins video than a $40/1hr class in a local gym. 😅

[TheWeasleMMA]

I actually love the bolo punch. It is my favorite variation of the uppercut and my most effective. I know it has it's flaws but so does every other punch.

[alechernandez]

I gotta say some of your videos are a bit lacky in info and a bit short. But this one was amazing. Absolutely full of great information, id love to see more videos like this thank you!

[reydwarfpablo]

You forgot the clasical Shoryuken uppercut, easly seen on Street fighter.
Hard but effective.
And the Tiger uppercut.

[beastmiester]

Your tips are always great, but I wish I could learn from you in actual lessons. that'd be awesome

[donnamariefajardo]

Thank you for this! My husband is saying that I shouldn't twist and bend my knees when I do my uppercuts. Been thinking I may be wrong as I see some trainees do #5. Now I'm convinced my coach is right all along!

[Jong]

I've been working on my uppercuts lately, and this helped me even more. Thanks Shane!

[pattyorigami]

Great video! I always find nuggets of insight I hadn't thought of on this channel.


As to #5, I like to have my students practice uppercuts off of a slip, drawing the shoulder toward the opposite knee to produce the body movement you demonstrated here. Also, for those who keep using too much arm, I have them grab their ear when loading up for the punch and then they can let go once they stand up into the uppercut.


Thanks for this awesome content!

[ThethManRules]

Great Tyson reference. I was thinking of how he'd seemingly "sit down" to load up his power for a devastating upper cut.

[nikonxxx]

He is teaching proper form as opposed to adapted punches that land in action

[SahilTla]

Hello sir, i m new to mma, only 1 year as of now. I really find your video helpful and see you as my second trainer next to my original trainer in dojo . I see your videos in slow motion so that i dont miss anything u teach.With ur guidance, i hope i will become decent fighter one day. Thank you again... keep guiding the aspirant newbie fighters like me.

[toni]

I‘m a girl, getting into self defense (in case it‘s necessary). I did a lot of weight training the past years so there definitely is some strength, just the technique is missing.
So thank you a lot, these videos go more in depth about common mistakes that just waste energy!

[elixthirst]

Great video on uppercuts... 1 thing my coach taught me 2 years ago was to throw the uppercut more in the middle of my body. Just like you said, don't throw it outside of ur body or like mortal kombat. But I still practice this and its to bring it up where my elbow is rising right infront of my vertical line of my abs to create more power.

[jordanbrazinski]

As always these videos are perfect. Have been boxing for about two months now, and been working on perfecting my jab and cross thanks to you, but I’m looking to work on new moves and combos. Keep up the good work!

[TruePhil]

1. Practice upper cut to body on heavy bag
2. Uppercut is a close ranged move. Be close
3. Use if opponent is always ducking head or shorter.
4. Don't overexaggerate movement, uppercut then hook is good combo because uppercut brings their head out of their guard.
5. Not angled but straight up
6. Not a curl movement, starts at the feet, knees, hips, core, shoulder, fist. Less arm movement and keep gap small as possible for more guard.

[Kettvnen]

uppercuts are the trickiest for me to learn compared to other basic punches, thanks for the video

[Green-cdnp]

Merry Christmas Shane hope you had a great day

[zhihanpan]

Watching it so I can play fitness boxing properly, anyone else? LOL. Very informative and helped immensely. The in game tutorial was not very accurate... the whole time I felt my movements were not a smooth flow, because I was doing things wrong haha!