Anatomy of a Left Hook ... Great things come in threes. The left hook completes the powerful foundational trio of punches that are essential to ...BOOKNOWLOSANGELESSantaMonica-ReopeningASAPCenturyCity-ReopeningASAPNEWYORKCITYWestfieldWorldTradeCenter-ReopeningASAPDIGITALVirtualTrainingNotsurewhichlocationtobook?EXPLORELOCATIONSSESSIONSCOACHESLOCATIONSBLOGSHOPSubscribetodayforunlimitedat-homestreaminganddiscountedliveVirtualTraining!CATEGORIESMINDSETTRIBEVITALITYSKILLAnatomyofaLeftHookSantaMonica-ReopeningASAP|May25,2019Greatthingscomeinthrees.Thelefthookcompletesthepowerfulfoundationaltrioofpunchesthatareessentialtoeveryboxingsession,knownatGloveworxastheClutch3.Outofthesepunches,thelefthookisoftenthemostdangerousmoveinaboxer’sarsenal.However,there'satimeandaplaceforthispunchandforboxingcombinationsintheirentirety.Inthispost,we'llcoverhowtothrowalefthook,howitvariesfromtheotherbasicboxingpunches,andwhatmakesahookpunchsodevastating.AllAbouttheLeftHookThelefthookisoneofthemostpowerfulpunchesinacontender'sarsenal.Thisisahigh-risk,high-rewardpunchbecauseoftheweightandmomentumbehindit.Whenyoulandoneintherightplace,thechancesofdealingmassivedamageareveryhigh.Conversely,whenyoumiss,youmayendupoff-balance,outofposition,andextremelyvulnerabletoacounterpunch.Muchliketheotherfoundationalpunches,thelefthookgeneratesitspowerfrompushingintothegroundfromastrongboxingstance:keepyourfeetshoulderwidthapartwithonefoot(typicallyyourleft)slightlyinfrontoftheother.Maintainaslightbendinyourkneeswithyourhipsangledslightlyawayfromyouropponent.Yourleadfootshouldbeflatwithyourbackheelslightlyelevatedandtheweightrestingontheballofthefoot.Startwithequalweightdistributionbetweentheleadfootandbackfoot.Keepyourfistsupbyyourfaceinaguardposition.HowtoThrowaLeftHookFromyourneutralboxingstancewithkneesslightlybent,shiftyourweighttothebacklegwhileimaginingagrapeunderyourfrontfoot.Tosquashthegrape,rotateyourleadfootandkneetowardstherighttocreatethepowerthatwillthenmovethroughyourtorsowhiletwistingyourhi