Username Posted October 15, 2004 Posted October 15, 2004 This is going to sound really really stupid, but I'm new to kickboxing. Uppercuts travel in a more or less upward direction, right? So how do you use them on bags? It doen't seem like you could land more than a glancing blow. Yeah, dumb question, but I wanna know anyway.
cross Posted October 15, 2004 Posted October 15, 2004 Its fairly difficult to do uppercuts on a normal heavybag, you can work them with a partner using pads of focus mitts. I also think there are bags designed for doing uppercuts on, maybe someone who has seen these can explain more.
Northren Ogre Posted October 15, 2004 Posted October 15, 2004 Yeah, there are bags that hang Horizontally that are designed for uppercuts. Focus mitt drills are good for practice, as previously mentioned http://prkickboxing.tripod.com
SevenStar Posted October 16, 2004 Posted October 16, 2004 yeah, the upper cut is best worked on the pads. When I'm in front of a bag, I will throw the uppercut, and naturally, it will hit air. That's cool though, as I know I put the uppercut in there as opposed to forgetting about it.
White Warlock Posted October 16, 2004 Posted October 16, 2004 Aye, as SevenStar noted, while performing routines and using a standard bag, brushing horizontally against the standard vertical bag, with your uppercut, helps to ensure you keep it in your repertiore. As to actually building up power, i'm not keen with the pads. They're okay for speed/accuracy building, but you can do that without the pads, and they do next to nothing for your power. I prefer the horizontal (or uppercut) bag. "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
Sasori_Te Posted October 16, 2004 Posted October 16, 2004 Definitely an uppercut bag. Century makes one and so does Everlast. A block is a strike is a lock is a throw.
Vito Posted October 16, 2004 Posted October 16, 2004 sevenstar has the idea, sometimes i like to expand on that. when im working the bag ill purposely miss so that i can be used to not connecting with every shot. its like shadow boxing and bagwork combined. "If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared." -Machiavelli
eggdropsoup Posted December 17, 2004 Posted December 17, 2004 you can still use the bag to do uppercuts to practice form. also you can shadowbox to also improve techniqe.
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