how not to punch Stories - Bloody Elbow
"How Not to Punch (But Still Win)" by Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
This is obviously the first time I've done one of these articles about the winning fighter but I think there is a lot to learn here that we're going to be seeing pop up in Shogun's future fights. Check the gif below out and I'm sure you'll see the points I'm going to harp on: Both guys throw...
"How Not to Punch" by Josh Koscheck
It's now the fifth installment of my "How Not to Punch" series and it is nice to get a new "boxing rule" broken for this segment. Today's Rule: You never, ever, ever bend at the waist and look at the ground while throwing a punch. Especially a "push jab" with little snap behind it. Look at...
"How Not to Punch" by Badr Hari
This is the fourth installment of my "How Not to Punch" series. We've covered Jason Lambert twice and Doug Marshall once and now we're looking at Badr Hari in his recent K-1 bout with Alistair Overeem.With 1:52 left in the first round Hari throws a looping left hook with his right hand down and...
"How Not to Punch" by Jason Lambert (Part 2)
If you turn up your volume really loud when watching Jason Lambert fight Luis Cane you can hear the following:"AHHHH! I'M COMING IN PUNCHING AT AIR! ROAR! HERE I COME! ...ouch" So I've done the "How Not to Punch" articles twice before and this is the second time that I've had to do one for...
"How Not To Punch" by Doug Marshall
I've already gone over bad punching technique by Jason Lambert. And as bad as I thought that was, Doug Marshall's wide throwing, hands down, chin up display was even worse. When you watch the end of that fight Marshall spends a lot of time standing in the same spot firing punches that I'm...
"How Not To Punch" by Jason Lambert
It's a slow news day and an American holiday to boot. So I'm rewatching Saturday's fights to kill some time. The Lambert/Gouveia fight just ended and it's just frustrating as all hell to watch. If you've been paying attention to our site since Saturday afternoon you probably read my live blog of...
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