Boxing Right Hook (with partner)

Body WeightIntermediate

The right hook is a powerful punch used in boxing. It targets your opponent with speed and precision.

  1. Stand in a boxing stance with your feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Rotate your hips and shoulders as you throw your right fist towards your partner.
  3. Follow through with your punch, ensuring your elbow is bent and your wrist is straight.
  4. Return to your guard position after the punch.

How to perform the Boxing Right Hook (with partner)

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Boxing Right Hook (with partner) using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your primary working muscles.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your working muscles rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

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