Doubling up on the Jab

One of the ways I practice my jab is to double up on it, literally, to throw two jabs in a row.

Sometimes the first is a real strike and sometimes it’s a fake. In either case the point is to make the other guy react to it.

There are many ways my opponent might react to the jab but they all have something in common; the other guy must react.

This also applies to taking the punch. Simply taking the punch (known as ‘eating it’), forces the other guy to take the time to ‘eat it’. This gives me the time necessary to land a harder shot.

There are many other combinations off of the jab but I find that doubling up on it a necessary basic tactic.

Without prejudice