Favorite Combo?

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[quote]Sentoguy wrote:

[quote]duffyj2 wrote:

[quote]Aussie Davo wrote:
fighting orthodox:

jab to the head, cross to the sternum, left hook to the head, right straight as they backpeddle.[/quote]

This is really the only combination I use. Although I shelf the jab and come in underneath their’s. I can’t really keep up with all the eleven punch combinations that are getting posted on here.

Maybe I’ll start a counter punching thread…[/quote]

How are you guys throwing a cross to the sternum? Are you fighting people who like to keep a really low lead hand? Or are you perhaps throwing a looping overhand to the sternum? It would just seem like a straight right would be a better option there.[/quote]

Go in underneath the jab. I won’t be aiming for the sternum most of the time, just going for a general body shot, but it will be there for the taking on some fighters.

I also figured you could slip the right hand while throwing your body shot. This would bring you to the outside where you could land the rest of your punches with impunity. But I tried it once, walked straight into the right and almost got my damn head taken of. Never again.

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i’m kind of hard getting the picture here, any pics or videos?

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[quote]duffyj2 wrote:

[quote]Sentoguy wrote:

[quote]duffyj2 wrote:

[quote]Aussie Davo wrote:
fighting orthodox:

jab to the head, cross to the sternum, left hook to the head, right straight as they backpeddle.[/quote]

This is really the only combination I use. Although I shelf the jab and come in underneath their’s. I can’t really keep up with all the eleven punch combinations that are getting posted on here.

Maybe I’ll start a counter punching thread…[/quote]

How are you guys throwing a cross to the sternum? Are you fighting people who like to keep a really low lead hand? Or are you perhaps throwing a looping overhand to the sternum? It would just seem like a straight right would be a better option there.[/quote]

Go in underneath the jab. I won’t be aiming for the sternum most of the time, just going for a general body shot, but it will be there for the taking on some fighters.

I also figured you could slip the right hand while throwing your body shot. This would bring you to the outside where you could land the rest of your punches with impunity. But I tried it once, walked straight into the right and almost got my damn head taken of. Never again.
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Ok, so it sounds like you are throwing a straight right to the body then, which is what I kind of figured. Another great target with that punch is the heart (under the left peck, about half way from the sternum to the armpit) assuming you are righting an orthodox lead fighter.

FYI, unless a punch “crosses” over top of another punch (doesn’t matter if it’s a straight punch, hook punch, or overhand punch nor whether it’s with your left or right hand), then it’s not technically a “cross”.

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[quote]Mowgly wrote:
I train muay thai, last time I went for a cross to the sternum I ate a knee. I’ve never done that ever since.
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You can correct me all you want if I’m wrong, but the scoring system in MT emphasizes kicks, knees and elbows over all the punches so much, that going for the body with your punches just isn’t worth the change that you will get countered by knees or clinched. Besides, if you really want to hurt the body, I believe a knee or kick to the body would hurt more than a punch, although I do have a bit limited experience on this since I haven’t been to the competition group practices much yet, will start going more frequently when I get my ankle fixed and get back on track with my training.

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[quote]Sentoguy wrote:
FYI, unless a punch “crosses” over top of another punch (doesn’t matter if it’s a straight punch, hook punch, or overhand punch nor whether it’s with your left or right hand), then it’s not technically a “cross”. [/quote]

While this may be technically true “cross” meaning right hand has slipped into boxing lingo long ago and is unlikely to be removed any time soon.

Gotta move wi’ da times Brosowski :wink:

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[quote]duffyj2 wrote:

[quote]Sentoguy wrote:
FYI, unless a punch “crosses” over top of another punch (doesn’t matter if it’s a straight punch, hook punch, or overhand punch nor whether it’s with your left or right hand), then it’s not technically a “cross”. [/quote]

While this may be technically true “cross” meaning right hand has slipped into boxing lingo long ago and is unlikely to be removed any time soon.

Gotta move wi’ da times Brosowski ;)[/quote]

I know. It just makes it easier to communicate exactly what we mean IMO if the correct meaning of words is adhered to. Otherwise the term “cross” really doesn’t make any sense, nor does it differentiate between a straight right, right hook, or overhand right.

So, while it may be common practice, that doesn’t mean that it must continue that way, or that I/we need to continue with that practice.

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[quote]Sentoguy wrote:

[quote]duffyj2 wrote:

[quote]Aussie Davo wrote:
fighting orthodox:

jab to the head, cross to the sternum, left hook to the head, right straight as they backpeddle.[/quote]

This is really the only combination I use. Although I shelf the jab and come in underneath their’s. I can’t really keep up with all the eleven punch combinations that are getting posted on here.

Maybe I’ll start a counter punching thread…[/quote]

How are you guys throwing a cross to the sternum? Are you fighting people who like to keep a really low lead hand? Or are you perhaps throwing a looping overhand to the sternum? It would just seem like a straight right would be a better option there.[/quote]

A straight is pretty much what I mean by a cross.

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Just throwing (haha) something different in here; the combo I’ve had most success with is
O-soto into lapel side sasae

the combo I most enjoy doing is
O-uchi into tai-otoshi

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[quote]Fistiecuffs wrote:

You can correct me all you want if I’m wrong, but the scoring system in MT emphasizes kicks, knees and elbows over all the punches so much, that going for the body with your punches just isn’t worth the change that you will get countered by knees or clinched. Besides, if you really want to hurt the body, I believe a knee or kick to the body would hurt more than a punch, although I do have a bit limited experience on this since I haven’t been to the competition group practices much yet, will start going more frequently when I get my ankle fixed and get back on track with my training.[/quote]

Honestly, I’m not too sure myself. I’m fairly new to the sport, only about 6 months in. So im not that familiar with rules and regulations that well when it come to competition. This happened during heavy sparring, not a match. Albeit, like you said it would make more sense to use legs and knees, but then again I was and still am green. haha. I think it was around 2 months ago when that happened.

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[quote]Sentoguy wrote:

[quote]duffyj2 wrote:

[quote]Sentoguy wrote:
FYI, unless a punch “crosses” over top of another punch (doesn’t matter if it’s a straight punch, hook punch, or overhand punch nor whether it’s with your left or right hand), then it’s not technically a “cross”. [/quote]

While this may be technically true “cross” meaning right hand has slipped into boxing lingo long ago and is unlikely to be removed any time soon.

Gotta move wi’ da times Brosowski ;)[/quote]

I know. It just makes it easier to communicate exactly what we mean IMO if the correct meaning of words is adhered to. Otherwise the term “cross” really doesn’t make any sense, nor does it differentiate between a straight right, right hook, or overhand right.

So, while it may be common practice, that doesn’t mean that it must continue that way, or that I/we need to continue with that practice. [/quote]

This is driving me crazy as well

Cross is today synonymous with right straight.
But then, why do we even bother with saying “right” cross if it’s the right all along?

Most of the time, I’ve resigned here and type cross as well when I mean right straight and crosspunch if I mean a hand goes over the opponent’s arm.

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bump

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[quote]Schwarzfahrer wrote:

[quote]Sentoguy wrote:

[quote]duffyj2 wrote:

[quote]Sentoguy wrote:
FYI, unless a punch “crosses” over top of another punch (doesn’t matter if it’s a straight punch, hook punch, or overhand punch nor whether it’s with your left or right hand), then it’s not technically a “cross”. [/quote]

While this may be technically true “cross” meaning right hand has slipped into boxing lingo long ago and is unlikely to be removed any time soon.

Gotta move wi’ da times Brosowski ;)[/quote]

I know. It just makes it easier to communicate exactly what we mean IMO if the correct meaning of words is adhered to. Otherwise the term “cross” really doesn’t make any sense, nor does it differentiate between a straight right, right hook, or overhand right.

So, while it may be common practice, that doesn’t mean that it must continue that way, or that I/we need to continue with that practice. [/quote]

This is driving me crazy as well

Cross is today synonymous with right straight.
But then, why do we even bother with saying “right” cross if it’s the right all along?

Most of the time, I’ve resigned here and type cross as well when I mean right straight and crosspunch if I mean a hand goes over the opponent’s arm.[/quote]

Good points. Personally I’ll stick to actually describing the punch if need be and really the only time “cross” will be in that description is if the punch is actually “crossing” over one of the opponent’s arms.

But, I can understand why people don’t want to take the time to argue semantics, especially since it’s definitely an uphill battle in cases such as these.

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[quote]Aussie Davo wrote:

[quote]Sentoguy wrote:

[quote]duffyj2 wrote:

[quote]Aussie Davo wrote:
fighting orthodox:

jab to the head, cross to the sternum, left hook to the head, right straight as they backpeddle.[/quote]

This is really the only combination I use. Although I shelf the jab and come in underneath their’s. I can’t really keep up with all the eleven punch combinations that are getting posted on here.

Maybe I’ll start a counter punching thread…[/quote]

How are you guys throwing a cross to the sternum? Are you fighting people who like to keep a really low lead hand? Or are you perhaps throwing a looping overhand to the sternum? It would just seem like a straight right would be a better option there.[/quote]

A straight is pretty much what I mean by a cross.[/quote]

Got it. Thanks.

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[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
Down, Down+Left, Left, Punch button (any of them).
Repeat until thumbs fall off.

Oh.

Wait.

[/quote]lol good one

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[quote]Sentoguy wrote:

[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
Down, Down+Left, Left, Punch button (any of them).
Repeat until thumbs fall off.

Oh.

Wait.

[/quote]

Left, Down, Down+Left+Punch button.

Fireballs are so last week. ;)[/quote]

lol