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2. Punching bag - Wikipedia

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   A wall bag is a type of bag that is attached to a wall and can be used for training hooks and uppercuts. A "body opponent bag" on a pedestal mount. Body-shaped training aids such as the modern "body opponent bag" are made primarily of synthetic materials, and punching bags are sometimes mounted on a weighted pedestal rather than hanging from ...

3. Uppercut - Wikipedia

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   Uppercut in counterpunch. The uppercut (formerly known as the undercut) is a punch used in boxing that starts low and travels upwards vertically aiming at the opponent's chin or upper abdomen (so-called "solar plexus"). [1] [2] It is, along with the cross, one of the two main punches that count in the statistics as power punches. [citation needed]

4. Punch (combat) - Wikipedia

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   In boxing, punches are classified according to the motion and direction of the strike; contact is always made with the knuckles. There are four primary punches in boxing: the jab, cross, hook, and uppercut. A karateka performing a 'reverse punch' or gyaku zuki being performed by two young boys.

5. Boxing training - Wikipedia

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   A boxer's training depends largely on the point in their career at which they are situated. If the boxer is just a beginner, a minimal training routine might consist of learning how to hit a heavy bag, a speed bag, or a double end bag (a small bag with a cord on top and bottom connecting it to the floor and ceiling) as well as doing shadowboxing in front of a mirror, skipping rope ...

6. Harry Harris (boxer) - Wikipedia

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   Harris continued working as a wall street broker through 1949, with a specialty in international securities. [22] Long after his boxing retirement, he continued to gently spar with and mentor young boxers to maintain his conditioning. One of the young boxer's Harris sparred with was future heavyweight champion Gene Tunney. [5]

7. Slipping - Wikipedia

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   Slipping is a technique used in boxing that is similar to bobbing. It is considered one of the four basic defensive strategies, along with blocking , holding , and clinching . It is performed by moving the head to either side so that the opponent's punches "slip" by the boxer.