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UFC 194: McGregor vs Aldo ***READ POST #1 BEFORE POSTING***
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McGregor via DecisionLook at his right shoulder, his head movement and his left knee. Those are the three key things to a slip-n-hook.
He moves his head out of the way, obviously that's a rather important part of it.
But only juuuust enough out of the way so as not to be hit. Most people over estimate that. You don't need these big Mohommad Ali shadow boxing swings of the head to achieve that, you need to move your head less than your heads width to the left. Look how close Buchingers fist is to Conors ear.
The shoulder: You cant see it great from that angle and because of the speed but he rolls his right shoulder around to towards his left side, this does a few things but it mostly cocks his body for the coming left hook. Its part of the "getting out of the way of the punch" movement, but it also loads up on his left and preps that punch.
The left knee. Its very subtle but important. He turns his left knee inwards with the punch so as to allow him to rotate his frame and use his core muscles to blast the left through Buchingers chin. Conors strength isn't in his arms, its in his technique. He uses the far more powerful muscles in his torso to rotate his upper body, putting all that mass and momentum behind the shot too.
He cant do this if his own body is working against him. If he doesn't rotate his left knee inwards, his own left hip acts as a break on the punch. He will end up just stretching across his own body and the shot wont be nearly as effective.
Try it yourself. Stand up and slowly throw a left hook with legs straight and unmoving. Now try it again but turn your left knee inwards. See how much easier it is to carry the punch through?
You might not see these things if they aren't pointed out but they are what makes the difference between a cut eyebrow and a champions belt.0 -
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Look at his right shoulder, his head movement and his left knee. Those are the three key things to a slip-n-hook.
He moves his head out of the way, obviously that's a rather important part of it.
But only juuuust enough out of the way so as not to be hit. Most people over estimate that. You don't need these big Mohommad Ali shadow boxing swings of the head to achieve that, you need to move your head less than your heads width to the left. Look how close Buchingers fist is to Conors ear.
The shoulder: You cant see it great from that angle and because of the speed but he rolls his right shoulder around to towards his left side, this does a few things but it mostly cocks his body for the coming left hook. Its part of the "getting out of the way of the punch" movement, but it also loads up on his left and preps that punch.
The left knee. Its very subtle but important. He turns his left knee inwards with the punch so as to allow him to rotate his frame and use his core muscles to blast the left through Buchingers chin. Conors strength isn't in his arms, its in his technique. He uses the far more powerful muscles in his torso to rotate his upper body, putting all that mass and momentum behind the shot too.
He cant do this if his own body is working against him. If he doesn't rotate his left knee inwards, his own left hip acts as a break on the punch. He will end up just stretching across his own body and the shot wont be nearly as effective.
Try it yourself. Stand up and slowly throw a left hook with legs straight and unmoving. Now try it again but turn your left knee inwards. See how much easier it is to carry the punch through?
You might not see these things if they aren't pointed out but they are what makes the difference between a cut eyebrow and a champions belt.
Great breakdown. While ive watched ufc for many years i wouldnt know much of the subtle technical aspects.0 -
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Look at his right shoulder, his head movement and his left knee. Those are the three key things to a slip-n-hook.
He moves his head out of the way, obviously that's a rather important part of it.
But only juuuust enough out of the way so as not to be hit. Most people over estimate that. You don't need these big Mohommad Ali shadow boxing swings of the head to achieve that, you need to move your head less than your heads width to the left. Look how close Buchingers fist is to Conors ear.
The shoulder: You cant see it great from that angle and because of the speed but he rolls his right shoulder around to towards his left side, this does a few things but it mostly cocks his body for the coming left hook. Its part of the "getting out of the way of the punch" movement, but it also loads up on his left and preps that punch.
The left knee. Its very subtle but important. He turns his left knee inwards with the punch so as to allow him to rotate his frame and use his core muscles to blast the left through Buchingers chin. Conors strength isn't in his arms, its in his technique. He uses the far more powerful muscles in his torso to rotate his upper body, putting all that mass and momentum behind the shot too.
He cant do this if his own body is working against him. If he doesn't rotate his left knee inwards, his own left hip acts as a break on the punch. He will end up just stretching across his own body and the shot wont be nearly as effective.
Try it yourself. Stand up and slowly throw a left hook with legs straight and unmoving. Now try it again but turn your left knee inwards. See how much easier it is to carry the punch through?
You might not see these things if they aren't pointed out but they are what makes the difference between a cut eyebrow and a champions belt.
Nice breakdown! My girlfriend did Taekwondo for years and showed me how to throw a punch with technique (of all people
). The power you gain with technique is crazy and eye opening.
Knowing this stuff makes watching UFC as a layman much more compelling!0 -
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