The uppercut is a classic technique used in traditional boxing. This blow is applied with a backhand fist along the inner trajectory - with the fist turned towards itself. Usually, the uppercut is used in close combat and is a powerful blow from the bottom up.
Uppercut
The name of this blow comes from the English phrase, literally meaning "to hit from the bottom up." All boxers with this technique try to hit their opponent's chin, often hitting the eyebrow or nose. Also, an uppercut is applied to the body, while aiming at the solar plexus. As the distance between boxers increases, the uppercut loses most of its kinetic energy directed towards the target. This is due to the fact that the attacker's arm is not bent enough at the elbow, as a result of which the blow ineffectively transfers the force of the reception, ascending to the opponent's movements.
The uppercut and cross in traditional boxing are considered the most powerful punches that can knock out an opponent from one shot.
In its technique, the uppercut resembles a side hook, but it is applied not from the side, but exclusively from the bottom up. That is why it is also called a chopping blow - such terminology in boxing implies that the blow will be the hardest and literally stunning. And the point here is not so much in the technique of applying the uppercut from the bottom up, but in the fact that the fist after it can come so strongly into the jaw that it will stick into the brain and lead to severe traumatic brain injury. For this reason, future boxers are taught from childhood how to protect themselves from the most dangerous uppercut.
Uppercut advantages and disadvantages
Among the advantages of a blow from the bottom up is its stealth in conjunction with other techniques - the enemy often misses it, being distracted by more obvious techniques. When applying an uppercut with a bare fist, it is almost impossible to deflect and rather difficult to block - too disadvantageous position to maneuver.
Also, the undoubted and main advantage is the targeted power with which an uppercut can be applied.
Among the disadvantages of the uppercut are its poor aiming accuracy, as well as the enormous energy intensity that a boxer needs to spend on striking. In addition, the uppercut is the most difficult and insidious of all punches, since it goes against all innate reflexes of a person. For the same reason, the uppercut needs to be practiced several times longer than other blows - it takes at least six months to acquire the initial skill of attacking from the bottom up. Otherwise, the boxer may simply forget about him during the fight.