Boxing is a sport that is much more appreciated by men than women. The names of the blows that athletes deliver to each other are sometimes intuitive even to an inexperienced viewer. But more often in order to figure it out, you need to study at least the basic concepts of boxing.
It's no secret that many people enjoy watching an exciting action called boxing.
Periodically heard names - hook, uppercut and others - are types of punches, and in order to fully understand the nuances of this sport, it would be nice to get acquainted with them.
A truly masculine sport cannot leave indifferent not only professionals, but also those who accidentally turned on a sports channel on their TV. It would seem that the process itself is quite simple, since punches can be applied exclusively with hands, non-professionals cannot even see the difference in the methods of attack or defense. However, this is not the case.
Types of blows
Depending on the area of application, several types of blows are distinguished:
- blows to the head;
- straight lines;
- lateral;
- uppercut;
- blows to the body.
If everything is clear with the strokes that reflect the direction, then some unfamiliar words can be misleading, although in fact they are ordinary transliteration from English.
As you know, boxing appeared in Great Britain back in the century before last, and therefore it was in this country that the terminology was invented, as they would now say - "professional slang". Its geography gradually expanded, now on any continent you can find boxing leagues of different levels, as well as belonging to a certain country, for example, Thai boxing. Regardless of the nationality of the participants in the fight, and in which country the competition is held, the professional names still remain the same.
The origin of the names of punches in boxing
The loudest names are always heard, but not everyone knows the order of their application and what they mean, although in reality everything turns out to be not so complicated:
Uppercut - the name comes from the English uppercut, which can be translated as "chopping from below" and means a backhand fist attack along the inner trajectory, with the fist turned towards itself. This punch, like its name, comes from traditional English boxing.
Swing is a side blow, the name comes from the English verb swing, that is, a blow from the side and from a long distance. It also refers to traditional English boxing, and is mainly used there.
Jab - the name comes from the English word jab, which means a sudden blow, jab, is one of the main blows used in modern boxing.
Hook - the name comes from the English hook, meaning hook, since it is applied with a hand bent at the elbow, sometimes the Russian name can also be used.
In addition to these basic ones, there are also a lot of auxiliary techniques that can be characteristic of individual athletes, they make boxing even brighter and more spectacular.
Dempsey's strike, which is also called "the sun", looks like a rotation of the body along the trajectory of the number 8, its meaning is the simultaneous protection from enemy strikes and attacks. Its author is boxer Jack Dempsey.
