Boxing Jab-Cross-Slip-Cross Combination
Quick Information
Category
Combat Sports
Difficulty
Advanced
Equipment
Hand Wraps, Boxing Gloves, Focus Mitts
Primary muscle group
Deltoids, Obliques, Gluteals
Secondary muscle groups
Pectoralis Major, Triceps Brachii, Quadriceps, Gastrocnemius
Movement pattern
Striking Combination
Training goal
Skill Acquisition
Sport
Boxing, Muay Thai, MMA, Kickboxing
Overview
Purpose. Build the habit of moving the head after punching, so that offence and defence are one continuous action.
How it fits the system. The offence-defence integration drill of the Combat Sports section. Related work in the library: Boxing Slip and Boxing Catch and Counter.
Primary muscles
Deltoids, Obliques, Gluteals
Secondary muscles
Pectoralis Major, Triceps Brachii, Quadriceps, Gastrocnemius
Movement pattern
Striking Combination
Equipment
Hand Wraps, Boxing Gloves, Focus Mitts
Difficulty
Advanced
How to Perform
- Throw the jab and cross, keeping the feet set.
- Immediately slip to the outside of the expected return punch, moving the head only a few centimetres.
- From the slipped position, throw the cross again into the gap the slip created.
- Reset the guard, then pivot or step out.
Coaching Cues
- “Punch, then move your head. Every time.”
- “Small slip, quick return.”
- “The slip is the set-up for the counter.”
Common Mistakes
- Standing still after punching, which is the habit this drill exists to break.
- Over-slipping so the return cross cannot reach.
Progressions & Regressions
Progressions
Add a partner throwing the return punch, then make the slip direction reactive.
Regressions
Practise punch-then-slip on the bag with no return punch.
When to Use It
When to use
Pad rounds, bag rounds and shadow rounds once the individual strikes are competent.
When not to use
Before the component strikes can be thrown correctly in isolation.
Programming
3–6 rounds of 2–3 minutes, 8–15 repetitions of the combination per round.
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