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Cross: hips before hands
Hips before hands
Power in the cross comes from the rear hip and foot, not from muscling the arm. When the hand leads the hip, the shot is arm-only and easy to time.
If you train alone, that sequence is easy to fake. The punch still lands on air; nothing tells you the hip never came with it.
Form Fighter looks for hip-before-hand timing, then runs a corrective set that cues the turn while you throw — hands-free so you can focus on the mechanic.
Checklist
- Rear heel pivots as the hip turns
- Shoulder follows the hip, not the other way around
- Chin stays down behind the shoulder
- Hand recovers to guard after the strike