Curated Routine

5 Most Important Kick/Punch Combos For Kickboxing

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5 Most Important Kick/Punch Combos For Kickboxing is a curated workout routine with 5 ordered actions and 5 timestamped video clips. Start with Dutch Boy: 1-2-Body Hook to Rear Low Kick and Lead Leg Level-Switch: 1-2-Inside Low-Cross-Head Kick. Review the available targets, sets, coaching cues and rest for each action. Selected clips total 8 min 29 sec; rest is listed per action.

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0:00 / 1:15
Sourceyoutube.com/watch?v=Rxh6bab5y3U
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Dutch Boy: 1-2-Body Hook to Rear Low Kick

Sets: 3Reps: 10 repsRest: 30 secEst. duration: 1 min 15 sec

Step in with a 1-2 to occupy the high guard, rip a shovel/hook into the liver/body to make the opponent heavy on their lead leg, then immediately unwind into a chopping rear low kick.

Key points

  • Throw the 1-2 with enough commitment to pull the opponent's guard high and create an opening downstairs
  • Rip the left hook cleanly into the body, using the torso rotation to load the rear hip
  • Unwind the hips explosively to chop the right shin into the opponent's thigh before they can check

Common mistakes

Throwing the initial punches too lightly without forcing a guard reaction, or pausing between the body hook and low kick.

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Sourceyoutube.com/watch?v=Rxh6bab5y3U
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Lead Leg Level-Switch: 1-2-Inside Low-Cross-Head Kick

Sets: 3Reps: 8 repsRest: 30 secEst. duration: 1 min 14 sec

Deliver a jab-cross, execute a no-switch lead inside low kick from punching range, step forward into a cross, and lean back into an explosive lead roundhouse kick to the head.

Key points

  • Throw the lead inside low kick directly from your stance without a switch or skip step
  • Step the kicking foot down directly into punching position and fire the follow-up cross
  • Lean the torso back slightly to whip the lead high roundhouse over the opponent's closed guard

Common mistakes

Taking an unnecessary switch step on the lead leg strikes, which telegraphs the movement and slows the cadence.

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Distance Gap Decoy: Fake Jab to Body Kick & Inside Low

Sets: 3Reps: 8 repsRest: 30 secEst. duration: 1 min 52 sec

Flick a probing fake jab to bridge distance, unleash a cross-uppercut-cross flurry into a switch left body kick, and immediately re-attack the inside lead thigh before they can reset.

Key points

  • Use the long decoy jab strictly to distract vision and close into punching range
  • Fire the cross, lead uppercut, and rear cross in rapid succession to push the opponent back
  • Blast a switch body kick into the arms/ribs, then quickly chop the inside thigh to exploit their heavy downward guard

Common mistakes

Over-committing to the decoy jab instead of using it smoothly as a stepping tool to bridge range.

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Sourceyoutube.com/watch?v=Rxh6bab5y3U
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4

Off-Center Blinder: 1-Lead Hook-Cross to Head Kick

Sets: 3Reps: 8 repsRest: 30 secEst. duration: 1 min 43 sec

Step the jab off the centerline, whip a heavy lead hook to rotate the opponent's guard, extend a light cross/blinder, and immediately whip the rear high kick with broken timing.

Key points

  • Step the head slightly off the center line while extending the entry jab
  • Put full power into the lead hook to force the opponent's hands over to defend the left side
  • Touch or leave the cross extended as a visual shield while instantly whipping the rear high kick behind it

Common mistakes

Throwing all four strikes with identical metronomic tempo, allowing the opponent to time the high kick.

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5

Rhythm Interrupter: 1-2-1-Teep to Step-In Lead Knee

Sets: 3Reps: 8 repsRest: 30 secEst. duration: 2 min 25 sec

Establish distance with long straight punches (jab-cross-jab), push the opponent back with a lead teep, then immediately step or switch into a penetrating lead knee as you jab forward.

Key points

  • Throw long, probing straight punches (1-2-1) without tensing up to gauge range
  • Snap a crisp lead push kick (teep) to extend the opponent's center of gravity backward
  • Follow the teep with a forward jab step or switch, spearing the lead knee straight up through the middle

Common mistakes

Waiting too long after the teep lands before stepping in with the knee, letting the opponent recover their guard.

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