Cross
In boxing, a punch usually thrown with the dominant hand the instant an opponent leads with his opposite hand
後手直拳
- Type
- Punches, Other strikes
- Martial arts
- Kickboxing, Boxing, Judo
- Meaning
- Front crossing blow
- Classified as
- punch
- Listed in
- Kobushi-ate-waza: fist techniques (judo techniques)
- Learning path
- Boxing: step 5 of 23 (beginner)
In boxing, a straight or cross (also commonly called a rear hand punch) are punches usually thrown with the dominant hand
and are power punches like the uppercut and hook. Compubox, a computerized punch scoring system, counts the straight and cross as power punches.
The Straight/Cross remains one of the most common methods of knockout across combat sports including boxing, kickboxing, and MMA.
Other Kickboxing punches
- Bob and weave
- Check hook
- Jab
- One-two combo
- Overhand punch
- Punch
- Punching power
- Shovel hook
- Slipping
- Uppercut
- Shadowboxing
- Rope-a-dope
- Russian hook
- Hook
- Rabbit punch
- Milling (military training exercise)
- Counterpunch
- Bolo punch
Japanese terms for punches
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正拳 | seiken | seiken (karate proper fist); straight punch |
| 四つ身 | yotsumi | cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other) |
| 引っ掛け | hikkake | hook; gab |
| 腕を返す | kainaokaesu | to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi |
| 上手投げ | uwatenage | overhand throw |
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Facts from Wikidata Q1141142 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Subskills sports technique taxonomy (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.