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Jab
Jab
Name
Kana Name ジャブ
Information
Type Offensive
Fighting Style Combat Sports (especially Boxing)
User(s) Many fighters
Similar 0.5 Second Unconscious
Seiken
First Appearance
Anime The Opening
Manga Baki, Mad!!

A jab (ジャブ, Jabu) is a quick, sharp punch created with the lead arm, typically aimed at an opposing opponent's head. The jab exists in all types of striking-based martial arts, but is most prominent within boxing's vocabulary.

Description[]

A jab is a type of punch used in combat sports. Several variations of the jab exist, but every jab shares these characteristics: while in a fighting stance, the lead fist is thrown straight ahead and the arm is fully extended. It is an overhand punch; at the moment of impact, the pronated fist is generally held in a horizontal orientation with the palm facing the ground. A jab is considered as the fastest punch in a boxer's arsenal. Boxing is known for using the jab most than any other combat sport.

For the first time in the series, a classic boxing jab was used by Takayama against Baki Hanma, but the scene was shown only in the manga. In the anime series, the first time the jab was used could be possibly when Andreas Regan's performed his boxing jab against Baki in the Maximum Tournament.

In the second series of the manga, Mohammad Alai performed a series of fast jabs against Yuujirou Hanma. In the fifth manga series, Jack Hanma used a barrage of jabs in his fight against Nomi no Sukune the 2nd.

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