How to do it
Keep your straight leg firmly rooted with the foot flat.
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Stand with your feet together and hands in a guard position near your face.
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Take a large step to the side with one leg, bending the knee to drop into a side lunge.
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As you lunge, throw a punch with the opposite arm across your body.
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Push off the lunging leg to return to the starting position.
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Repeat on the other side and continue alternating for the desired number of repetitions.
Expert tip
Ensure you maintain proper form during the side lunge to avoid knee strain, and keep your punches controlled and powerful.
Common mistakes
- ✕Letting the lunging knee collapse inward
- ✕Punching downward instead of across the body
- ✕Shifting the torso forward over the bent knee