I don't care if you study shotokan or kenpo or Uechi ryu or whatever, you're going to need a powerful fist. I don't care if it is tae kwon do or boxing or Krav maga, you're going to need a fist that knocks them down the first time! Even if you're in Aikido or Tai Chi, you're going to need to understand what power is so you can properly handle it.
The funny thing is that a powerful punch is can easily be had if you follow a couple of easy steps. You don't have to slam your poor mitts against a telephone pole. You don't have to thrust spear fingers into boxes of sand.
As with most things in this world, once you realize behind something, that something is easy to do. Thus, the first thing you need to know in developing a punch that can knock down hippos and rhinos is simple. That one thing you need to analyze and realize is...weight.
This universe is constructed of nothing more than objects flying through space. When objects strike one another weight will be the resulting sensation. The more weight involved in the collision, the bigger and better the collision.
To effectively strike somebody, your fist must sail through space and come into collision. Now, if the body your fist is colliding with weighs a couple of hundred pounds, then you are going to have to have a couple of hundred pound strike. Well, you could multiply the 20 pounds of your arm by ten times the velocity, but there are easier ways to make this happen.
The easiest way is to lineup the parts of your body behind the punch. Your arm may be 20 pounds, but if you can add your limbs and your torso and even your head to the punch, you can weigh, especially when you times your weight by velocity, 200 pounds. Heck, if you can put a hundred pounds of body weight behind that fist, and then multiple it by a simple ten, you are going to have a thousand pound slammer!
First, do lots of push ups, and when your arms get strong and able to absorb the shock, start jumping your push ups into the air. Second, do your form slowly, looking at the pieces of your body, and learn to assemble them into one movement. Three, set up a six foot tall box, pad it, make it weigh 200 pounds, and practice shoving it across the floor with your punch.
The funny things is that this method is so simple that nobody has ever really stumbled across it. And, to be truthful, the importance of delivering weight in the martial arts has been totally overlooked. But, whether you do pa kua chang, tai chi chuan, Shito ryu, Hung gar, or any of the forms of classical kung fu, you need to understand weight, and you need to implement some form of the training method I have detailed here if you want The Most Powerful Punch on the planet! - 31373
The funny thing is that a powerful punch is can easily be had if you follow a couple of easy steps. You don't have to slam your poor mitts against a telephone pole. You don't have to thrust spear fingers into boxes of sand.
As with most things in this world, once you realize behind something, that something is easy to do. Thus, the first thing you need to know in developing a punch that can knock down hippos and rhinos is simple. That one thing you need to analyze and realize is...weight.
This universe is constructed of nothing more than objects flying through space. When objects strike one another weight will be the resulting sensation. The more weight involved in the collision, the bigger and better the collision.
To effectively strike somebody, your fist must sail through space and come into collision. Now, if the body your fist is colliding with weighs a couple of hundred pounds, then you are going to have to have a couple of hundred pound strike. Well, you could multiply the 20 pounds of your arm by ten times the velocity, but there are easier ways to make this happen.
The easiest way is to lineup the parts of your body behind the punch. Your arm may be 20 pounds, but if you can add your limbs and your torso and even your head to the punch, you can weigh, especially when you times your weight by velocity, 200 pounds. Heck, if you can put a hundred pounds of body weight behind that fist, and then multiple it by a simple ten, you are going to have a thousand pound slammer!
First, do lots of push ups, and when your arms get strong and able to absorb the shock, start jumping your push ups into the air. Second, do your form slowly, looking at the pieces of your body, and learn to assemble them into one movement. Three, set up a six foot tall box, pad it, make it weigh 200 pounds, and practice shoving it across the floor with your punch.
The funny things is that this method is so simple that nobody has ever really stumbled across it. And, to be truthful, the importance of delivering weight in the martial arts has been totally overlooked. But, whether you do pa kua chang, tai chi chuan, Shito ryu, Hung gar, or any of the forms of classical kung fu, you need to understand weight, and you need to implement some form of the training method I have detailed here if you want The Most Powerful Punch on the planet! - 31373
About the Author:
Al Case has practiced the martial arts for 4O+ years. He has written hundreds of articles for the magazines. You can find out more about The Most Powerful Punch on Earthh at Monster Martial Arts.
