turning the hips

[j]

platinummatt!

what part are you having trouble with?

[platinummatt!]

body longer than it is wide

[SpeedKillz]

j, how many different ways can u throw a punch? i can throw a punch many different ways, but how many different ways can u throw a powerful, fast, effective punch?

[j]

body longer than it is wide

well, it is true isn't it? this goes back to what is generally called verticle power. i wrote something on this a few months ago.

one use of verticle, or power of length, is in the action of rising and falling. the body, during a punch, the micomanagement of risings and fallings will both increase the transfer of force efficiently so that less is wasted and create more force(more distance - more force). remember reading my writings on breathing not too long ago? this is one method of how you can get more of your body into a punch - coordinate the rising and falling of the breathing process with the action of the punch in relation to turning the hips. this is just one rising and falling. there are others. i'm just scraching the surface here.

[j]

j, how many different ways can u throw a punch? i can throw a punch many different ways, but how many different ways can u throw a powerful, fast, effective punch

many martial arts and boxers as well train different methods of punching. some like to generally add more arm rotation than others for example.

[platinummatt!]

I see... well that confused me.

I think at the moment normal hip turning only adds some mass behind the punch, and more of it being velocity and acceleration.

[j]

platinummatt!, one thing i do is coordinate the stepping of the back leg with the impact of my front fist. it is an explosive expansion in three basic directions: down, up, and forward. so it is different than how most if not all boxers punch - which is coordinating a controlled falling step forward with the impact of a punch. food for thought.

[platinummatt!]

I do like that style of striking, does generate a lot of power if youre at the right distance etc.

That I do believe does add mass or momentum rather than speed

[j]

I do like that style of striking, does generate a lot of power if youre at the right distance etc.

works for any distance bro. that is why it is a favored method for more than 400 years in my boxing. i also explained it quickly without detail. i can't give all my secrets away!

and yeah, the power punch is a trademark of the system i study. it's what we do best.

[platinummatt!]

Chinese boxing yeh?

Don't know huge amounts about it but I got the strike from RBSD. Good strike for what I did anyway, still think it words best at a certain distance though, Im not sure.