Kostya Tszyu on Power Punching

[BrooklynBomber]

well, i'm a bit bored since it is very early in the morn and ain't nobody up right now, so i'll throw a couple of things in here.


if you do a little reading on chinese boxing(xing yi quan - intention shape or mind form boxing), you will read about some common attributes.

one is that your are using your whole body to punch, not just your arm, or shoulders, or legs. this is not as simple as it sounds. and there is not just one method. many people, especially boxers, muay tai guys, etc like to use the body in the manner of a chain. meaning, the power is based off of the spring from the legs and snowballs up through the different segments of the body. this is one way. here, i must say though, many people do actually lose power through bad mechanics/movement and structure.

another one, however, is the one unified mass method. this method combines all of your mass and momentum with proper structure and refined movement(shape) which directed by the mind(intention) is utilised as ONE big pulse. no chain of movement. the foot and hand arrive at once. this is called harmony.

however, without proper education in structure, proper education in coordination, and much more, the punch becomes closer to what can be reproduced by an average trained karate fighter or boxer - not that either can't punch hard!

to change from the chain type of force, the sequence of movement, therefore, has to change. instead of initiating from the feet and moving up through the body, you can initiate from the center of gravity(lower abdomen) and move so that as you connect with the ground as your fist is delivered. this means that your movement spreads from your middle outwards in a symmetrical manner. not only can you harness your mass through momentum, but if you are set properly in your posture at the end or issuing of a punch, you can utilise solid structure to back up your punch.

play with that and get back to me. do it right, and you will be surprised.

i didn't cover much here, but what i did is extremely practical. if you really want to investigate further, or actually have the balls to try to learn, look for a teacher around your area. "XY" is probably the best complimentary martial art to a boxer and will raise your game. btw, PM if you think you have a good teacher near your area and i can double check for you.

Watch Corrie Sanders against Wlad, I think he was doing exactly what you are talking about(and that is how he was able to surprise Wlad) If you look at how he punched you would notice that he did not use his shoulder(and actually the "chain of movement" and instead he used a slight movement of the hip(or at least what I saw) and his left hand just came under weird angle. It always surprised where he generated his power with such an unconventional punch but with the new information it just might make sense.

[JC Warrior]

maybe i missed it but someone put up the question "chinese boxing? and "j" replied with the quote "chinese boxing?" as if he didn't undertsand what was being asked. So I'll ask again, Chinese boxing? I'm missing how "Chinese boxing" relates to KT. I understand KT believed he was doing something different though I never saw it in the fights of his I watched, maybe you can shed some more light on it, because this is definitely intriguing. I get the part where you reference KT as knowing or thinking he was doing something unusually different in terms of technique to generate and ultuimately deliver his power. What I'm not getting is how KT thinking he was doing something different translated into him actually performing something different. Is this akin to George Foreman's declaration that Mickey Ward's left hook to the body was effective because Ward believed in it? Please explain. As it is now I'm still hung up on DA1CATAS post where essentially "what's worked for me works for me".

Thanks

[West24]

it sounds like a bunch of mumbo jumbo. yes if he landed it on the right spot zab wouldnt have got up!! woo no **** if you land your punch on the right spot with power your opponent wont get up! but its boxing they dont want you to land it on the exact spot. lots of people get knocked down without a solid punch. either way sounds very spiritual etc, but not doing anything really different.