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<\/a><\/p>\nA concept that’s been about since Bruce Lee – relax to increase punching power.<\/p>\n
Conor (or Conor’s social media executive) shared the post above on his Facebook page, which seems like a rare, intelligent breakdown of how to execute a punch.<\/p>\n
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Breakdown of a Powerful Punch<\/h2>\n\n- A pivot of the foot – this starts the punch – twisting on the ball of the foot<\/li>\n
- Twist of the hips<\/li>\n
- Contraction of the chest and shoulder<\/li>\n
- Finally – an extension of the arm (in a cross or jab)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\nThe mistake that many people seem to make, is they’ll lead with the hand and imagine the force coming directly from the fist and arm.<\/p>\n
If you’ve ever done Olympic Lifts, or even powerlifting, you’ll know that you generate force in 2 or even 3 points during the movement.<\/p>\n
You don’t drive with everything you have from the floor and keep driving all the way through…<\/p>\n
The same principle with a punch, drive with the foot and imagine driving again – in a relaxed fashion from either the elbow or the shoulder.<\/p>\n
The arm extension is the last<\/strong> part of the punch and the last part of the body to move.
\nBy relaxing the arm and the shoulder, the lower body and hips effectively ‘throw’ the arm as they, in a mechanical sense, are 2 separate entities.<\/p>\nLook at this (missed) last punch with the left hand, it’s literally like Conor is ‘throwing’ his arm at Nate:<\/p>\n
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The mistake that many people seem to make, is they’ll lead with the hand and imagine the force coming directly from the fist and arm.<\/p>\n
If you’ve ever done Olympic Lifts, or even powerlifting, you’ll know that you generate force in 2 or even 3 points during the movement.<\/p>\n
You don’t drive with everything you have from the floor and keep driving all the way through…<\/p>\n
The same principle with a punch, drive with the foot and imagine driving again – in a relaxed fashion from either the elbow or the shoulder.<\/p>\n
The arm extension is the last<\/strong> part of the punch and the last part of the body to move. Look at this (missed) last punch with the left hand, it’s literally like Conor is ‘throwing’ his arm at Nate:<\/p>\n
\nBy relaxing the arm and the shoulder, the lower body and hips effectively ‘throw’ the arm as they, in a mechanical sense, are 2 separate entities.<\/p>\n