i noticed i lean way too much and it's precisely b/c my hand goes before my shoulder. i remember your videos about whipping the shoulder violently but fluidly. gonna work on being more "harmonic" with my flow of kinetic energy from shoulder to hand. appreciate you as always Coach!
Yes! We all need to be reminded of the smallest adjustments every now and then. So easy for it to go over our heads. I’m glad it helped, thank you brotha!
Keep that in your tool bag as a distinct straight tho! It can effectively be a rear hand jab to capitalize on tight counter opportunities(especially if your torso is already squared up) Just emphasize twisting over leaning as usual!
Wow now i see what my coach is saying about my punching. Sometimes i do it right and other times i get lazy. But now i understand mechanically whats wrong. Also my mind is still trained on the fist being the main component and not shoulders, feet, and hips. Thank you for this video it was an eye opener. Im in my 5th month of boxing.
Absolutely! We all go through it, but you have plenty of time 👌🏽. It will always be the tiniest adjustments that make the biggest differences. Shadowboxing lightly and composed will be a key tool in sharpening the fine details. Thank you bro!
Thanks Chris! So many aspects to the rear straight lol. A long time ago someone told me to not think of the arm I'm punching with for power punches, but the other arm instead. Like when I throw a cross instead of thinking about throwing the rear arm, I think about rotating my front shoulder backwards, and that makes me engage my shoulders first. Also I totally remember one of your episodes where you demonstrate how to punch with your shoulders lol. It looked so weird but it totally clicks.
That’s a great way to think about it! Never heard it said like that before but matches right up to the point. And yes, shoulders compensate so much for everything even head movement! Thanks brotha! 💪🏽
Great video and great tip about the straight punch! This actually applies to lifting weights too. It's natural for us to want to lead with the hands, but really the muscle being worked (in this video's case, the shoulder) should be the main driver.
keep your elbow by your ribs. A rear straight functions like a shotput ( without the spin ofc ) and if you want real power you'll train to make that twist happen like a violent sneeze out of nowhere. Loose and pfoot; your entire body moves as one almost without your awareness. The last thing is to rely on the feedback of the bag as a proxy for how powerful the punch is. If you punch something like a brick wall or refrigerator there's very little power you can put into it before injuring your hand. A bag is rather soft especially at the top and you might think you can nail it as hard as you can without injury but that's up to a certain point. The harder you punch the more the weight of the bag will push back. I've always used the force of the bag pushing back as feedback for how hard the punch is, not the rattling of the chains or the sound of the pleather getting smacked. Consider what happens when a bullet is fired into the water ( check out myth busters ). The bullet from a handgun can travel for awhile through the water but a round from a high velocity rifle will shatter. This is because the greater the velocity, the greater the resistance. Its also worth exploring how much force you can generate from your trunk without using your arms. Throw an elbow from 4 o'clock to 10 o'clock ( as if you're touching your left ear or running your fingers through your hair ). There's so much force you can generate from just weight transfer and rotation alone so its worth exploring and drilling endlessly. Fun as hell.
I think of the jab and the straight as 2 completely different punches. Also, there are so many different types of jabs that you can’t really have a yes or no answer to that. But the shoulder is key to the snap of the jab and yes, you do want to time it simultaneously with the throwing of the punch. It’s just a matter of how much shoulder you put into it depending on the type of jab you’re executing at the time. I’ll have another video specifically on the stiff jab coming soon!
i noticed i lean way too much and it's precisely b/c my hand goes before my shoulder. i remember your videos about whipping the shoulder violently but fluidly. gonna work on being more "harmonic" with my flow of kinetic energy from shoulder to hand. appreciate you as always Coach!
Yes! We all need to be reminded of the smallest adjustments every now and then. So easy for it to go over our heads. I’m glad it helped, thank you brotha!
Keep that in your tool bag as a distinct straight tho! It can effectively be a rear hand jab to capitalize on tight counter opportunities(especially if your torso is already squared up) Just emphasize twisting over leaning as usual!
concise and to the point, hell ya.
Thank you bruddah! 👊🏽
right down the middle 🎯 let’s go coach!!!
Thank you bro! 👊🏽👊🏽
Videos are getting better.
Thanks bro! It’s hard for me to watch my old videos for that reason 😂
Wow now i see what my coach is saying about my punching. Sometimes i do it right and other times i get lazy. But now i understand mechanically whats wrong. Also my mind is still trained on the fist being the main component and not shoulders, feet, and hips. Thank you for this video it was an eye opener. Im in my 5th month of boxing.
Absolutely! We all go through it, but you have plenty of time 👌🏽. It will always be the tiniest adjustments that make the biggest differences. Shadowboxing lightly and composed will be a key tool in sharpening the fine details. Thank you bro!
@@coachpillowfists
Thank you! Great advice. Im 45 and boxing. Im an american expat living in cairo. Any more advice i can sqeeze out of you?
Awesome tip, more power delivery with max efficiency in body movement, thanks coach pillows!
Yes sir! Thank you brotha! 👊🏽👊🏽
Thanks Chris! So many aspects to the rear straight lol. A long time ago someone told me to not think of the arm I'm punching with for power punches, but the other arm instead. Like when I throw a cross instead of thinking about throwing the rear arm, I think about rotating my front shoulder backwards, and that makes me engage my shoulders first. Also I totally remember one of your episodes where you demonstrate how to punch with your shoulders lol. It looked so weird but it totally clicks.
That’s a great way to think about it! Never heard it said like that before but matches right up to the point. And yes, shoulders compensate so much for everything even head movement! Thanks brotha! 💪🏽
@@coachpillowfists For sure man, thanks as always Chris!
Keep 'em pearls of wisdom coming!
I appreciate it! 👌🏽👌🏽
Good stuff, Coach. Straight to the point, no bs 👍
Exactly what I aim for, brotha! Thanks as always! 🙌🏽
Great video and great tip about the straight punch! This actually applies to lifting weights too. It's natural for us to want to lead with the hands, but really the muscle being worked (in this video's case, the shoulder) should be the main driver.
That makes a lot of sense! A lot of the same principles seem to apply similarly between the 2. 🏋🏼♀️💪🏽 Thank you brotha!
Good solid tip coach
Thank you bro! 👊🏽
keep your elbow by your ribs. A rear straight functions like a shotput ( without the spin ofc ) and if you want real power you'll train to make that twist happen like a violent sneeze out of nowhere. Loose and pfoot; your entire body moves as one almost without your awareness.
The last thing is to rely on the feedback of the bag as a proxy for how powerful the punch is.
If you punch something like a brick wall or refrigerator there's very little power you can put into it before injuring your hand. A bag is rather soft especially at the top and you might think you can nail it as hard as you can without injury but that's up to a certain point.
The harder you punch the more the weight of the bag will push back. I've always used the force of the bag pushing back as feedback for how hard the punch is, not the rattling of the chains or the sound of the pleather getting smacked.
Consider what happens when a bullet is fired into the water ( check out myth busters ). The bullet from a handgun can travel for awhile through the water but a round from a high velocity rifle will shatter. This is because the greater the velocity, the greater the resistance.
Its also worth exploring how much force you can generate from your trunk without using your arms. Throw an elbow from 4 o'clock to 10 o'clock ( as if you're touching your left ear or running your fingers through your hair ).
There's so much force you can generate from just weight transfer and rotation alone so its worth exploring and drilling endlessly. Fun as hell.
Good tip!
I appreciate it! 🤟🏽
Nice straight !!!! 🎉
I appreciate it! 🤟🏽
Damn yo, you took one little tip and ran with it! Glad it worked out for you.
Thank you bro! 👌🏽
One fix that worked for me is being lose or being relax, to allow the hip and shoulder to rotate to the punch.
Yes, being loose and relaxed is a must, then it'll help you explode into the punch 👍🏽.
Thank you coach, quick question, should you do this with the jab as well? I feel like you shouldn’t cause it’ll slow it down, but I’m not sure
I think of the jab and the straight as 2 completely different punches. Also, there are so many different types of jabs that you can’t really have a yes or no answer to that. But the shoulder is key to the snap of the jab and yes, you do want to time it simultaneously with the throwing of the punch. It’s just a matter of how much shoulder you put into it depending on the type of jab you’re executing at the time.
I’ll have another video specifically on the stiff jab coming soon!
@@coachpillowfistsI’m looking forward to it man 🥊
You may not know you read my mind, but this was the glaring issue in my bag session a couple hours ago. So weird
😆 Perfect! 🤟🏽
Is that navy blue mat
Something like that.
Why so excited .?
Because I'm happy.
lol why it look like your rapping at the start of the video
😂 I think old habits are coming back from my “aspiring rapper” days
@@coachpillowfists I figured 🤣