Oh I also fail to mention a common flaw when people try to throw hard punches: flaring the elbow. Keep your elbow tight to the body while you punch to avoid getting tennis elbow or just general tendinitis. It’s also a tell. Jack Dempsey calls this “impure punching”, Ramsey Dewey has a good vid on it.
@@reactionaryprinciplegaming good question, that probably gives you some extra power especially if you have a strong chest but it can lead to awkward form defensively if you focus too much on it That is definitely one of the cues we use in some of the karate forms though, it might add that last 5-10% power if I had to guess
@@flamezombie1 Yes, you don't want to overdo it because it opens up your defence and it sends power backwards, but, as you tiwst the torso, raising your back elbow a bit, bringing the shoulderblades together, will give you a tiny bit more power. Every little bit counts, right?
Shh! How am I gonna keep students if they know the real secrets?! Funny you should mention that though, beards do give you a slight advantage against getting hit in the face. Neat study done about that a few years back.
Oh I also fail to mention a common flaw when people try to throw hard punches: flaring the elbow.
Keep your elbow tight to the body while you punch to avoid getting tennis elbow or just general tendinitis. It’s also a tell. Jack Dempsey calls this “impure punching”, Ramsey Dewey has a good vid on it.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
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Glad you found it helpful, thank you
Good video.
What about opening up the chest?
@@reactionaryprinciplegaming good question, that probably gives you some extra power especially if you have a strong chest but it can lead to awkward form defensively if you focus too much on it
That is definitely one of the cues we use in some of the karate forms though, it might add that last 5-10% power if I had to guess
That’s probably the main purpose of the hikite or pulling hand in karate - to get your chest and back involved in the strike
@@flamezombie1 Yes, you don't want to overdo it because it opens up your defence and it sends power backwards, but, as you tiwst the torso, raising your back elbow a bit, bringing the shoulderblades together, will give you a tiny bit more power.
Every little bit counts, right?
He’s lying. All the power comes from the beard!
Shh! How am I gonna keep students if they know the real secrets?!
Funny you should mention that though, beards do give you a slight advantage against getting hit in the face. Neat study done about that a few years back.