martialartsresearcher Posted January 21, 2004 Posted January 21, 2004 Hi guys i was wondering? how does a boxer generate power behinde there punches?And what are the best training stuff needed to make boxing street SD effective? thanks guys, see ya.
TJS Posted January 21, 2004 Posted January 21, 2004 broad question..boxing has very effective punches for alot of reasons...mainly becuase they are based on effectiveness and what works best in competition.
SevenStar Posted January 22, 2004 Posted January 22, 2004 training stuff - as in euipment? boxing employs several methods of gnerating power, all oare some variation of torque via the waist.
martialartsresearcher Posted January 22, 2004 Author Posted January 22, 2004 Kinda like Karate, huh?its all in the waist... thanks guys. this really helps. see ya
Justfulwardog Posted January 24, 2004 Posted January 24, 2004 Boxing also uses the the largest muscle group in the human body, the thigh. the power starts from the ground up. In a right cross, you start to pivot on the right foot ball of the toe. It then creates a chain reaction that goes through your calve, to the thigh, to the torque of the waist, and lastly to the torque of the shoulders. The arm is thrust strait out from the body, so that it can convey all of the power that was generated. Kinda like a lightning bolt. The more you bring your elbow up to the side, the more power you lose, and the more you are relying on just your arm strength alone. There are four other basic punches, all with there own method of generating power. All bringing there power from the ground up. JustfulwardogBy daily dying I have come to be. ~Theodore RoethkeEach forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind. ~John Lancaster Spalding
Rich_2k3 Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 So thats why the roundhouse punch in Karate is kept quite tight agaisnt the body, interesting. "When my enemy contracts I expand and when he expands I contract" - Bruce Lee
SevenStar Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 the hook punch's power comes from the torque of the waist, and is driven by the front foot. It's not a long range technique 1) because it arcs - a wide arc is too telegraphic and 2)it's structurally not as strong. the hook is not a power punch. the threat of the hook is that it jolts the head in a way that dizzies you, basically. If you've ever been hit with a good hook, you know what I mean.
Neil Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Actually Justfulwardog the largest muscles in the human body are the glutes (Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Minimus, Gluteus Medius). Power comes from the ground. The more you push your legs into the ground (by bending the knees) the more power you reap. Yes thank God you use the waist! I am so tired of repeating my self when people think you punch with the hips, if you were meant to punch with your hips they would be on your shoulders! The trunk, which contains the strongest muscles in the body (which women have stronger stomach muscles than men for obvious reasons!) are pulled up and pushed down. The waist does turn the punch and the shoulders in turn twist, the pectorials -(chest muscles)- sqeeze together, you want to keep your body as tight, compact and heavy as possible, your elbow stays connected to the body so that you are punching with the body and utilisiing the strength of the trunk muscles. The head is the thing that turns first. When we walk are head moves from side to side. It is an automatic thing we do, you see it in animals as well. The head moves to the left if you are punching with your right arm, and the waist moves the body, but the head initiates the movement. But in boxing I am being taught to bring the shoulder up to protect my jaw, which causes my elbow to come up, so at the moment I geus combat effectivness takes over biomechanics. Neil
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