BKJ1216 Posted March 27, 2003 Posted March 27, 2003 Well I never was a very hard hitter, and I am pretty sure I don't hit hard at all. I was wondering if there was something I can do to increase the force behind my punches. White Belt- Shudokan Karate
hobz Posted March 27, 2003 Posted March 27, 2003 Personally i figure.. the more you punch the harder you hit. I could be wrong though Rule #1: Play the game to the limit. Damn the consequences.
KarateKid7 Posted March 27, 2003 Posted March 27, 2003 personally, i think hobz is rite but ur after improving ur power rite? search the threads in this forum for power or something and i am sure u will find something.... power comes from good technique nothing less so u gotta practice and practice "Life is a journey, not a destination""Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless""Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do"
SaiFightsMS Posted March 27, 2003 Posted March 27, 2003 Practice, practice, practice and more practice. The more times the technique is done with proper form the better the technique becomes. The speed will increase and the muscles specific to that movement will be strengthened thus increasing the power.
BKJ1216 Posted March 27, 2003 Author Posted March 27, 2003 So that infact is what makes kata a good thing? White Belt- Shudokan Karate
MantisWarrior Posted March 28, 2003 Posted March 28, 2003 Practice, practice, practice and more practice. The more times the technique is done with proper form the better the technique becomes. The speed will increase and the muscles specific to that movement will be strengthened thus increasing the power. i totaly agree Fighting out of hate brings only disgrace.
jmy77 Posted March 28, 2003 Posted March 28, 2003 I agree with kensai also, but you also should hit a heavy bag - the heavier the better. you muscles will developed and power increase from the resistance the bag generates. Working bags (havey and speed) is also a great work out! "Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft." - Pres. Theodore Roosevelt "You don't have to like it, you just have to do it." - Captain Richard Marcinko, USN, Ret."Do more than what is required of you." - General George S. Patton"If you have to step on someone else to stand tall, then you truely are a small person." - ?
SaiFightsMS Posted March 29, 2003 Posted March 29, 2003 So that infact is what makes kata a good thing? That is one of the benefits of kata.
GrrrArg Posted June 18, 2003 Posted June 18, 2003 Learn to put your hips into it if your not already. As far as I can tell your new to the Arts (not the forumn though 1141 posts currently) so you probably have learnt to use your hips yet, when you do you will be able to feel how much extra power they give you. Your punches should start some where in your feet and wind up through your body before your hips flick your entire top half and send your arm out. Also if you already have an arm out there when practicing in line try and race it back before the punching one, it sounds weird but I find it helps. Good luck and good training.
Bretty101 Posted June 19, 2003 Posted June 19, 2003 I've found the thing which has increased my punching power the most is building muscle in my shoulders/arms and forearms. Big heavy weights. Bretty
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