1. Perfecting Your Punches
A) The first is to maximize power and range with your punches. This means that you’re turning your hip and you’re snapping out your strikes.
B) The next element is to make sure that your joints are at the proper angle so that you don’t injure yourself when you’re punching something. When you hit an object, that thing hits you back. It’s Newton’s 3rd Law Of Mechanics and basically means that if you punch a heavy bag, that heavy bag hits your hand with an equal amount of force. Thus, it’s critical that you keep your joints in proper alignment when you’re punching. You don’t want to bend your wrist and hit a heavy bag as hard as you can because you can easily injure your wrist.
C) The final component of form is to make sure that you’re safe from counter attacks. Now, you’ll never be absolutely safe from counters but you want to minimize the opportunities that you give your opponent. This means to keep your chin down. Or to keep your right hand up when you’re throwing a left hook.
- As clearly as possible, imagine your opponent in front of you. You want to create your opponent so vividly that you can almost smell their gloves.
- Imagine some of your punches missing and hitting nothing. Imagine how your invisible opponent might slip, duck or weave. Also think about how your opponent might cover or block. Now see yourself making contact with smart, crisp combinations and set ups.
- Think of common counter attacks from your opponent and how you would catch or cover these counter punches. This is where you’ll feel like you’re playing chess with yourself. It’s way harder to do than you think 🙂
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