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I have done some Wing Chun; I do love the vertical punch - it's very fast, powerful and precise The vertical punch is the most basic and fundamental in Wing Chun and is usually thrown with the elbow down and in front of the body. Wing Chun favors the vertical punch for several reasons: Directness. The punch is not "loaded" by pulling the elbow behind the ...

In Seido Karate these are two different techniques. Morote Zuki is a double punch to the same level (Jodan/Chudan/Gedan). see image here Awase Zuki is a combined middle + face punch see image here

Your mileage may vary, but generally, the choice of fist position has more to do with the ergonomics of the punch. The distance and the height of the target and the angle of the punch seem to be the major aspects that contribute to the choice of the fist position. When I punch above the chest height I usually prefer either open palm (I am a taijiquan ...

Isshinryu karate emphasizes the use of the vertical fist punch; it is a trademark of the style. Here is my perspective as an ex-Isshinryu practitioner who now (occasionally) trains boxing and muay Thai for striking. Purported Benefits The spiel I gave when I taught Isshinryu was as follows: the vertical fist is part of a rising punch that: fits into the ...

I found that push-up with fist (rather than palm) helps me a lot in fixing my wrist and getting my punch in correct forms. A punch should hit target with the knuckles of the index finger and middle finger. (straight punch in taekwondo and karate) While doing push-up, You should roll your fist forward so that only these 2 knuckles (and the first part of ...

I'm going to go ahead and sidestep the pushups part specifically and answer the question about strength training for punching power instead. If you check out http://punchingpower.org/the-falling-step/ and go through all the videos, you'll come across a hook punch one that involves doing a swinging motion with medicine balls. That's a very specific ...

I would advise you to search the web for a glossary for your art - whichever it is. I've found a number of aikido glossaries, and I refer to them frequently. My Japanese is rudimentary at best; others with better skill will correct me. Awase means "blend" Tsuki means "thrust" Chudan means "middle" - (Jodan is high, gedan is low) Morote means ...

Push-ups are not the concern here. Instead, you are looking at a deficit of one or more of the following: strength, power, conditioning, strength-endurance, and technique. First, let's define those terms. Strength is the ability of the body to produce force. Power is the ability of the body to produce a given force quickly, and is a derivative of strength. ...

Knowing which MA you are studying is important in tailoring your precision techniques, as with anything else relating to a particular MA style. However this only becomes more crucial at the stage when you are already an advanced student in that discipline. Here is why: I guess you would agree that what you really mean is how to hit a target with precision. ...

You might have sleepy glutes. But it's tough to say what's wrong or what will help without seeing the specific problem. But if your job is sedentary and you don't lift, I bet you have sleepy glutes and a weak back and legs, and fixing those would help. If you're not squatting and deadlifting, you should be doing that. Corrective exercises for posture, such ...

What is precision? There's a misconception about what it means to be precise, so to illustrate, let's examine two options: OPT1: A direct punch going straight out. OPT2: A punch that follows the target. If we attempt to strike a given moving target, it is the natural inclination to want to follow the target (OPT2) as we strike. This extends the length of ...

Jack Slack has an interesting post on the use of the straight rear which I think is relevant to this question. There's a clear advantage to using the reverse punch while stepping forward if you want to clinch, so in absolute terms, no, you wouldn't want to only step backwards, as clinching is sometimes a very good goal (especially if your opponent is a ...