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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 ...

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 ...