Quote Originally Posted by NVSemin View Post
Jack Dempsey's overhead right:







What I do not understand in the technique is what gives the momentum to the sudden rise after he steps to the side and slightly forward as well, then he bend knees... Then goes this stage, where I do not understand how he drives the punch. This is what I can the gap between setting body-weight in motion and the punching snap. He sets body in motion by the fast step, then decelerates the body weight by the firmly placed front foot, then goes some motion in hips /waist / I do not understand, which creates the shoulder snap (in this cases it seems actually the muscles of the chest are snapping as well as the shoulders), and the fist flies forwards. Then he apparently tightens the muscles. which results in this great "follow through".
He throws his body forward, onto his front foot. This becomes the focal point for the turn of his weight. The hips turn and that is the snap in the punch. The weight hurtles forward, but the planted foot, and then the torque of the hips, provides the focus for the impact. Does that make sense?