Quote Originally Posted by Grand
Quote Originally Posted by ThomasTabin
How are you supposed to get any weight into your punches with both feet parallel? I don't understand any of that business.
Thats exactly what i thought!
If your feet are parallel your only giving yoru oponent a larger area to hit. liek for example if you feet are parallel your whole chest is square on with your opponent. My trainer tells me that everytime you punch try to leave as least amount of body area as possible for them to hit. so instead of punchign with just your arms you put yoru whole shoulder and hip into it. This gives you more power and gives yoru opponent a smaller target to hit. this facing them straight on stuff isn't right. i think if you were stanced like that and punched you would only be moving yoru arms whereas you get more power from twisting your whole body into yoru shots.

Also you can't get nearly as much power and reach if your stanced like that. just now throw yoru hand otu liek a punch without moving your body whatsoever. now put your whole shoulder into yoru punch and twist. so like if you were throwing your left hand out yoru chest should be facing right to where yoru chest was originally facing. which one got the most reach? try this on a punxhign bag and see which one has more power to
How do you think the arms should be held?