Front leg when jabbing

[HerbM]

...Thanks for the advice mate. Am seeing my coach Monday so will elaborate then was just curious thinking about it the other day when I was practising on my heavy bag. As I said before, dont' want bad habits from my martial arts experience.

I (finally) got to thinking and wonder in what specific way you would be 'bending your front knee' in martial arts, and what art that is.

Please describe the method you are referencing....

(There are supposedly things in various 'karate' styles that were taught by the originators SPECIFICALLY to mess up their enemies or outsiders -- I have heard this multiple times from people I respect to know such things even if its not something confirmed by me personally.)

I am thinking specifically of various front stance (bow stance) punching techniques and there may be others.

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HerbM

[boxingbantz]

I'll be confusing myself Herb. I am just going to take the great advice on this thread, take it to the gym next week and go from there.

Thanks to you both.

[Scrap]

You can bend your front knee as much as you like, only make sure the back one is the same angle. Otherwise the head moves the shoulders are out of line, balance and stability is lost.