How To Punch Harder: A Guide

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How To Punch Harder
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• This is the ultimate punching guide for boxers,
  fighters, and just about anyone who wants to
  learn how to punch correctly and punch hard!
  Learn how to throw knockout punches now!
• Before we even talk about power punching, you
  have to learn some basic theories about how power
  is generated from the body. 

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• Next youll learn about how to position your body
  so that all your power and body weight is being
  channeled efficiently into your punches. After
  this, youll learn the proper punching technique
  in full detail to learn how to throw a harder
  punch. Lastly, Ill leave you with some final
  tips on how to maximize the damage dealt on the
  other boxer.

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Basic theories you must understand to punch hard

• Speed is not Power Power is acceleration times
  mass. Power is not only speed, you must have a
  force (or a weight) behind that speed. A fast
  punch will not hit hard unless you put some body
  weight behind it.
• Move Your Body Like Bruce Lees theory behind
  his famous one-inch punch moving your whole body
  one inch hits much harder than moving your arm
  one foot. You must move your entire body to get
  the maximum force (weight) behind that punch. The
  trick is not to focus on moving your body a great
  distance but rather to move it all at the same
  time.

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• Use Your Legs The biggest muscles in your body
  will generate the most power. People who punch
  only with their arms will never punch with real
  power.
• Stay Inside Your Range Your strongest punch
  doesnt land when your arms are fully
  out-stretched. Your punch hits harder when it
  lands a bit shorter than your full range of
  motion. Dont reach!
• Use Angles Punching from different angles will
  give your punches more power, more punching
  opportunities, and more damage on your opponent.

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Flow Of Energy

• FEET
• They are spread on the ground a little wider than
  shoulder width.
• The back foot always starts with the heel lifted.
• When punching, the feet will pivot in the
  direction of the punch.
• As you throw multiple punches, your feet will
  pivot back and forth pushing in different
  directions as you throw different punches.

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• LEGS
• Knees are always slightly bent.
• As you punch, you drop your bodyweight into your
  legs bending the knees slightly.

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• UPPER BODY
• Your torso should rotate as much as possible and
  spin the punch out from your shoulders.
• A full rotation with short arm extension hits
  harder than a small rotation with full arm
  extension.
• Dont lean forward. Dont try to reach forward,
  rotate instead!

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• ARMS
• Your arms start relaxed.
• As the punch is thrown, your arms spring out
  towards your opponent extending just enough to
  hit your opponent.
• Dont let your punches over-extend or else youll
  get countered.
• Do not pull your fist back right before a punch.
  This is called, telegraphing and allows
  experienced fighters see the punch coming,
  minimizing its impact.

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• HANDS
• Your hands are relaxed when you are not punching.
  You can make a loose fist but dont clench it.
• When you punch, that fist transforms into a brick
  as your deliver it to your opponent.
• Your glove starts at your face and ends at your
  face.
• Your turn your fist over (horizontal) for
  straight punches, but your fist can stay vertical
  when you swing a left hook to the body or
  throwing pivot left hooks.

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• Everything I just described is called the flow of
  energy. You want to feel the energy traveling
  through your entire body from the feet to the
  fist. If one part of the body is lazy or feels
  uninvolved, you need to train harder to make that
  part of your body an active participant in the
  punch.

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• Aiming
• Learn the distance of all your punches. Do it
  again with a quick front foot step. Try to keep
  your punches WITHIN this range.
• Punching too close or too far of a distance
  diminishes your power.
• Jab

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• Stepping forward quickly will make this punch
  much stronger.
• Extend your fist all the way and lift that front
  shoulder a little to really stab your opponent
  with this jab punch.
• Dont lean forward when you throw this punch,
  save that momentum for your right cross.

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• Right Hook
• When you throw a right hook, swing your body
  weight from your back foot to your front foot and
  make sure you push your head into the punch and
  look at where its hitting.
• Also, dont throw your head to the side when you
  throw the right hook, instead bring it forward
  but try to keep it in front of your target. (This
  hits harder but in some cases, youll have to
  move that head more to stay out of harms way.)