Sports
Punching Harder - Punch Through Like a Hot Knife Into Butter by Keith Pascal
[Dec 24, 2007]
Are you a heavier martial artist? Other martial artists may think of us as "slower," but we have several advantages. One of the advantages has to do with our punch possibilities. How would you like your punching to be so hard, that the punch melts through any resistance like a hot knife going into butter?
I am a 'heavier martial artist.' I weigh 277 pounds as of this writing, though I am working on lowering that number. Many would think that heavy martial artists are at a big disadvantage. You are at a disadvantage, as long as you attempt to fight like a thin, wiry martial artist. You have to develop your own customized skills -- play to your strengths as you minimize your weaknesses.
Punching Harder Using Your Whole Body
Since you are a heavy martial artist, you have to learn to use your weight to your advantage. And one advantage is putting your weight into your punches.
This does not mean drawing your fist back before swinging at your target or in any way telegraphing your intent. You still employ all of the technique and precision of a 'lighter martial artist.' The difference is you have more weight behind your punch. If the bad guy holds his hands in front of his (or her) face, you punch over and into them and collapse the fists and or arms right into his own head.