7 Basic Punching Tips

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7 Basic Punching Tips
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• Many fighters seem to get stuck after learning
  the basics. Youve perfected your form months ago
  and still for some reason cant hit the
  intermediate level. If youre still feeling like
  a beginner at your gym, then you are most likely
  failing at a basic skill. Only after youve
  mastered these absolute basic skills will you
  EVER be able to move on to more advanced
  techniques successfully.

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1. Relax

• Being relaxed saves energy and allows you to
  punch harder. Your muscles must be calm and
  fluid, allowing the energy to flow throughout
  your entire body as you throw the punch. Being
  tense stops the energy from flowing and prevents
  you from throwing your best punch. Find power
  through relaxation.
• Relaxing is the ONLY way to exert powerful force
  repeatedly without getting tired.

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2. Aim

• Keep your eyes on your opponent. Dont look past
  him, dont look down. When you throw a punch,
  make sure you look at the target. You should be
  careful not to look so intensely at a target
  before you throw since this telegraphs the punch.
  Never look at the body when you throw down (this
  also telegraphs), keep your eyes on your
  opponents head and shoulders.

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3. Exhale on every punch

• Always breathe out on every punch. Make a small
  breath dont exhale all of the air in one punch.
  As you throw combinations, you will let out
  spurts of air with each punch. The shorter and
  more explosive the exhalation, the better.
  Compact explosive breathing will result in
  compact explosive punches.

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4. Timed impact

• Hit with the force of your body all at once. When
  you exhale, your entire body moves and hits
  simultaneously. From head to toe, everything
  moves all at once. The foot pivots, the hips
  turn, the shoulders rotate, the arms extend, and
  the fist tightens.

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5. Keep your balance

• Always be aware of your balance. Dont push into
  your opponents exert power by finding contact
  with the ground. Dont lean your head past your
  knees. The best way to develop balance is to
  practice your punches with shadowboxing, not the
  heavy bag.

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6. Cover with the opposite hand

• When you punch with one hand, protect yourself
  with the other hand. The hand thats not punching
  should always be defending. Defend with the glove
  covering the chin and the elbow protecting the
  body.

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7. Recover

• Recover the punching arm quickly to cover the
  vulnerability you created while punching. Be
  careful, however, not to retract too quickly or
  your punching power will suffer. This mistake is
  known as pulling your punches. Training will
  help you sense the right time to retract your
  fist.