Traditional straight punch

My students sometimes ask me the benefit and usefulness of the traditional straight punch ... I tried looking for the information on this technique but couldn't get any. Well, now lets look at the body posture when one performs this technique. The legs are parted to allow the body to be lowered. This causes the thighs to be almost in a horizontal line. You have to remain in this position throughout when you perform the punch. A begginer would feel pain along his hamstring and thigh areas. This means that the muscles in this region are being used and because of that they will be strengthened. Of course for advance martial artists they don't feel the pain anymore unless they lower their body more.

What other benefits????

In Tang Soo Do when you perform this punch you need to inhale before executing and exhale after. One punch one breath... exhale once. But for more than one punches then you would have to inhale once and exhale every time you punch. Inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth. In a way you are helping your body to get more cleaner oxygen by inhaling deeply before punching and you are also helping your body to get rid of the carbon dioxide from the body by exhaling.

Other benefits?

The shoulder muscles would be developed and strengthened. This is because everytime you perform the punch the shoulder muscles would be involved.....