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Tang Soo Do traditional straight punch

Hi.... watch how I do the tang soo do traditional straight punch

Power Punch

Power of punch comes from mass of your fist and the accleration of your fist moving from the starting point to the target. According to the second law of motion (Isaac Newton) .The force of a moving body on impact is the product of mass times accelartion (M= m x a). What this means is that the bigger the mass the more damage it causes to a target. However, it depends on how much you accelerate your fist. The bigger the mass and the higher the acceleration, therefore, the bigger the damage. The is one more factor which influence the force ... how much you are relaxed when you are performing the punch. A bigger person does not necessarily able to accelerate his fist because of his muscle tension. Only by training the punch at a relax state will you obtain the acceleration which will produce a destructive force.

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Vertical punch

So what is the difference between a vertical punch and a traditional punch? I've already explained in brief what a traditional punch is (plus the pictures). The vertical punch is employed by many martial arts. For example wing chun or ving chun, Ishhin ryu karate, xhi xhi chuan kung fu ..... The difference is in the execution .... You don't turn your first along its path .... You don straighten your whole hand ..... you bend you elbow even at the point of impact ...You ended up hittting a target with the first two knuckles.... very less energy is used..... you don't pull your other hand back to your rib .... I'll show you a picture later .... Now when I'm sparring I normally would combine this with western boxing styles .....

Saying of masters

These are what some masters say about martial arts training (taken from Black Belt, February 2008).

Study the most likely attacks.

It does little good to learn defensive techniques to counter moves that your opponent may never launch. Know how a street criminal attacks, how a mentally ill person attacks, how a terrorist attacks and so on. Seek that information from people who've been there.

By: Sgt Jim Wagner, reality-based self-fefense instructor

Explore your mind

Be clear on what you want out of the martial arts. Some people want to be a kicker, while others couldn't care less about kicking. Some want to do forms but don't care about fighting . Some prefer to concentrate on weapons. You have to understand yourself because to be successful, you have to develop the right mind-set. When I was competing, my mind-set was, if you were going to carry me out of the ring. I'd sayto my opponent,"You're fighting a losing battle already-you can't beat my mind."

By: Bill Wallace, full contact champion

traditional straight punch

When you perform the traditional straight punch you have to ensure the following:
1. Do not bend your body forward. Your body should be straight.
2. Look straight ahead.
3. Do not lock your elbow because this would cause elbow injury.
4. The out and in going fists must rotate along a straight line on their travelling paths. It's like a bullet travelling inside the muzzle of a M16 rifle.
5. Do not tighten your body and fists ...stay relax

Who would use the traditional straight punch in fighting ... I wouldn't .... In the fights that I was involved never once had I use this punch .... However, I think there are other benefits .... which I'll talk about later.

Traditional punch demonstrated by me...

Start from the Chon Bi stance .... relax and look straight ahead. Your body should be loose ... save your energy .. do not tighten your fists ...

Bring your left foot closer to your right foot (inhale at the same time). Once the feet are together slightly bend both knees. Pulled your left hand along your rib cage (see photo). Your right hand is placed in front of your body.

Push back your left foot to the original position (left). At the same time punch with your left hand. Your right hand should be pulled along your right rib cage. (exhale). You have to slightly lower your body.