PuNcHiNg PoWeR

[hazhardy]

Right wing chun tech headz, listen up.
i need your help on puching power, wing chun styleé.
i study wing chun, but, i am starting to wonder how to increase my punching power by using my whole bodyweight right? except, without leaning forward too much and becoming off balance,,,, i.e. how do you punch using your whole body weight whilst maintaining 60-40 stance (arrow walk/ circle step)??? (mainly straight punches,, u know, chain-punch type)
any advice would be much appreciated.
cheers
thehza

[Don J]

heya at the gym i train at , im taught to keep the weight 50/50, but we do lots of pad and bag work.

[Tom Kagan]

Within the context of a Ving Tsun training methodology, the way to increase your punching power is to practice BiuKwan, BiuKwan, and more BiuKwan.

You have working on all the prerequisite steps to prepare yourself for this moment, right?


:)

[couch]

To echo Tom and say some more:

1.Candle Punch
2.Sand Bag
3.Battle Punch
4.Pole-Thrusting

Making your punch effective and strong takes a lot of time and patience. I believe that if you practise a little by little - eventually the power will come to where you want it.

I want to be able to blow through my seniors in Chi Sao...now! But it'll never happen. If I'm busy wanting something...I'm not in the moment training something. Practise the drills your instructor has given you and over time...the power will come. Don't force the power through the punch either...or it will be too stiff or you won't be able to relax the body after the punch.

Now that's getting philosophical on my ass!

Peace,
Kenton

[Liddel]

Apart from the obvious like hitting a bag or focus mits to give yourself heavy hands,
try using turning power when punching, or practice more Chum Kui, which will increase power by improving turning stepping combining with hands.
The body will add power to a punch.

Or for a 'sharper' punch lots of SLT, heun Sao is everywhere in VT form, this is increasing our inch power, so huen Sao or Bui Sao more more more.

Also press ups, but distiguish between good for VT and Bad.
Good IMO is when you do them with elbows/forearm close to your side not flying out which uses different muscle groups.
This increases elbow power which also plays a big part in th VT punch.

In my experience these are just simple easy things that you can do to get near instant results...
Good luck there slugger :)

[KPM]

Right wing chun tech headz, listen up.
i need your help on puching power, wing chun styleé.
i study wing chun, but, i am starting to wonder how to increase my punching power by using my whole bodyweight right? except, without leaning forward too much and becoming off balance,,,, i.e. how do you punch using your whole body weight whilst maintaining 60-40 stance (arrow walk/ circle step)??? (mainly straight punches,, u know, chain-punch type)
any advice would be much appreciated.
cheers
thehza


The way I do my WCK, I get augmented power and make more optimum use of bodyweight by connecting the hips/kua with the punch kind of like a western boxer. The movement comes from the kua/tan tien area and is transmitted up the torso and out as the punch with a "wave" or "whip" like action. At first it is a big "wave". But as you get better at it and refine it more it is less and less noticeable while still connecting the punch with the kua and making good use of bodyweight. This does not work if you are "tucking" your pelvis far under and "locking" it. If you want more info, go back a month or so to the thread on "short power" or "inch power."

Keith

[Ravenshaw]

Before practicing this system, I was used to kickboxing and Northern Sil Lum, which used some different power generation methods like turning the hips. Now, I am getting used to staying square while punching. Here are some things that help me.

Clearly, I will get more power if I step or turn in to the punch. Another method I use for a "power" punch (versus very rapid punching like chain punches) is similar to the XingYi system's Fire punch. I tighten my abs and fold my body a tiny bit (it's a subtle movement, not big or anything), then I straighten when I attack. I feel like this gives me more explosive power. I'm still experimenting with it.

Staying loose is a good method for me, especially while rapidly punching. I find that I get deeper impact when my arm is as relaxed as possible. This is also important because if my arm is at all tense, I can't use my chi sau. When someone blocks, I want my arm to automatically turn into bong sau or whatever the appropriate shape would be... without having to see it and think about it.

Anyway, that's what helps me.