# Power Basics **URL:** \ **Category:** Wing Chun\ **Tags:** wing-chun, power, stance, noob-questions, another-dumb-thread\ **Created:** [October 26, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206 "2012-10-26T20:30:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yoshiyahu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/94ad74/32.png) [@Yoshiyahu](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Yoshiyahu)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/1 "2012-10-26T20:30:41Z")
What are some exercises to increase your wing chun engine power… ie what leg work, arm strengthing, body conditioning and cardio can you incoporate into your wing chun to increase your punching power over time? ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Bacon](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/2 "2012-10-26T20:43:19Z")
Basic Olympic lifts for strength training, HIIT for cardio, bag work, and the mook yan Jong form to make sure structures are good. ---
**Author:** ![wtxs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df788c/32.png) [@wtxs](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/wtxs)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/3 "2012-10-26T21:05:12Z")
ZZZZZZZZzzzzz [QUOTE=Yoshiyahu;1193870]What are some exercises to increase your wing chun engine power… ie what leg work, arm strengthing, body conditioning and cardio can you incoporate into your wing chun to increase your punching power over time?[/QUOTE] … yoga ball … and sniff high octane gas.:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![wtxs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df788c/32.png) [@wtxs](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/wtxs)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/4 "2012-10-26T21:07:35Z")
ZZZZZzzzzz [QUOTE=Yoshiyahu;1193870]What are some exercises to increase your wing chun engine power… ie what leg work, arm strengthing, body conditioning and cardio can you incoporate into your wing chun to increase your punching power over time?[/QUOTE] … yoga ball … and sniff high octane gas to feed your WC engine. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![k\_gledhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aca169/32.png) [@k\_gledhill](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/k_gledhill)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/5 "2012-10-27T12:24:42Z")
VT Pole …do minimum 6 sets of form one after the other. I use a barbell weight bar without weights in my gym as a makeshift pole, great workout with stance, etc… ---
**Author:** ![Yoshiyahu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/94ad74/32.png) [@Yoshiyahu](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Yoshiyahu)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/6 "2012-10-27T22:38:36Z")
[QUOTE=wtxs;1193879]… yoga ball … and sniff high octane gas to feed your WC engine. :rolleyes:[/QUOTE] I would atleast thought kettle bells, squats push ups and sit ups and other core exercises…i guess you dont do any of that…never used a yoga ball…i think a bowling ball would be more beneficial! ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Chiang\_Po](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@Lee\_Chiang\_Po](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Lee_Chiang_Po)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/7 "2012-10-28T01:37:55Z")
You need not go to any extremes for this. Simple exercises work well to keep you limber and fit, and you can do exercises that pertain mostly to the pushing muscles to give greater punching strength. I use a Total Gym and it is more than enough. Good enough for Chuck Norris, good enough for me. You can focus to greatly upon strength. Not saying strength is not a good thing, but you can focus too much on it. More important is the ability to maintain structure and apply your weapons with skill and precission. Do your forms slowly and your exercises slowly. You get more out of it. ---
**Author:** ![imperialtaichi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/fbc32d/32.png) [@imperialtaichi](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/imperialtaichi)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/8 "2012-10-28T07:35:41Z")
Depends on what you want the power for. Your WC system should have given you all you need. ---
**Author:** ![trubblman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4af34b/32.png) [@trubblman](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/trubblman)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/9 "2012-10-28T21:28:03Z")
Strengthen your stance… ---
**Author:** ![Robinhood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Robinhood](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Robinhood)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/10 "2012-10-28T22:01:03Z")
[QUOTE=Yoshiyahu;1193870]What are some exercises to increase your wing chun engine power… ie what leg work, arm strengthing, body conditioning and cardio can you incoporate into your wing chun to increase your punching power over time?[/QUOTE] Which engine are you wanting to develop?, external or internal ?, external is developed by resistence exercises, internal is developed opposite. ---
**Author:** ![imperialtaichi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/fbc32d/32.png) [@imperialtaichi](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/imperialtaichi)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/11 "2012-10-29T00:22:42Z")
[QUOTE=trubblman;1194020]Strengthen your stance…[/QUOTE] Yep. Know your YJKYM. There’s a lot more to it than meet the eyes. ---
**Author:** ![EternalSpring](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/eternalspring/32/946_2.png) [@EternalSpring](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/EternalSpring)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/12 "2012-10-29T06:40:18Z")
Power basics for putting power into the punch? I’ve always liked the good ol two person drill of chong choi vs chong choi. Distance yourself from you partner so that your fingertips with your arms pointing straight out can barely touch his chest. Get in YJKYM facing each other square. Start Chong choi’ing. Every punch has resistance from another Chong choi so you have to at least punch w/ intent and also fight for the center. At the same time, as more power goes into the punches, you have to maintain your stance, which will hopefully force you to sink deeper. It’s a drill that can literally be trained from the first day on, but I still think that it’s benefits are great. Plus it conditions your arms pretty nicely as well and I’m sure there are countless variations to the drills (ex: doing it w/ walking, and even that has variations) ---
**Author:** ![wingchunIan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@wingchunIan](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/wingchunIan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/13 "2012-10-29T12:46:47Z")
practice SNT and use a wall bag The people I know who hit hardest have relatively small arms but can relax and explode focusing their strike to the jic seen. Punching power ultimately comes from speed and penetration. ---
**Author:** ![imperialtaichi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/fbc32d/32.png) [@imperialtaichi](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/imperialtaichi)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/14 "2012-10-30T03:07:05Z")
Practice breathing, in the YJKYM. Breathe in and fill your dantian. Breathe out, do the “Kim Yeung” and fill your fist with your breath. Do it regularly and your fists become as heavy as hammers. When you fight, no need to think or breathe etc. Your fists are natually heavy. As long as you stay relaxed when you hit, your opponent would feel like he just got hit by a couple of hammers. ---
**Author:** ![Yoshiyahu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/94ad74/32.png) [@Yoshiyahu](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Yoshiyahu)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/15 "2012-11-07T17:06:20Z")
How long do you practice that exercise? [QUOTE=imperialtaichi;1194186]Practice breathing, in the YJKYM. Breathe in and fill your dantian. Breathe out, do the “Kim Yeung” and fill your fist with your breath. Do it regularly and your fists become as heavy as hammers. When you fight, no need to think or breathe etc. Your fists are natually heavy. As long as you stay relaxed when you hit, your opponent would feel like he just got hit by a couple of hammers.[/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![imperialtaichi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/fbc32d/32.png) [@imperialtaichi](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/imperialtaichi)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/16 "2012-11-08T01:30:17Z")
[QUOTE=Yoshiyahu;1195594]How long do you practice that exercise?[/QUOTE] No more than 3 breaths at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Yoshiyahu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/94ad74/32.png) [@Yoshiyahu](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Yoshiyahu)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/17 "2012-11-09T02:31:42Z")
[Video 1](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAwfIMYSKrY) [Video 2](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6cX32y38_w) ---
**Author:** ![hulkout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed655f/32.png) [@hulkout](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/hulkout)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/18 "2012-11-09T15:56:01Z")
Practice stepping and footwork drills as often as possible. When you do it, practice stomach breathing. What I like to do is go for a walk or run. Then when I decide to turn around and go back home. I practice my footwork drills all the way back. I’ll take breaks when I have to. Without good stance, footwork, coordination between upper and lower body, and proper breathing, you’ll never have any decent power in Wing Chun. In addition to that, practice the deadlift exercise. You’ll strengthen every muscle in your body as well as your endurance. Do reps between 15 and 20 and take several deep breaths between reps towards the end of your set when you get tired. ---
**Author:** ![mun\_hung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mun\_hung](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/mun_hung)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/19 "2012-12-03T01:25:29Z")
[QUOTE=Yoshiyahu;1195951][Video 1](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAwfIMYSKrY) [Video 2](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6cX32y38_w)[/QUOTE] That was great. I wonder if he does anything for legs. ---
**Author:** ![Yoshiyahu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/94ad74/32.png) [@Yoshiyahu](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Yoshiyahu)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206/20 "2012-12-04T23:21:40Z")
[QUOTE=mun hung;1199597]That was great. I wonder if he does anything for legs.[/QUOTE] You know i dont know! i am guessing they do basic squats…an some other exercises similiar to that with weights like dead lifts! [Next page](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/power-basics/54206.md?page=2)