How to Punch Stronger

If you’ve ever been involved in a fight, you probably know what to worry about. “Does the opponent know martial arts?” “Is the enemy hiding a weapon?” Have you ever wondered, “Are my attacks strong enough for a quick win?” or “How to increase the power of the shot?” This article will tell you the answer!

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Master the technique of punching

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Master this technique to be able to punch harder. Have you ever seen a gpf player play a beautiful ball with poor technique? Have you ever seen a runner run to the finish line first with poor technique? Have you ever seen a swimmer swim at breakneck speed with poor technique? We have never seen it either. Correct punching technique not only makes the punch stronger, but it’s also more effective, meaning you’ll use less energy to get a stronger punch. ^{[1] X Research Source}

Put your feet and legs in the right position. The feet and legs are the anchor points of the body. They help you keep your balance, and allow you to transfer energy from your lower body to your upper body and into your fists. Here are some tips for you to consider when using your feet and legs. ^{[2] X Research Source}

Feet slightly wider than shoulder width. If you are unsure, you can place them a little further apart.
Lift the back heel up and stay there. Don’t stand with your feet “equal”.
The top of the foot points towards the punch. If you place the top of your foot away from the target, the punch will be less powerful.
Bend the knee slightly. When punching, you can straighten your knee to increase the power of the punch.

Move hips and upper body to create force. Go experiment! Punch something without moving your hips or upper body. The punch won’t be very strong right? Now try moving your hips and upper body while punching. This punch will be at least twice as strong as the original punch right? Think about it: athletes play gpf, tennis, and baseball, all of which use their hips and upper body for extra power. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

Use your hips to swing your upper body backwards. You can imagine this movement like loading a gun before firing. Then, release the power by reversing the hip movement and swinging your upper body toward the target.

Remember to exhale before punching. Exhaling will help relax the muscle groups just before impact. If you find it difficult to exhale before punching, scream. Boxers do this all the time to make sure they’re exhaling when they hit. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

Head slightly down, chin closed and look at the target when punching. He leans slightly forward and closes his chin to keep his head out of the direction of the opponent’s counterattack; If you stand still, the opponent will be easier to aim. Always look at the target to hit the punch accurately. This is a natural method for targeting.

Keep your arms and fists in line. In addition to using the hips for strength, arm and fist holding technique is the most important part of a successful punch. Here are some tips to make sure you get the most out of your arms and fists.

Relax your arms and fists until just before impact. When you start making contact with your opponent, squeeze your fists. A loose fist will move through the air better, but a clenched fist will produce more force.
Punch in a straight line. You tend to throw your fists in a curved trajectory, but don’t you remember that the power comes from the hips and upper body, not from the path of the arms.
Don’t pull your hands or arms back to gain momentum. This move will help your opponent realize your intention before you do it. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

Target where it hurts the most. If you want to punch, you should aim for the right place – ie where it does the most damage: ^{[6] X Source of Research}

Chin
Sun
Abdomen below ribs
Ribs

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Learn the fighting techniques of other martial arts. Boxing and other martial arts will help you move faster, more agile and stronger.

Develop muscle groups

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Practicing with punching bags is a method to increase punch power. The punching bag shouldn’t be so heavy that it cuts the skin of your finger, nor should it be so light that you can punch it away. This is exactly the case where you must not use too much, nor use too little, but just enough. ^{[7] X Research Sources}

Asher Smiley

Master of Krav Maga

Asher Smiley is the owner and lead trainer of the Krav Maga Revpution in Petaluma, California. Asher has done international coaching with top Krav Maga Revpution coaches. In 2017, he worked for the International Kapap Federation Combat Krav Maga International, completing a 7-day tactical workshop and an 8-day CKMI trainer course.

Asher Smiley
Master of Krav Maga

The more you practice punching, the stronger the punch will be. At some point you can punch very hard objects like walls or floors, but don’t use all your strength to punch a wall if you’ve never punched before.

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After purchasing a punching bag, you will begin to practice. Use the tips above to improve your skills, and practice with the punching bag. Remember to use your hips in each punch. ^{[8] X Research Sources}

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Start using light dumbbells in your punching session. Don’t use heavy dumbbells even with normal lifting. You should start with 2.5 or 5kg, or 7kg if you do weight training regularly.

Practice punching in the air with dumbbells. Punching with dumbbells will help you increase your shoulder speed and endurance, as well as strengthen your punches.

Start with 12-15 punches per hand. Try to do 10 sets for each hand and do it every day.
Remember not to overuse your dominant hand to overdo it, while neglecting the other hand. If one of your hands is clearly weaker than the other then you should focus on that hand. While fighting, smart opponents will try to exploit your weakness. You will be a more formidable opponent if there is no weakness for your opponent to exploit.
Gradually increase the weight as you get used to the old weight. Increasing weights will help increase arm speed and strength.
Never use dumbbells to practice punching a sandbag. You should only use dumbbells when practicing punches in the air.

Practice punching the wind

Punching the wind will help the punch speed faster. The faster your speed, the stronger the punch will be. ^{[9] X Research Source}

Try to punch as fast as you can and punch continuously. ^{[10] X Research Sources} Episode 5 minutes and rest 2 minutes. Repeat 5 times in a row.

Practice with all types of punches. For example, straight punch, hook up, and side hook.

Advice

When training with dumbbells, you can increase the weight if you don’t feel tired. If you can punch in the air with 5-7kg dumbbells without getting tired, then you can punch your opponent’s teeth with just one punch. So there’s absolutely no need to increase the weight unless you want to punch through the body of a car.
Clenching fists at the last moment.
Remember to warm up/warm up the muscle groups involved to avoid pain or sprains.
When swimming, you can practice punching underwater to increase the speed and power of your punches.
Use the iron fist to deal more damage to the opponent.

Warning

Understand your own strength. After a while of practice, your punches will get stronger, so don’t punch your friends with the same effort as before you practiced to avoid injuring them.
Remember: “Don’t” punch anything with dumbbells.
Also “don’t” punch with your arm fully extended to avoid serious elbow injury.
Hold the dumbbell firmly so it doesn’t fly out of your hand when you punch. Remember to wear gloves if your hands are sweaty, so the weights don’t slip out of your hands.

Steps

Master the technique of punching

Develop muscle groups

Practice punching the wind

Advice

Warning

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