Nothing Beats Good ol' Straight Punches: A Body Experience/Experiment

An experience that I have discovered recently, has prompted me to write a piece of article long-due to the WC site.

Nothing beats the good ol' straight punches

- prep work:

don't go straight punching cold turkey: it bites. shoulder roll, arm circle are all good warm-ups

- relaxed motion:
almost like hitting the suspended punching bag boxing style. but straighter.
lossen the wrist - treat the fist like it belongs to a puppet.

- calm, focused spirit:
calm-focus-calm-focus loop.
if practicing in semi-public place, avoid being self-conscious.

- thoughts
follow the spirit
micro-adjust



Individual physique can be drastically different, but here is how I did it:

- relaxed motion:

start slow, and increase speed steadily. connect the fist's push motion with the pull motion together. don't extend the punch, simply let it reach as far as it can without effort.
don't push your shoulders inward just to match the center line, but rather focus on the elbow and fix the shoulder.
lossen the wrist

- calm, focused spirit:

calm-focus-calm-focus loop.
if practicing in semi-public place, avoid being self-conscious.

- thoughts

follow the spirit/will
micro-adjust