More powerful punches - 3 Key Ingredients

[@Chapperino]

Those punches at the end sounded like sonic booms 😂

[@fontasgeorgopoulos1048]

😂😂🎉🎉

[@karatewithdanny]

Awesome Videos! Great channel👍🥋💪 keep up the great work

[@jameszulrich]

Sir, u r too good... i am learning as well... however my snap kick... and front improved through ur videos... u r really a great help... lots of prayers for u...❤❤

[@kenneththebe4709]

Thank you for your superb teachings, Sensei. I am learning lots. Domo arigato Sensei

[@jranrodjoe]

The third technique incorporating the push up was unique, thanks!

[@jranrodjoe]

correction....unique for me.... :)

[@cheryl5218]

Great video. We have been doing push ups on our fists lately. Now I understand why. We also do sit ups and punch the wall lightly. I am glad I found your station, after you said one time, Don’t shy away from sparing, my sparing has improved immensely. Thank you for these well produced lessons and videos. 🥋

[@melania7364]

Muy bien explicado. Gracias!!

[@davidgomezjimenez2495]

Thanks as always. Very useful

[@AreteAskesis]

Subscribing to this channel is like unknowingly being converted into being his student

[@ojasdongare]

Agreed bro

[@Tomek_DC]

Perfect instruction !!! Great movie. I'm waiting for next 😁👍

[@limitlessjoseph1399]

I got a great recommended video that you should upload for your next video which is “How can you still trained Karate if you cannot make it by turning up to the dojo?”

[@jkgardiner]

Yea good idea 👍🏼

[@Docinaplane]

Of course, I agree with what you are teaching. I would like to add, as I've studied the Joe Lewis Fighting System, that a pulled punch is more powerful than a pushed punch because of the added torque. Examples are the overhand and hook. Since you mentioned what I call independent motion, or others weapon first punching. I do that with a step forward for maximum power. If you are close to the opponent, your way is better. If you are further from the opponent my way gives you more distance with the punch.

[@DrCeran]

great, great "tutorial"... learned a lot how I can teach my kids class (and also for myself!)

[@RubenTavernier]

Thanks! I have been training in-between my 1d and 3d to improve my synchronicity in the second way you described (foot, then knee, then hip, then arm), but I'll gladly try out the first way (i.e. your way) to see what I can learn from it. Also, a suggestion for a future video: rotating on heel (Shotokan-like, "nige", 逃げる) vs. rotating on ball of foot (Goju-like) -- for me, having trained 15 years of Shotokan and now 10 years of Goju, this is a very rewarding difference in terms of fluidity and delivering power.

[@jkgardiner]

I actually prefer rotating on the ball of the foot as well

[@joeblogs-vx4ep]

Good stuff sensi John 🔥 In koryu uchinadi we call it heavy hands 👊

[@lancecahill5486]

Also, pull back the other hand as hard as you can as it will help to accelerate your punch into the target.

[@kadolphin5131]

Super clean techniques John! Do you have your own Dojo? 👀 Btw nice video as always 👏🏻👏🏻 Keep it up John! ❤

[@tkondobby]

What happens if you punch without conditioning your knuckles? Are you more susceptable to breaking your hands?

[@bogse]

I add something: I dont know what is your opinion about this but Im strong believer that you should never punch with your elbow going into locking position. I say this here since this video is about speed/power punching and Ive seen even some sensei's teaching people to lock their elbow straight when punching and was pretty amused that he didnt know about this. So if some one doesnt know this, and most beginners dont seem to know, its good to learnt right from the beginning not to hit your arm straight to elbow lock. 1. Doing multiple fast/hard punches with straight elbow is very likely to destroy your elbow, its basically a bone vs bone situation when you lock your elbow and they will destroy, espcially os humerus. I dont think its possible to get back that destroyed elbow if it has gone so far. Thats why this is so important topic. 2. You can pull your hand back faster when you dont lock the elbow. 3. When you pull your hand back faster (and dont continue hitting trough the target too far) it is going to cause more damage especially to the head. This was studied for the Israel army. Pulling hand faster back causes bigger movement in the brain causing DAI (diffuse axonal injury) causing brain damage and most likely KO. Of course this was study for killing in close combat and you dont want to use deadly force in self defense situation except maybe in extreme situations like terrorist knife/gun attacker. 4. You not going to get any more (meaningful) distance by locking your elbow. You just destroy your elbow in the long run.

[@jkgardiner]

Yes I agree, the impact should be made with a bent elbow, and punching in the air there should be a contraction just before full extension to prevent that locked out elbow

[@harshaltheboss]

Bro for your cardio you only do martial arts or do any run or sprint?

[@jkgardiner]

@@harshaltheboss just martial arts, the best way to get fit for an activity is to do that activity.. I’ve done sprints and longer runs but in the end hitting pads, sparring etc is better in my opinion.

[@andersjohansson6458]

When I punch I move from a 50/50 stance to a 60/40 stance, therby having weight going into the punch. At least that is my thought. Pros and cons with that?

[@jkgardiner]

Yes transitioning your weight forward is good, that’s the idea behind the front stance in karate.

[@andersjohansson6458]

@@jkgardiner Thank you Sensei!

[@uedasnil]

Very good but the last strike is HAITO , not Haiti.OSS

[@jkgardiner]

Yes I didn’t notice that, must have autocorrected as I typed it