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Posted by hgamer on 1/14/2007, 11:57 pm, in reply to "punch" --Previous Message-- the fact is, i've heard this from many students in the beginning , when i show them the correct way to punch and adjust things for them.. They'll say, Sifu, i don't feel like I'm doing anything. And I answer, then your doing it right. Surprisngly many are looking for some kind of exertion when doing the punch, when in actuallity you shouldn't feel a thing. And for many that's an awkward feeling when it seems effortless when doing the motion. There is body unity involved, but for the most part, don't worry about that to much. In stationary practice of just the punch, your actually concentrating on seperation of the top triangle from the body stance and looking for complete isolation. Or is there something now to look for certain things when you punch.. after the punch is performed, make sure simple things are checked.. Do not retract the punch right away, leave it out there for about 2 to 3 seconds and examine the punch for certain things 1) is it in the centerline those are just some things to look into :
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when punching, there's so much to concentrate on, but at the same time, the mind can really focus on 1 thing at a time. To answer you first question, keep it simple, from the ground up, normally with punches several things can happen. While there's so much to right I'll try to keep it to common mistakes. From the ground up, all to often, focus ends up being concentrated on the punch, so more then likely the YGKYM will end up with weight shifted to the ball of the toes. So, to correct this simple problem, simply look straight ahead instead of at your fist when you punch. Your posture should be correct from that and you won't have that pinch lean which is common amongst most practioners. At the same time, as for the stance. Sometimes people don't isolate the punch from the body, and end up trying to put more into the punch then is necessary. So, after doing the punch, try to see if the squareness if lost first and foremost or if you see yourself using the body with the punch. When practicing do it in front of a mirror to help you out the best to see the corrections, and in time you'll get the awareness to feel the corrections as well.
: what should i be looking for or feeling to have the punch come from the
: ground up? I have slowed down in how i have been doing to the punch.
: trying to improve it.playing attention to my ygkym. But as far as punching
: from the my feet all the way to my hand im not sure. Is it just body unity
: and many many moons until i feel this for myself?
: that i can look for?
2) has my fist gotten tighter from the starting point to the end... imagine holding a grape, when you punch and then release teh punch you never squeeze the grape, it should be intact
3) how is my shoulder after the punch.. did i over stretch the punch or did my shoulder rise at the end
4)Is the punch at the correct height, you want to be at the zero point of the punch and be parrallel to the ground
5)when i punch and release it, is there much shaking when i punch, or when i release the punch can i hold it in stillness.. Remember you want to control the motion, you don't want a punch that's shaking all over the place, which can be attributed to several things like tension, lack of focus on the target, over stretching, etc.
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