Anybody out there know how I can increase the power of my punches?
602804
In regards to punching, Speed x Accuracy = Power. Well this, of course, is assuming you are punching with good technique.\n\nThe rest is simply put, train, train, train. Forget the books you need sweat and tears.
1055473
Yes you can! Don't fall for the scare tatics they use to dissuade you like "you'll get stiff". You'll just become an even more powerful karateka! \n\nThink about it. Power= Mass x Speed. The mass is your weight and what allows you to move your mass with speed is your strength. The stronger you are the faster you will be able to move your body.....provided you train correctly!\n\nJust remember to stretch often and well.\n\nBruce Lee trained very heavily with weights and he was one of the best martial artists of all time!
1119067
Do you mean your bodily equipment?  Can't help with that, sorry. Otherwise try pushups, pullups, chinups and nunchucks.  Good luck.
740173
The biggest mistake people who are not fighters usually do is swing as hard they can, forgetting that their fist must be kept tight upon contact.  When making your fist make sure that you do not have your thumb tucked under your fingers.  If you do that you will dislocate it.  That said you can practice making your grip/fist tighter with wrist curls using low weights (2 1/2 pounds) with multiple reps.  Also practice making a tight fist regularly and buy a heavy bag.  You will notice how much it hurts if you forget to hold your fist tight.  The heavy bag is hard so it will prepare you for someone's face.  The two best places to hit someone in the face are their ear (messes the person's balance up) or the nose (very painful).  Since you are a woman, remember that if you are fighting a man, without question go for his nuts.  Your leg - foot are much more powerful than your arm-fist.  A swift kick in that area is your best line of attack.
606693
There are a number of ways to do this, without knowing what you're doing now I couldn't recommend anything specific but to develop strength you may start by working off of your 1 rep max.  It gets pretty detailed but this is a good website to explain this and develop a program--scroll down to the strenth training box and also read the section on periodization.  Good Luck!\n\n\nhttp://www.stumptuous.com/cms/displayarticle.php?aid=138
942537
grab the punch with your face
684594
I can give you some pointers on how to box because my brother taught me. He was a boxer, and that is where I learned how to fight. First, your feet must be at least two inches apart, but you have to keep them at an angle. Then, always keep both fists up in front of your face. This to protect you from someone who wants to try and get into your "space." Next, you have to slightly twist your elbow, (not by much), in order to put force behind your punch. Your fists should always be as tight as you can make it, and your thumb should be tucked in close to your palm(this is to prevent breakage that might occur if you hit someone where there is bone). Then, you make sure you direct all of your strength in your arm from the top of your shoulder, to your wrist. These have been the most effective methods that I have used when someone wanted to hurt me and I retaliated. But if you are a minor, then maybe you shouldn't be thinking about how to injure anyone. Well, I hope that this will be able to help you!! Add a comment to let me know how it goes.
292278
You need to add more details.... Are you talking about repetitions? power full punches? short people versus tall people? The impact on muscle growth? Quick solid and controlled movements? fast power full movements? slow power full movements?
860635
I used to fight, but now I just hang out and watch fights.  I was simi-pro for 4 years and during that period, I never lost a fight.  The first advise I would give you is;  This piss me off thing needs to go, as this will get your a*s kicked good!!!  You must be in to it mentally as well, as physically.  I used to love it when someone lost their temper with me.  I wanted them to loose it, and charge me like some bull.  That is when I would knock their a*s out.  DO NOT ever think you fight better when you get mad.  That has got to be the dumbest thing I have ever heard.  Set you off?  Are you kidding me?  You'll get your a*s knocked out in a hurry!  If you wish to hit hard, then you must work with a bag.  One of those big swinging bags.  The small bag is for getting your speed up as in speed bag.  The heavy weight of the big bag helps you to learn to move weight with your punch without breaking your wrist.  This is why one tapes their wrists up before a fight.  When fighting, you must try to punch through the object you are hitting.  What I mean by that is; to step into your punchs, and put you weight into the punch.  The idea is to send your punch through the object you are hitting, and using your weight to push it through.  It's kind of like driving a nail with a hammer.  You can either bang at the nail, or you can let the weight of the hammer drive the nail for you.  It takes much practice to unserstand what I'm talking about, and punching something as practice to perfect the punch.  When fighting, you can tell where a hard punch is coming from, by watching the weight shift to that foot as the punch is being thrown.  I used to pay close attention to the other boxers feet.  This way I knew where and how hard the puch was coming at me.  Throwing a knock out punch is different than jabbing to set up the punch.  Lets use a uppercut as an example; what you are trying to do is; pick the person up off the ground, but you are trying to lift all there weight with your punch.  You know that just the punch will not lift the person up without using your legs to get strength to pick them up with.  I could talk for days about this, but I'm not going to.  Just know that a mad (pissed off) person makes mistakes, and when you get into it with someone who has training, you cannot afford to act without thinking.  The best thing you can do sometimes is let the fight come to you, and act accordingly.  You must assume the person you are fighting is going to kick your a*s, and you are there to defend yourself from getting knocked out.  Always assume the other person is better, until they prove it different.  The very person that's going to teach you a lesson, is the person you most think you can beat.  You will see what I mean.  You can't beat someone if your eyes have been beat shut.  The best thing to do is; fight defensively, never get head strong, or loose your cool.  You may think you fight better when you are pissed off, but that will get your head ripped off your body, believe me!  By the way, my neece fights professionally.  She fights out of a Gym in Columbia SC, and has fought Layla Ali before.  Layla knocked her a*s out, and I think that was because she was over confident, and had no respect for Layla.  I told her, she must change the way she fought in order to beat someone better than her.  She didn't listen, and got knocked out.  Now she is training her behind off and trying to get another shot a Layla.  If you are serious about training and becoming a boxer, then learn some skills, and train even harder than you think you can.  Running down the road a 4:00 am doesn't win fights, but it does get you in shape to go the distance.  I hope I have been some help to you.  Good Luck!!!
323094
A good way to start is training in kick boxing classes.  That will help with your striking.  Also wrestling classes will help you learn about rolling on the floor and teach you how to stand, shoot, sprawl, and overall control.  Wrestling will teach you about control on the ground.  Than taking Jiu-Jitsu class will help you with submissions and chokes.  Training to fight in MMA takes allot of time and dedication.
563955
Assume you mean "punch someone", I would recommend finding your nearest dojo, explaining to the sensei you want to know the best way to punch someone in the face, and absolutely insist he or she to demonstrate the best way by punching you in the face until you can stop them, if for no other reason than to demonstrate to you in crystal clear fashion why you should not attack someone who may not be able to adequately defend themselves physically.\n\nBeyond that, if he or she is willing to teach you (and if they aren't willing to simply teach you how to punch someone, you should definitely beg them to teach you about the martial arts since there's nothing about them which isn't extremely useful to know), I recommend saying "thank you, sensei", and following his or her instructions TO THE LETTER.  Not only will a proper sensei teach you how to completely wipe the floor with someone and use their face as a mop to clean up their own blood, but by the end of it, he or she will teach you a much deeper understanding of how and why you should use your talents, and you may re-evaluate your desire.\n\nIf all that fails, your best bet is to tightly curl your hand into a fist, keep your thumb tucked underneath your knuckles, and then punch the wall right by the person you want to punch, show him your bloody knuckles without flinching or seeming to care about the pain, and explain it was your sheer generosity which made you shed your own blood before theirs, and ask if they are willing to address the issue making you angry before you choose to take out your aggression on them, since you're obviously not afraid of the pain and blood you would shed in your efforts to hurt them in a fight for revenge (which, believe it or not, usually scares the Hell out of most people).
886401
I love to box. Go the gym, get some boxing gloves and punch all your probs away.
853200
Some people have trained just for this kind of impact..\n\nSome ways you can lessen the effect of the impact is..\n\n-When your being punched in the stomache, block it.\nOR Release all the air out from you by kia (Karate Term where you go "AHHHH!" like a karate chop, ahhh *chop*...) This takes all the air out from you so you don't get the air knocked out of you and drop down gasping..\n\n-Tighten your stomache muscles so it would be harder for the punch to get thorugh or it will lessen the punch's effect.\n\n-NEVER TRY THIS AT HOME.\n-And tough abs help a lot too.\n\nMartial arts will teach you a lot on how to embrace the impact and most importantly how to AVOID it.. While this guy is clearly a master, remember you can't master this in one day but you can practice with the help of a professional.
47716
IN WRESTLING U CAN KICK PPL THROW THEM JUMP ON THEM AND USE WEAPONS ON THEM AND 99% OF IT IS FAKE and in boxing u can only punch or kick it depends if you are in kck boxing or just boxing and no weapons or jumping and throwing.
224039
Yes. Actually there is. Throw your punches in a STRAIGHT line, not a roundhouse punch. Also, throw the punch from the hip, not from your shoulder. For the maximum impact, step toward the object of impact with the same leg while you punch, pushing your entire body weight into the object.
886640
http://www.boxinggyms.com/tips/handwraps.htm
213226
bend your knees and as you swing, push with your legs against the ground and jump. for any photo examples, just look at all of the pros when they hit the ball: most of the time they are in the air by about half a foot on normal strokes. you can also string your racket LOOSER, not tighter. that will give you much more power under the "trampoline effect." you can get certain rackets that have larger sweet spots and bigger heads that will give you a lot of power. all it really takes is good technique and being able to hit the ball perfectly everytime. bend down and spring up with your legs when you hit the ball and it will give you so much more power.