Punching
power is not just about strength, it is also about physics. There will
always be someone that is stronger and bigger than you, but if you use
the laws
of nature to your advantage, you can punch harder than any
opponent. Here
are 4 more tips to get your punching power where it
needs to be:
1. You have to get angry. Psych yourself up.
Pretend that you opponent, or the
dummy is someone that you can't
stand. You will have to learn to rearrange
your emotions to fit the
situation. If you can make yourself mad at will, and then
calm down
when you need to focus, your punches will be dangerous.
2. You must get a makiwara and use it for drills.
Makiwara training is critical to
moving your punches to the next level.
Training with other targets have their
advantages too, but using bare
knuckles against a makiwara, as you would in a
real-life fight, is the
best way to condition yourself to that kind of contact.
3. Train using suspended boards.
Have a partner hold a board with just two fingers.
You will use a
combination of speed and power to break it. If you go too slow, the
board will just fly out of the persons hand. If you don't punch hard
enough, the
board won't break. This is an excellent drill for boosting
your speed as well.