Increase Striking Power

If your fist is 1 inch away from your target and you can generate enough power to penetrate through the flesh, muscle tissue and ligaments, imagine how much damage you can create when striking from 3 feet away?

Hitting form 3 inches away

That's exactly what Sijo talked about yesterday at our annual Power Punch Seminar.

Practicing the Inch Punch with specialized equipment

In a sense the Power Punch is a demonstration punch but if you apply the principles to your regular punching and kicking the results will surprise you.

Teaching the fundamentals of the Power Punch

In order to hit very hard you have to use your whole body in "unison" and you have to learn to drop all your weight into your target.

Power Punch DVD set

When you first started training, you might remember how much space you needed to generate power to have an impact on the bag you were hitting. That space gradually diminished to your Straight Lead (24 inches) then your Directing Punch (12 inches) and finally your Power Punch (1-3 inches). Less and less space was used but the amount of power increased.

Since we prefer to attack from close quarters, making sure we hit hard from a short distance is a necessity.

You can learn more about this special ability here.

Master Yourself,

Sibok Martin

2 Martial Art Seminars in July

Just a reminder of our upcoming Power Punch and Bo Staff Training coming up July 27 th after our Black Belt Training and Masters Class at the Pagoda.

We know it's not easy to schedule your time around family, friends and activities, especially on weekends.

This is why we've combined most of our seminars this year to make it easy to attend only ONE special event instead of 3 every month.

The Power Punch experience helps you understand body mechanics you can transfer to any other hand strike or kick. Some of the most important points are the Startle Reaction, Recoil, and the "mental follow through" required to transfer maximum power to your blows.

The devastating Power Punch, made famous by Bruce Lee

Thanks to thick phone books you're able to go through the training without injury, one thing you sense is pressure and penetration of your partner's punch to a degree that is manageable, blows thrown without a book would certainly leave you gasping for air on the ground.

The Bo Staff (5 1/2 to 6 foot long stick) teaches you coordination and to pay attention to momentum. 2 important attributes you need to be a well rounded martial artist.

The Bo Staff

 Improving your Bo guarantees improvement in your stick training. All weapons are linked in such a way that they compliment each other very well.

Once you master a weapon you feel like one piece of the puzzle has been solved. You'll be surprised how much it helps you do everything else in class with less effort, less stiffness, and less of a learning curve.

Arrive early at 12:30 pm for the Advanced training before the seminars start.

See you then.

Sibok

Martin

P.S I had mentioned I would give you the name of the English magazine featuring an article on Firewalking and using it as a tool to better yourself and your martial art skill, the name of it is Budo World Karate, Jul-Aug. Edition.