A new way to punch possibly much more powerful than the normal right cross ???

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Ok in the above video the guy advises you to push explosively off the back leg in order to rotate the hips RATHER than the normal way which is to rotate the foot and then rotate the hips the hip rotation is then assisted by the push off of the rear leg especially if you sit down on the punch, but the key difference is he teaches to push of the rear leg 1st to rotate the hips 2nd, where as the normal way is to rotate the hips/foot 1st to push off the rear leg 2nd, it sounds the same but its a different sequence of events and theres a very different feel to each punch.

My questions are...

Is this way more powerful?

Is it more or less effective overall?

I find his way very hard to do Ive done it right before and it does feel very very powerful, however it just feels so unlearnt/unwired/awkward to push of that rear leg, is there a particular way to push off the rear leg to ensure full hip rotation? Sometimes it only partially rotates my hips and I feel like I cant push that hard from my relatively straight rear leg, sometimes it works a treat, but tbh I find it very hard to learn from his video, Can you do it his way and do you have any tips for learning/doing it his way properly???

Lastly how do I throw a step in right cross the orthodox way? So not throwing from a stand still or with the jab first I literally mean leading with the straight right after stepping in (used against a southpaw) apparently stepping in increases the power of a normal cross but to me it weakens it and feels awkward, how do I do it properly???

 

NICE!!

Thanks for that video bud!!

 

Thats the kicker it looks EXACTLY the same both ways the key difference is the sequence of events, and this events happen so fast you cant see which way its being done and sometimes you cant even feel it when you do it.

The key difference is with one way you push off the rear foot first rotate second (think shot put)

With the other way you rotate first push second (think how a pro uses a base ball bat)

The thing is with both ways the push and the hip rotation come milliseconds after the initial movement so its hard to tell, even when you push off the rear foot first the rear foot still spins because the hip is rotating, but you didnt spin the foot first!

The question to ask yourself is are you spinning your foot first as the initiating movement or are you pushing off your foot first?

 

Well the idea is to do it a tiny amount before you rotate the hip that way it gets the hip in motion THEN you fire the hip off, there are many ways to throw the same punch, some people for example turn the whole side of the body in one motion.

 

The hip muscles can move the hip by itself though if you have wired it up.