Best punching mechanics to get most power out of punches

Punching up you will lose velocity.

Punching down you are going with gravity not against it.

You wont lose speed or momentum punching down.

Ive been in martial arts over 20 years and I can tell you certain punches start from bottom up but in boxing that isn't the case. Generating maximum power requires core ...Bruce Lee style was not based around planting himself it was actually boxing and staying non stationary so most of his strikes were not planted ones he moved around and never stood still while striking.

( The two inch punch IS a planted one) bc its designed to knock your opponent backwards and take him off his feet not k.o him.

His kick called the BLAST was a planted one ( its a kick ) it was his most powerful strike and move) A leg kick with a couple of steps coming forward before impact ..a side kick.

Actually the straight blast was an eye gauge of raking someones eyes with his fingers.....

But that's neither here or there in the discussion.

 

That's true but you are not taking into account the additional forces around the body, in mechanics they are know as vectors. When you punch up yes you have Gravity going in one direction but a hell of a lot more power going in the opposite, and this is how a space shuttle is launched, overcoming huge amounts of gravity pulling it down to reach escape velocity.

Throwing a punch down you have Gravity working for you but very very little force helping you go down with it. You can torque your body to add mass but you have lose acceleration and F=ma.

So my point is all the force vectors that add up when striking upwards is greater (and more consistently so) than the all the bodily force vectors that add up when striking downwards. You haven't accounted for external propulsion against gravity through our bodily mechanics and muscle acceleration.

 

We'll have to disagree then! I'm not saying core doesn't add to the force equation, but it will always start in the legs and transfer through your core and hip drive.

Look how much muscle is in the core? Miniscule amount compared to entire legs, calves, etc. We plant our feet in boxing to throw a strike for very good reason, that's where power begins, try throwing a punch in zero gravity, with all your core and upper body... it's similar thing.. your feet need to be planted at striking time...

 

The way Chris Eubank Sr threw shots

 

Different for different people.

 

Most people will strike a measuring bag with a cross vs a hook as that is what they think is their most powerful punch. The comparative measurement should be true. it would be very interesting to see the results of a cross, hook, uppercut and 3/4 slash and even knowing the difference in power between a jab and a power punch is interesting.

 

Yeah of course foot position play a big role, but that's more so balance and leveraging total power generated by your legs.

It might not look like foreman was using his legs, but I guarantee that he was using his legs, maybe not as emphatically as other athletes but he was still planting his feet and using his calves and leg muscle to drive down and out (into the floor/canvas) to propel his strikes.

You know that motion when your balls of your feet press down into the ground as your throw a punch, that's your whole leg working as a unit, it can happen to different degrees depending on how many muscle fibres and groups in your leg your recruit which is where foot positioning comes into place!

You are always using legs when throwing big strikes, and that's where it starts, power doesn't start in the core then radiate down your legs and up your body... its up through the legs, through the hips the core then the arm.

 

Because everybody is built differently and is born with different strengths and weaknesses.

 

Hinge method + shoulder snap is all you need tp get the most out of your body