How do you "sit" on a punch? What is punch "leverage"? How do you transfer weight?

Great question I shall return

 

"Sitting down" on your shots basically refers to dropping your hips downward whilst rotating. The easiest way to do this is to simply allow the legs to bend. To start with, try bending the opposite leg to the arm you are intending to hit with i.e. if throwing the rear hand, let your front leg bend at the knee. Your hips (and thus body weight) will drop whilst rotating thus planting your feet to the ground.

 

'sitting down on your punches' refers to planting your feet and creating a solid base from which to throw your shots. You can't generate serious power bouncing on your toes the way the amateurs do. Pro's tend to 'walk' around the ring, get themselves into range, plant their feet and let their hands go. When you're punching you can't be stiff legged. Your knees need to be bent so your whole body can move/rotate with the punch thus generating greater power. 'Arm' punches are when the rest of the body is not used. They will score but not do damage. Power comes from the floor up so once you utilise your hips and knees then you'll start to inflict damage!! Hope that helps a little!...

 

That sounds like a pretty good description IMO. A man who does this well (visibly) is Nonito Donaire.

 

Drop your weight before landing*

 

Force you generate comes of the Floor, with the knees bent between 10% and 15%. A little tip, when throwing shots lift the Toes, stops the Heel lifting to much. Gives a better drive, rather than Push.

 

Better to correct, and protects the Knee.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYnWUxIEcEs

My ribs felt those hooks just watching the video. Ouch.

 

Meaning

 

If you're standing straight up throwing a left hook to an opponents head and then throw the same punch with your knees bent slightly its like night and day, whole different torque your feet are planted your hips and shoulders can get much more torque on shots (feet being planted does not mean you cant pivot)

 

Sorry to jump in on this. What is the best method of remembering how to transfer your weight and swivel when doing combinations (eg. double left hook) so that you do not even have to think about it? I am a one-week boxing newbie and find myself having to pause, think and try before being able to do a combination with proper weight transfer, and when we did some light sparring my footwork went to crap :S

 

It will come with time, or more specifically repition. You say yourself that you are a 'newbie', it will come :good

 

Taller Guy, sitting down to a Shorter Guy for Leverage [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtlt7T8FKJk&feature=relmfu[/ame]

 

When you throw a punch you turn your hips into it and keep good balance. If your throwing with your rear hand you twist your rear foot in a "putting out a cigarette" or "killing a bug" type motion. This motion helps you turn your hips over more and generate power. You also turn your shoulders into the punch.


The term "Not sitting on your punches" means someone isnt putting there body into there punch and only throwing slap punches or arm punches. When you turn your body into a punch as stated above your body will slightly drop due to the turning motion hench the term "sitting on your punches".

Stand straight up and pretend your swatting at a fly (or swat at a real fly if you want lol) and only move your arm. This would be an example of and arm punch aka not sitting on your punches.