BASIC PUNCHING TECHNIQUES

 CENTER PUNCH

STANDING CENTER PUNCH:

Start from a straddle leg stance and extend the left fist, solar plexus level, palm down. The right hand pulls back to the hip, palm up.

To punch:

switch arm positions while keeping the elbows close to the body.

Timing:

starting with the left arm extended, feel as though the hands are connected by a pulley; punches are pulled out, and the hands work together. 

Start to switch:

when both elbows reach the body, the hands should remain in the original position. As the punches continue, both fists are in a vertical position but continue to move and SNAP into final position at the completion of the punch.

REVERSE PUNCH

STANDING REVERSE PUNCH:

Start in a back stance with left leg forward and hands in a fighting position. Pivot the back foot to a front stance while simultaneously punching with the right hand; the left fist is in front of the fe Recover to a back stance with hands in a fighting position. This technique is most commonly used as a defense to an attack.