anybody in the world can learn how to throw a punch the fact of the matter is humans we
have arms that we can let our hands go to make contact with a heavy bag shadow boxing or truth
is another person the key is i want you to think about you don't have to be a boxer or a street
fighter you can just be a fitness enthusiast and just want to learn how to throw a punch
how to throw a punch you're not a boxer you're not a street fighter you're just an individual
who wants to learn how to throw a punch you can do it there's three important tips that coach
wayne and i are going to take you through it's important for you to know how to throw a punch
if you want to work the heavy bag if you want a shadow box or fact that matters if you just want
to learn these three tips simply start with the number one thing and that's your intent a lot of
times out there when you're going to throw a punch you don't have the attempt to do it you don't have
the aggression or even the knowledge to throw your hands with intent when you're stepping up
to the plate you want to learn how to throw it you have the intent to let your hands go
it's vital in the process and this is exactly how you get it done with intent how to throw a punch
and what the intent is sometimes you use the punch to set up your opponent or use
the punch to knock out opponent and that being said nathan had a very unique power
that allowed him to knock out probably 90 of his wins were through knockout because he generated
tremendous amount of torque from his base he had the intent the intention is to put your opponent
off balance to measure the distance or to hit him hard as you can when you understand your intent
then you have a better chance of achieving the objective the intent of throwing the punch you
may not be the person that wants to hurt somebody you may not be the person who want knock somebody
out you just want to be the person that learns how to throw the punch properly
you can get that intent by practicing through shadow boxing and also through hitting the heavy
bag to build your confidence up to be able to implement that in a practical situation
where you're actually in the ring practicing on pads or sparring and then move it on to possibly
into competition intent is a very important ingredient of learning how to throw a proper punch
fundamentals the fundamentals are stance power tempo where to look that is key in the
fundamentals to teach you how to throw a punch remember you don't have to be a boxer you don't
have to be a street fighter you just have to be able to take in the information that coach wayne
is going to give us and learn the fundamentals here's the fundamentals of how punches are
thrown properly once you have the intent you want to go down to number two is fundamentals
the fundamentals are most important that you want to understand about your balance you have your
feet firmly on the ground you don't want to have a moving target right now for the fundamentals
you want to have the basic stance feet firm to the ground you want to measure the distance to
the target but you have to keep your eyes on the target at all times don't take your eyes
off target because you're not going to hit it once you have your eyes on the target you measure the
distance with your left hand and then you rotate your body by maintaining the proper distance at
point of impact and contact keep your eyes on the chart focus on the target at all times never take
your eyes off the target because you will miss when you're doing the fundamentals you want to
set yourself up for success keep it simple as possible so you're not moving the target's
not moving you measure the distance properly your balance is firmly placed on the ground and you do
it at a moderate speed first so you have a greater opportunity for success if you're not doing it
properly you're going to find that your feet are moving it's not hitting the target at full range
of motion that your body's too close to the target you're going to notice that your which is an often
case is that when the fundamentals you take your eyes off the target your head turns you're you
have to keep your eyes on the target you're not going to hit what you're not looking at and then
if it's done properly you're going to hear a really nice sound a pop when it hits the bag
the fundamentals are done correctly you're going to notice by the sound more so than anything else
tip number three execution you have the intent you've learned the fundamentals now it's time to
execute you're going to throw your hands again in space shadow boxing working the heavy bag
execution is all about the effort to get the punches done with the education that you have
and your willingness to put all that information together to execute here's exactly how to execute
how to throw a punch our third step is execution once you have the confidence and the basics the
intent the fundamentals down then you go into execution when doing this you start off with
the slow movement where you're in front of the bag you're not moving in or out you execute
then to advance that you want to step away from the bag now now it's a moving target as
if you're hunting and shooting something that's moving it's a lot harder to hit well same as
in the fundamentals of the execution of boxing or throwing a proper punch is that you want to
be able to do this while moving as well you want to step in measure the distance rotate
keep your eyes on the target and snap your knuckles down on the bag and make that pop noise
you want to execute by extending your punches at full range of motion and then being able to move
and maintain that distance properly practice here's what you're going to do you're going to
throw your hands first with single punches then let your hands go with two punch combinations
then add multiple punches together work a shadow box and work it on the heavy bag
now we have the intent the fundamentals and execution we want to put this into practice
in doing so we start off the easiest way is by using the heavy bag your the heavy bag is
not moving a great deal you're able to measure the distance you're about to have your base of
foundation correct measure the distance and then rotate and execute properly while in practice you
want to have it as in a controllable situation set yourself up for success so let's not get
into big combinations right away start off with the job to measure the distance to help yourself
have the proper distance to execute the right hand with a power punch you want to measure the
distance with your left hand properly and then execute with the right hand as you become more
confident with your practice being more secure and correct then you want to throw maybe two jabs
then as you progress you want to be able to move a little bit more move away from the target step
into the target use your jab right hand or double jab right hand execute more punches in
your companies once you become more familiar more confident at doing it correctly when practicing
how to throw a punch it is very important that you execute properly and conditioning
is the foundation of being able to practice if you're tired you're going to make mistakes
time your rounds at two minute rounds and do three two and a rounds if you're too tired at
the end of that then slow the rounds down to one minute rounds have yourself set yourself up for
success this is a technical workout that you want to start with you can implement that into your
conditioning workout and work harder but the most important thing is get it done correctly
you have the intent you want to learn the fundamentals you already done that
coach wayne took us through it it's time to execute practice these slow keep a slow pace
and what's important about this is that you find a flow that works for you
oftentimes when you're out there and you want to throw those punches with aggression don't do that
find a flow that works for you as coach wayne told us and also realize that punches can be thrown
with multiple speeds and intent you just have to find the one that works for you