Power in the AMs

[fraidycat]

When you throw with the right technique you can still focus on speed or power. The thing is my trainers tell me to focus on speed, and that the power will come by itself. I just don't believe that.

It just takes time.

Watch this guy. He looks like he should be hosting a Harry Potter Convention, but his jab technique is textbook, super fast, and he can ****. About 4:00 into the video you see him hit the bag. That is years of technique and I promise you that jab ****ing smarts when it hits you. I bet his jab hurts as much as mine does and I'm probably 30 lbs. heavier than him.

I'd rather have that kind of speed and power than brute force anyday; in point of fact, I'm always working on it.

[fraidycat]

Perhaps I should just throw a fast combo but end with a hard punch putting my whole body in it?

These are questions for your coach. I'm a coach, but I'm not your coach.

[Shadow boxer 3]

i hav more speed than i hav power. so when i spar i make up for it by going to the body. thats takes some of ur sparring partner's power away and it breaks down his defense.

[bbos]

my current trainer tells me to throw punches with less power, more fluidity and speed. The key is to be relaxed, when your mind is on power with every punch, it makes you tense. instead, just let it come natural with proper form using your core and hips to deliver the combination.
I'm still adjusting to this though as I throw every combination with power and speed, subtracting the power just doesn't feel right to me, granted it does make my punches faster and more fluid, plus I use less energy.

so there is a trade off, apply power when needed.

[RightCross94]

Power is a great tool in the AMs. Powerful punches are more likely to be scored than fast punches with nothing behind them, because the shots must land with force behind them to be scored and often you need to snap someones head back to get scored.

And nothing makes someone more reluctant and tentative in a fight than feeling some hard powershots, often if you can come out and blast them with a big shot to start with (especially an inexperienced fighter) they get very gunshy and you can control them

[RightCross94]

Oh but be warned, dont lumber forward trying to wind up a big shot. Stay on your toes, and jab and fake to set it up, nothing makes you more open than steaming forward trying to land a big one

[BrooklynBomber]

my current trainer tells me to throw punches with less power, more fluidity and speed. The key is to be relaxed, when your mind is on power with every punch, it makes you tense. instead, just let it come natural with proper form using your core and hips to deliver the combination.
I'm still adjusting to this though as I throw every combination with power and speed, subtracting the power just doesn't feel right to me, granted it does make my punches faster and more fluid, plus I use less energy.

so there is a trade off, apply power when needed.

Always keep in mind that it is not power you are applying, but an uneducated effort which does not equal power. This is a common mistake for many unexperienced kids who think of a power punch and try to put every calorie their body has into that punch, but end up telegraphing it, winging it, and falling off balance.
An ideal punch should be thrown with minimal effort from your upper body and should be directed by your lower body.

[RightHooker]

I've always had trouble throwing fast punches, and combinations. Fortunately I have a lot of power, so that's what's got me through most of my fights. Only won two fights by stoppage, but you can tire guys out with hard body shots, and take the fight out of them. When you make every shot hurt, alot of guys mentally 'check out' of the fight. They don't necessarily quit, but they stop trying to win and just try to survive by moving backward, not throwing many punches etc.

We're always working to improve my speed and combinations though and they are getting better. I'm never going to have Pacman speed, but I'd like to be able to mix my game up, and switch back and forth between fast combinations, and hard power shots. Work in progress.

[mr tricky]

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in an amature bout u wont be thinking "ok il do this, and now il do that, and il do this ect...and he will then feel my power blablabla" things fly over your head, its more areanline fuled and more of a blur than sparring, if u hit him hard hes still pobly gonna try and get u ,

power punching all the time wastes energy, just do what feels best, fast and lightish on some shots and then **** some shots in every now and agen, just do what feels natrual, if u wanna **** then **** if u wanna score a point do it, try throwing fast and hard, theres no rule sin boxing as wht u cna and cant do with ur punches so just do wht u want, u dnt have to do one or the opther, just do whats best for winning

[the_blueprint]

mix it up, speed when his guard drops and to stun him and power to hit him when hes guarding and when hes stunned