Martial-Arts Instruction Basics for Punching Improvement

Improve Your Punching, and You'll Improve Your Martial Arts

You probably already know that everyone says to practice the basics, to get good at martial arts. It makes sense. In any martial-arts discipline or sport, a strong foundation usually guarantees competent performance.

Martial arts is no different.

But sometimes, the basics can be boring. Admit it. You have to develop the right attitude to make something so repetitive as basic punching practice seem interesting... especially when you practice the same moves for years on end.

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Martial-Arts Tip

To jumpstart your martial arts, try focusing on one area of your training. For example, spend time thinking only about punching.

Don't think about anything else except improving your punch techniques. Shift your focus -- make everything relate to your punching... for a while.

Whether practicing your footwork, or considering your range and distance from the target, try to connect your training to punch improvement.

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The Best Martial-Arts Instruction

Did you know you can affect your martial-learning and training?

It's up to you to make your martial-arts experience the best it can be. In order to increase the effective of any instruction you participate in, you should spend more time considering hypothetical martial-arts situations -- body movement, offensive tactics, and punch combinations, kicks, and so on.

Perfecting the basics such an important part of one's defense system. Whether you are studying a Chinese Kung Fu style or American Pugilism (Boxing), your skill will benefit from a focused set of practice sessions.

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Punching Moves in a Book And...

If you have a lot of your own punching ideas that you want to try, then by all means have at it. I think punching and boxing creativity is important to successful martial arts.

If you need a bunch of ideas on how to punch harder, faster, and more efficiently, scan articles, visit both martial-arts and boxing sites, download free ebooklets, get offline instruction, and so on.

Also...

Keith Pascal is the author of "How to End the Fight with One Hit": Best Fighting Tactics.

Keith is the editor and author of several martial-arts ezines, including:
Punch information. (Free devastating punch ebook when you join.)
Pascal has taught martial arts for almost 30 years. He quit high school teaching in 2000, to become a full-time martial-arts writer.