StoneFist said:
Use all power shoots and yes the jab can be a power shoot..
damn straight! If You know how to box,your jab should discourage anyone.
my old instructor used to be a bouncer......he always emphasived learning your hands over everything,or at least becoming proficient and learning how to defend and not fear a boxer and all the punches that you will face.Basics,like shelling and moving diagonally,all the way up to lowering your head so their fist breaks on the top of your head.Body shots are more complicated i think....
In terms of martial arts (MMA) he believed that hands were number one....they set up so many other things, let alone end the fight if you hit harder than a truck (which can be learned...if you don't already).Even takedowns.....some guys will just wait for you to throw a punch so they can shoot in, but what if you are just throwing punches just to feint them?Then they are fucked!
In terms of self defense, i will never forget what i learned from him, cause when it happened to me it worked.If some dude is coming at you trying to fight (and you dont want to or are breaking up the fight or whatever),he said to hold your hands up palms outward in a non threatening, dont hurt me manner (saying don't do it blah blah blah).How easily do palms out become fists in a boxing guard? The second you see he is gonna throw, you beat him to the punch....and it will be self defense.
In that very initial confrontation,where the punches are just about to fly, is where the fight can be won.if you got hit by a dude who was half your size but hit with every ounce of body weight clean on your nose or chin (even if it was a chick who weighed a buck five) you would be rocked.Imagine takin a 105lb sledge hammer to the face.
He taught us how to hit with your body..... i have gained so much muscle weight just from boxing (no weight training whatsoever),because just hittting the bag with your body as hard as you possibly can, it puts such immense force on your joints and muscles and everything (i think the same concept as plyometrics but please correct me.)Learning to pull your punches well probably means that you can plant them so hard that their fillings will fall out.....but then landing it becomes the key.
I dont know.....just a post to add after a long week o' work
-ziggs