Increasing power in punches and kicks

[martino123]

Would punching or kicking with weights help increase my power. Eg im holding weights on both my arms and im jsut pracising punches or shadowboxing. Would it increase speed or power? Another example is i have some light weights strapped to my leg while i am practising side kicks,fronts, back kicks , roundhouses and hook kicks. Would that make my kicks faster or more powerful at all? Thanks

[jonbey]

Complimentary weight training will help, then perfecting technique. The problem with adding weights to wrists/legs etc is that if you technique is not good to start with you will be training the wrong way even harder!

[ProKarateShop]

You must also determine which kicks you are attempting to perfect. weights may increase speed, but technique will make it more effective.

[martino123]

So if weights attached to my ankle and wrist dont work then how else can i increase my power?

[martino123]

So training punching and kicking with weights would increase my speed and not my power?

[Johntlp]

The weights you have to be careful with. Its mostly for speed i believe because once you do the reps or punches with them, you drop them then go for speed and you feel the speed.

Power you need to work on correct body alignment, you need instruction. Use the different weight heavy bags. Work with someone with focus pads, to focus in on hitting accurately and while moving.

You should be doing alot of waist twists, punch straight and clean and retracting on the same path, working slowly on the heavy bag(one of the first things is your power rebounding, like you hit the bag and you almost go off balance, or you feel the power coming back and not going through the target), working the focus pads so you can move and hit.

Also you need to use your legs to hit and not your shoulders. This was one of them most important things!

[ProKarateShop]

Originally Posted by Johntlp

The weights you have to be careful with. Its mostly for speed i believe because once you do the reps or punches with them, you drop them then go for speed and you feel the speed.

Power you need to work on correct body alignment, you need instruction. Use the different weight heavy bags. Work with someone with focus pads, to focus in on hitting accurately and while moving.

You should be doing alot of waist twists, punch straight and clean and retracting on the same path, working slowly on the heavy bag(one of the first things is your power rebounding, like you hit the bag and you almost go off balance, or you feel the power coming back and not going through the target), working the focus pads so you can move and hit.

Also you need to use your legs to hit and not your shoulders. This was one of them most important things!

Great post, this could be used as regimen