Fajin Punching Video

[DickHardman]

god that style of punching looks so painful on the elbow joint. thats the whole reason boxers punch the way they do, it doesnt require you to fully lock out your elbow, saving the joint from stress and damage. you can also generate more power the boxers way.

[jingshen]

You dont need to lock out the elbow....its based on using the energy stored in your connective tissue. for instance when you eat chicken or any meat , if you puch your finger into the meat it takes a few seconds for the muscle to reform, however if you do the same with cartilage it bounces straight back. So the theory is based on releasing that 'stored energy'. the main technique behind this is to align the joints so that the energy is released in the right direction. if you imagine one joint releases 10 units of energy then the next joint in line starts the process with that amount and multiplys with each successive joint. Muscles must be relaxed in order to allow the energy to pass through though.

[jingshen]

A 'Boxers' punch is muscular based and utilises muscel 'torque' in order to connect the striking element with the body. The faster the motion and more connection the greater the force as per newtons third law ( i think).

CMA punching simply relies ona slightly different energy source.

The advantage of a CMA punch is that it allows multiple strikes, punches , elbows,shoulder or even body to release the energy and it is far quicker to produce since it requires less body mechanics, Less physical effort and less reaction time

[The_Judo_Jibboo]

i gotta bring up the leaving the ground bit again. i understand that you can get all your body weight behind it, and even slightly more than body weight on the way down, but it is physically impossible to deliver as much force if you aren't rooted. this is the same reason you can go so much faster on a recumbent bike than a normal one.

This guy obviously packs a wallop, i'm just saying that if you're comparing maximum potential, it's better to be rooted.

[DickHardman]

i gotta bring up the leaving the ground bit again. i understand that you can get all your body weight behind it, and even slightly more than body weight on the way down, but it is physically impossible to deliver as much force if you aren't rooted. this is the same reason you can go so much faster on a recumbent bike than a normal one.

This guy obviously packs a wallop, i'm just saying that if you're comparing maximum potential, it's better to be rooted.

what do you mean by staying rooted? do you mean keeping your foot flat on the ground? cause you can actually generate way more power in strikes by standing up on the balls of your feet, raising your heels up off the ground a little. the boxers strongest punch, the right cross gains tremendous power due to the slight rotation of the back leg on the ball of the foot. keeping the foot completely planted when throwing this kind of punch will cut its power short. if your foot is completely planted you cannot generate the kind of hip power with your body as you could if you were on the balls of your feet.

[The_Judo_Jibboo]

what do you mean by staying rooted? do you mean keeping your foot flat on the ground?

no no, just keeping your feet on the ground, like you said the balls of the feet work just fine

[Troll Virus]

Acknowledging that this is a thread from the 'dark ages' of defend.net, I was surprised to find the link to the original clip still worked.
Have to say, I'm not impressed with Earle in the slightest (going only by that clip), yet I know what these demonstrations are like.
They're never intended for scrutiny such as forums like this resolve to.

what do you mean by staying rooted? do you mean keeping your foot flat on the ground?

I'd say 'rooting', in laymans terms, would mean having control over your own center of gravity, relative to exterior influence.
That doesn't mean you have to be standing on two feet though.

[jingshen]

you could be laying dow. BJJ use a similar approach , but you certainly do need 'contact' with the floor, thats why its called a root.....?