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american boxing coaches train punches in cetain ways, there are many more than one way of throwing a punch.
KUNG FU USA
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Teaching traditional Ba Bu Tang Lang (Eight Step Praying Mantis)
Jin Gon Tzu Li Gung (Medical) Qigong
Wu style Taiji Chuan
Teacher always told his students, "You need to have Wude, patient, tolerance, humble, ..." When he died, his last words to his students was, "Remember that the true meaning of TCMA is fierce, poison, and kill."
All of them, its called a jab.
KUNG FU USA
www.eightstepkungfu.com
Teaching traditional Ba Bu Tang Lang (Eight Step Praying Mantis)
Jin Gon Tzu Li Gung (Medical) Qigong
Wu style Taiji Chuan
Teacher always told his students, "You need to have Wude, patient, tolerance, humble, ..." When he died, his last words to his students was, "Remember that the true meaning of TCMA is fierce, poison, and kill."
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
This is the same in our lineage of Praying Mantis.
It is the relaxation and natural recoil combined with the attack from the other side going forward that brings the first hand(or kick, elbow, shoulder, knee...) back.
That's the whole reason for the emphasis on waist and hip relaxation and looseness.
In the case of a strike which is not used for penetrating with power, there can be additional emphasis on the snap back. This can be eye attack or groin kick.
There was a funny story about Sifu Brendan Lai demonstrating a groin kick on an attractive young woman. No contact, but her eyes opened big when she felt the wind from the pull back rushing past her.
One common "mistake" that people make when emphasizing the pullback is that they don't combine it with the body or core recoil. Then the movement becomes isolated to the arm only. Looks like bad mcdojo point sparring.
The fast pull back makes the gi have a nice snapping sound
You always run into the new student who has had prior experience with karate or TKD and likes to snap his gi with punches and kicks in the air.
A car kills you because it plows through you, not withdraw upon impact. Same for a bullet and a punch.