When learning the martial arts, especially if you want to be effective, you need to learn the gains and limitations of the two kinds of punches. Knowing these punches will proscribe and dictate your combat strategy. Knowing these punches will effect your training and enlighten you as as a Martial Artist.
A thrusting punch is the first punch. To do a thrusting punch imagine a train running into something and going right on through. Simply, there is no back off, the punch hits, and the punch goes through.
Now, the problem with the thrusting punch is...what happens to all the cars behind the train? They all collide, stack up, and become a mess. Thus, a thrusting punch, while in theory the unstoppable force, does risk becoming a mess.
A thrusting punch, once delivered, is now entangled. The body behind the punch, unless the legs have done their job and moved the whole body forward, risks becoming unbalanced. Thrust, and you are forced to commit, and possibly overcommit, your body to the action.
A snapping punch is the second type of punch. Imagine a jackhammer striking cement, but only impacting once and then holding off. It hits, damages as much as possible, and then retreats.
Now, the problem with the snapping punch is...not enough weight is put into the punch. The body doesn't move into the action, and so weight is not fully committed to the punch. You have your balance, but were you really effective?
Now, a thrusting punch is a strategy involving moving your body, using your entire weight, committing it to the action, and if you miss you're going to be out of place and unbalanced, and you're going to then have lots of problems. The snapping punch is a strategy where you make the strike, but don't always create enough hurt. The snapping punch gives less weight, but 95% of the weight will be left in the body of the opponent, a thrust punch commits weight, but takes fifty per cent of the shock back up the arm.
So we have the argument as to which is better, the snapping punch or the thrusting punch. Each punch has good points and bad, and you're going to have to gauge commitment versus noncommittment, balance versus stability, weight versus speed, weight left in the body versus weight backed up the arm, potential follow ups, positioning, and so on and so on. When you're done gauging all these potentials, however, you're going to have the right punch for the right situation.
A thrusting punch is the first punch. To do a thrusting punch imagine a train running into something and going right on through. Simply, there is no back off, the punch hits, and the punch goes through.
Now, the problem with the thrusting punch is...what happens to all the cars behind the train? They all collide, stack up, and become a mess. Thus, a thrusting punch, while in theory the unstoppable force, does risk becoming a mess.
A thrusting punch, once delivered, is now entangled. The body behind the punch, unless the legs have done their job and moved the whole body forward, risks becoming unbalanced. Thrust, and you are forced to commit, and possibly overcommit, your body to the action.
A snapping punch is the second type of punch. Imagine a jackhammer striking cement, but only impacting once and then holding off. It hits, damages as much as possible, and then retreats.
Now, the problem with the snapping punch is...not enough weight is put into the punch. The body doesn't move into the action, and so weight is not fully committed to the punch. You have your balance, but were you really effective?
Now, a thrusting punch is a strategy involving moving your body, using your entire weight, committing it to the action, and if you miss you're going to be out of place and unbalanced, and you're going to then have lots of problems. The snapping punch is a strategy where you make the strike, but don't always create enough hurt. The snapping punch gives less weight, but 95% of the weight will be left in the body of the opponent, a thrust punch commits weight, but takes fifty per cent of the shock back up the arm.
So we have the argument as to which is better, the snapping punch or the thrusting punch. Each punch has good points and bad, and you're going to have to gauge commitment versus noncommittment, balance versus stability, weight versus speed, weight left in the body versus weight backed up the arm, potential follow ups, positioning, and so on and so on. When you're done gauging all these potentials, however, you're going to have the right punch for the right situation.
About the Author:
Al Case has learned martial arts for over 40 years. You can get a doctoral dissertation on How to Punch at Monster Martial Arts.
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