I am not going to make this a post where you have to follow along with complex mathematics.\u00a0 I just need to explain a few things which I believe will help you understand a bit about generating power for strikes.<\/p>\n
Lets first look at the quoted equation.<\/p>\n
K = 1\/2 mv\u00b2<\/p>\n
or<\/p>\n
Energy = 1\/2 x mass x velocity squared<\/p>\n
I will not get into momentum (which we all know is an integration of the previous formula right? \ud83d\ude1b ).\u00a0 I will take time to explain why speed is not important.\u00a0 Well maybe that’s going to far, I will explain why speed is no more important than technique.<\/p>\n
In the simple equation that I have above, if you have a certain mass behind your punch, (let’s say half your body weight) and a certain speed (the velocity does not matter) you will create a strike with a certain amount of energy.\u00a0 Now if you double the mass behind your strike and the speed stays the same you double the energy.\u00a0 If you double the speed behind your strike you get four times the energy.\u00a0 Thus speed is the answer right?\u00a0 WRONG!<\/p>\n
Do you understand how hard it is to increase your speed?\u00a0 You will hit a wall and it will diminish with age.\u00a0 Have you ever tried to move a car?\u00a0 By changing your technique you can add a considerable amount of force behind you.\u00a0 I would go as far as to say that increasing the mass behind your strike is 8 times easier than increasing your speed, and 13.42 times easier to maintain in old age (by my arbitrary but seemingly accurate predictions).<\/p>\n
But wait there’s more!\u00a0 You don’t always want to strike quickly.\u00a0 You might want to change up the speed to throw your opponent off their game.\u00a0 In this case having the correct weight behind your strikes using proper technique to anchor some of the mass from the ground is even more important.<\/p>\n
In conclution, don’t believe the you need speed nonsense.\u00a0 It is a misunderstanding of the classical mechanics when applied to the Human Body.\u00a0 I am willing to debate anyone on this, it can be quickly articulated and demonstrated in person.\u00a0 So if you have people who doubt send them my way I welcome the peer review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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