| This Korean Karate trick is one of the simplest and | | | | and you have to drop your weight and pop those hips, |
| most deadly moves you will ever find. As simple as it | | | | and you are going to find that this technique, if |
| is, it requires exquisite timing, and a number of little bits | | | | executed correctly, is going to smash his ribs to |
| and pieces of which I am about to tell you. | | | | smithereens. In addition, if you happen to use a little |
| Understanding these fine points, and working on the | | | | precision, you can stick your fingers directly into his |
| thing a bit, and you are going to have one of the most | | | | armpit. |
| powerful punches in your martial arts arsenal. | | | | The thing is that you must have perfect CBM, |
| I discovered this trick in the form which is sometimes | | | | Coordinated Body Motion. This means that all body |
| called Heian Five, it happens right after you execute a | | | | parts move at the same time and in harmony. Thus, |
| crescent kick and low block. You are now standing in | | | | you strike with a couple of hundred pounds of mass |
| a horse stance, and you swing the right arm across | | | | (assuming you weigh a couple of hundred pounds), and |
| the body to cover the left side of the body with a | | | | not twenty pounds of arm. |
| palm block. You then perform a left fist to the left, and | | | | In addition, you must set the stance at the exact and |
| that is what I have labeled the power punch. | | | | correct distance so that your arm is nearly |
| You can do this move right out of the form, and it will | | | | straightened out, only has a couple of inches to extend, |
| work with plenty of power. But there are ways to | | | | when you make contact. If you decide to use the |
| tweak it to make even more power, and to make it | | | | fingers, go slower, and add fingertip push ups to your |
| even more workable. And we want more workable, | | | | work outs. If you decide to go deep, you can set your |
| because we want to understand this technique so well | | | | legs so that your punched out arm can sweep him |
| that we can use it on the street. | | | | over your horse. |
| Have your partner stand in front of you, handshake | | | | I always found this to be a wonderful move, quick and |
| apart. Have him step forward with his right leg and | | | | easy, and I love the feeling of moving in quick and light |
| punch to your face with his right hand. You step back | | | | and then dropped the deep power into the last oomph |
| with your left foot into a back stance as you do a | | | | of the punch. The damage to that mugger is going to |
| palm block with your left hand, this causes your | | | | be considerable, and the move is very usable on the |
| partner's right hand to pass in front of you, and this | | | | street, and can be adjusted as one needs. The official |
| sets up his body for the counterpunch. | | | | label for this move, in my system, which is a slight |
| To do the counterpunch, turn your body and feet into | | | | modification of Korean Karate, is The Power Punch, |
| a horse stance as you extend your right fist to his | | | | hope you enjoy it. |
| ribcage. Now, this has got to be done quick and sharp, | | | | |