#reverse punch

If you have a good instructor, you already know this stuff. On the other hand, if you’re just starting out, if your punches feel weak, or you can’t figure out why you’re not generating as much power as your fellow students, then maybe you’ll find this helpful. 

Quick movement and a lighting fast reverse punch to the body scores early points in sport karate.

Classic fight conbination with age uke high block from Karate and a reverse punch to the body. Long arms are helpful.

Detail on the reverse punch

It's amazing, I've practicing Shotokan off and on for over 3 years and even in the most basic techniques I learn new applications or completely forgot about these application. For example The Reverse Punch Aside for aiming at the solar plexus, you want to aim through your opponent. Aside from bringing your hand back twice as fast, that motion of bringing the hand back is an elbow strike to someone from behind. We did brief kumite on the spot today (no gear, which was awesome cause I felt more relaxed and mobile) and excuse my humble brag but I landed an awesome systema punch to the body that threw the other guy off. When he was in the middle of transitioning/moving and the punch knocked him off balance and down. It was perfect timing and it will probably never happen again. Also my obsession with footwork footwork footwork definitely paid off. I guess you can say I have footwork fetish..........Ok I'm gonna shut up now. Osu -downblock aka ramzafet