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The fore-fist punch is straight punch with the hand held in a clenched fist; it is basically a jab. The term "fore-fist" is a martial arts term that is not used in boxing. Beginners usually train by standing in a horseback sitting stance with both hands in clenched fists.

• The non-punching fist is held straight out in front of the body (knuckles upward) arm extended with a slight bend in the elbow.

• The punching fist is pulled to its corresponding hip (knuckles downward) with elbow directly behind the fist (do not let the elbow swing outward.

• The punching fist is punched straight ahead to the full extension of the arm with a slight bend in the elbow.

• As the punch is thrown, the fist moves first with the elbow driving directly behind it.

• The fist is kept in the knuckles down position until a split second before impact when the fist and forearm snap inward until the knuckles are facing upward.

• The point of impact of the fist is the base knuckles of the first two fingers.

• All power in the arm and body is concentrated on the moment of impact.

• At the moment of impact, the fist is immediately retracted back to the hip.

• The elbow pulls directly backward and the fist and forearm rotate outward so the fist ends in its original stating position at the hip (knuckles downward).

• As the punching arm is punching toward its target, the non-punching elbow pulls directly backward to its corresponding hip. The fist and forearm rotate outward so the fist stop at hip with knuckles downward.

• The powerful retraction of the non-punching fist adds the reaction force of the retraction to the force of the punching arm.

• This action/reaction movement of the arms is used in all hand techniques.

• Practicing the punch this way trains the body to use a full range of motion, but the punch is never used this way when sparring. It is usually used as a jab or reverse punch that starts from an on-guard position with the knuckles facing toward the opponent.

Inverted Fore-Fist Punch

A fore-fist punch that rotates clockwise until the knuckles face downward.

Reverse Punch

A straight fore-fist punch using the trailing hand is usually called a reverse punch. It is the most powerful punch because maximum duration of force, hip twist, and weight transfer can be fully applied to the punching fist. Similar to a cross.

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