After I left my first dojo, I joined a kick-boxing school and the teacher was amazing.
He taught me that to have power in ANY strike, the power must come from the HIPS and not the shoulder (punches). Once you do that, your strikes will not only be quick and snappy, but extremely powerful.
I found that many kyokushin fighters use their shoulder and back muscles to punch and are usually short punches. Once you use your hips as the source of your power, you'll find that you'll take full advantage of your reach and do some serious damage. Also, kyokushin fighters don't expect that and don't know how to respond to it.
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