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Strike the ball with...Power.
| Posted: 02 Aug 2009, 17:06 | |
Veteran Member Joined: 13 Jan 2007, 16:26 Posts: 2858 |
In martial arts, performers are taught that their whole body, every last inch of is contains potential energy, or in chinese termonology, Ki. This Ki is the heart and soul of all martial arts. Without it they are powerless, with it skinny men like bruce lee can kill people with one blow to the head or chest.
Martial artists are taught to use this ki to its maxium potential to generate the most power in everything they do. A punch should not be a wreckless throw using one section of the body, it should be a co-ordinated and powerful strike using all muscel groups in the body at one moment. This is what generates power, the fact that they use every single muscel in their body at once which means they are exerting the most energy they possible can. Whats easier, lifting a weight with just your fingers, or using your hands, arms, back and legs all together? Exactly. Another prinicble they are taught is to concentrate the energy into one tiny point of impact. When you walk on mud with big surface area shoes, you don't sink because your weight is spread over a larger area, but when a lady walks in high-heels, the surface area is tiny, one small point and it sinks into the ground. So martial artists use tiny points of impact such as a single knuckle in their hand or bone in their foot to strike someone with because it concentrates the energy, effectively, they are using all their bodys potential energy and concentrating it into one single direction and tiny point which maximises energy exerted and the power of the strike, this is why bruce lee could perform the famous 3 inch punch and still manage to kill someone by giving them multiple organ failure with such a concentrated power blow. In terms of football then. You need to learn to use all your bodys potential energy and mass and then use it all to strike in one direction using a small point of impact. This means you should be sprinting through the ball so your body already has good forward momentum for striking the ball, and then every muscel in your body should be generating forward power, which then gets exerted onto the ball in the smallest possible point of impact, the bone of your instep. The difference in power between the instep and lace could be 4 times due to how spread out the impact becomes with the laces, and how concentrated is with your tiny instep bone. This means your hips and body should be twisting into the strike, your support leg should be driving your body forward, your kicking foot should be maximising forward speed, your arms and chest should be adding to your forward momentum by twisting and thrusting forwards. If all of this is done and your execute perfect technique at the same time, then even if your skinny, younger and not as strong as the other kids, you'll be able to hit a absolute screamer of a shot. |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2009, 17:27 | |
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this is interestingg, so you're saying we should focus on a very small point on our instep and focus on hitting it there? or are you just saying a shot is based on perfect form rather than brute force (which I believe isn't necessarily true because even with the best form shot, if you don't have the leg explosiveness to back it up it would only pack so much power)?
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| Posted: 02 Aug 2009, 19:50 | |
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Kakasgotskillz wrote: even with the best form shot, if you don't have the leg explosiveness to back it up it would only pack so much power 1. That very small point... Is your instep 2. Good form is based on co-ordinating and building leg explosiveness in a technical manner, hence a player working on coordinated technique often have very good shots Leg explosiveness is part of good form, you have bad technique if you need to add that to your kick Very good post klc, this is something I have know, but haven't explained it quite as brilliantly as you have, tumps Quote: The difference in power between the instep and lace could be 4 times due to how spread out the impact becomes with the laces, and how concentrated is with your tiny instep bone.
And that should put the myth to bed 
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| Posted: 02 Aug 2009, 22:17 | |
Veteran Member Joined: 06 Apr 2007, 19:17 Posts: 346 |
I believe this technique works.
I'm not the strongest, but I've worked on my technique using momentum etc. and I can hit shots as powerful as most my age with muscle. Sprinting through the ball with maximum effort, momentum and power, landing on your kicking foot helps a lot .. check out pics of Gerrard and you'll realise he does this. .  Fight for the name on the front, n they'll remember the name on the back. http://pitch.co/entry/46412 ^Vote please? 
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| Posted: 03 Aug 2009, 05:41 | |
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I dont want to start any thing or have anything against you or your article, i bleieve its great and has great examples. But the facts about bruce lee arent true. Sure bruce lee looked like a small guy compared to sylvester stallone but he had literally 0-3% body fat. So he was about 160lbs of pure muscle. Also it was only 1 inch punch not 3 inches.
But the philosophy here is great. Just the hardest part of it is hitting that certain spot with your foot and be able to put all of your weight into the kick. For concentrating on that bone that sticks out when i practice kicks i push on the instep so i can feel the pressure on where it is and concentrate on hitting the ball with that part. and for the weight part....well i'm still working on it. 
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| Posted: 03 Aug 2009, 07:38 | |
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klc123, I was thinking about the same thing yesterday. I saw a documentary about the Shaolin Monks. I saw them meditate before breaking iron with their head. And the monk said they focus all their attention and energy on a single spot, so they can take the pain.
When I did wall training today, I focused all my energy in the foot (when shooting). And I can tell you, it helped. I think Eckhart Tolle refers to this thing as BEING PRESENT. Thinking of nothing else, just shooting. If you want a powerfull shot, just shoot at the wall. My shot improved so much after 3-4 days of shooting at the wall. It is much powerfull, much accurate. Now I can hit easily with the instep (and 4 days ago I couldn't shot one time with the instep) . JDefoe explains it all in "The Cadillac program for developing skill". |
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| Posted: 03 Aug 2009, 18:16 | |
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I used to do martial arts and what u said is true, once you get the technique down, theres no limit to your power, im not the strongest or biggest people muscle wise but i know how to hit a ball with power.
Great post btw.  i was made to ignite |
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| Posted: 05 Aug 2009, 12:26 | |
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Veteran Member Joined: 13 Jan 2007, 16:26 Posts: 2858 |
He was a small person. Bruce lee was pure muscel, but he had no other weight behind him, then when you look at a professional wrestler or someone like that who is incredibly tall and has lots of muscel and fat, the difference is huge. But bruce lee had incredible technique so he was so much stronger.
And actually the one inch punch and 3 inch punch are two completely difference things but with the same fundamentals. Bruce lee couldn't kill someone with his one in punch, he could knock them out. But they done tests and found he could kill someone with a 3 inch punch if he connected with the correct part of their ribcage which sent their vital organs into shock. Glad i could help guys. |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2009, 12:28 | |
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klc123 wrote: He was a small person. Bruce lee was pure muscel, but he had no other weight behind him, then when you look at a professional wrestler or someone like that who is incredibly tall and has lots of muscel and fat, the difference is huge. But bruce lee had incredible technique so he was so much stronger.
And actually the one inch punch and 3 inch punch are two completely difference things but with the same fundamentals. Bruce lee couldn't kill someone with his one in punch, he could knock them out. But they done tests and found he could kill someone with a 3 inch punch if he connected with the correct part of their ribcage which sent their vital organs into shock. Glad i could help guys. That is absolutely insane, wow
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