I don't have access to the original study which is referenced, but my reading of it is not that the big joints are not necessarily moving a lot, but that they are generating a large portion of the eventual power being delivered. Obviously, the shoulder and arm joints will show the most movement, but...

Hello All, In past threads there has been much discussion on how power is generated in a strike. I thought you all might be intested in the following assessment from a boxing point of view. It is kind of neat because it actually applies some percentages of the sources of power generation. Many coach...

Hi Mr Glasheen,

Thanks for the link I will definitely follow up on it. BTW the name of the fellow who wrote that chapter in the NSCA Essentials is Allen Hedrick, MA, CSCS, *D from the US Air Force Academy, Colorado. I have not heard anything else about him.

Thanks again,
Adam

Hi, I usually "lurk" as I am quite new to the forums and just getting back into Uechi after a long absence. However I just wanted to add something to this thread as I find it quite interesting. Sensei Glasheen wrote... "Also... I'm not entirely convinced one tries to stretch tendons w...