Stop "Pushing Your Punches" -- Drive vs Whip 

Shane you should have a weekly show where viewers submit vids of them hitting the bag or mitts and you critique them...p.s I’m down to send in my scrub level vids lmao

Next time I run out of gas, I'm going to try spanking my car to the gas station and report back.

I've always felt my punches lacked that sense of timing thanks a lot Shane! Very helpful

no punching bags were harmed in this video

That was a beautiful question mark kick!

Ego is my greatest flaw when it comes to executing proper technique. The moment I put my ego aside and just flow, my true potential starts to show through. Whether it's the bag or a sparring partner, boxing keeps me mentally grounded.

Damn Shane, that kick at 2:23 was way too fast

I have this problem and I didn't even realize. Shane, I honestly learn as much if not more from your videos than my kickboxing coach. Thank you.

Your channel really helps me learn of all these little things I wouldn't have learned on just practice. The subtle but important bits that usually get overlooked even my professional instructors.

“Paralysis through analysis” It’s a real thing lol

But what if I nae nae

Prince Naseem did it all the time. He didn't just push, he sprinted into his punches, which is why his power was deadly. What you did at 0:40 is all theory and semantics. In a real fight, many punches will land before they were intended, and therefore look like pushes. Although they don't manifest the same power as they would if they made contact later, these punches still have the power to drop opponents.

Shane your tips have helped me improve my technique exponentially, keep up the great work.

I'm from the UK ... Thank you for acknowledging me lol ...

The difference between whip and push is the follow-through. It’s easy to practice this by listening to the sound the bag makes when you strike it. A push will make a thud, and a whip punch or any whip movement will make a smack. And to visualize the “whip” is like visualizing your body moves like a wave. Like in dubstep dancing they build their “wave” (for fighting it would be “power”) from their feet and you can see how their body moves like water. A great place to learn how to develop the fundamentals of ALL fighting is from this teacher DK Yoo. He has a lot of videos that explain this wave movement, it’s hard to understand and even learn, but once you try it yourself you feel it. a man once said “feel it! Don’t think” -Bruce Lee

I know this is an old video, but this was exactly what I needed today. I got my first boxing match tonight, and every bit of info I can soak in will make a difference!

Would love to see an even greater breakdown of this

That question mark kick was wicked.

I've definitely been pushing my punches... thanks Shane!

Bro that ? Kick there at the end was sick af. From now on that's how imma greet people's faces

it's important to have a strong core rotation to transmitt the force generated by the legs.

You explained the hip timing very affectively. Thanks dude

I do not drive or whip I Y E E T

Actually the heavy bag should not move a lot. You should hear a snapping sound and leave a small hole in the bag. That's the proper punch.

2:22 what the hell that was fast

Dude, you rock. I've been trying to understand this for so long, it took you a minute to explain it...

Do a question mark kick breakdown/video. You have a great technique

Thank you for clarifying and demonstrating the differences between these two concepts. STILL my favorite channel.

never practiced boxing, but i learned this concept in Tae Kwon Do, with the side kick, with side kicks you're forced to whip, then it was easy applyng the same concept and explosivehip rotation to punches.

I love this video. No bs no lengthy word salad about the how's and why's just right into showing, what to do.

Paralysis through analysis.. I like the term

I teach the exact opposite, but both are correct. I teach that "a punch is a push done quickly". This puts into the mind of the student the concept of kinetic linking and we practice that. When the student has mastered that concept, I teach the concept of whipping.

Nice snappy question-mark kick man!

Shane excellent job bro you gave answer to the eternal mistake of muay thai boxing kick boxing!!!!!!

True...at the end, who cares about the wheeping or driving when you can knock your opponent out 👍

Thank you! This is a clear explanation of a common mistake beginners usually do. I like the sentence at the end: you don't have to look pretty, you have to be effective.

A lot of power punchers who are pros don't whip like that. Look at GGG power punching the striking pad or the dummy when they were measuring the force of his punches. He is letting his weight follow through into the target for sure. Not pushing but punching through. You can drive a punch and still hit with a sharp impact. Think of a Thai round house, it's more damaging than a snapping style roundhouse but it's follows through the target, or even a hockey slap shot, they follow right through for maximum power. Hitting is hitting why would just punching be unique and the only scenario where follow through creates less force?

You forgot the short strike, and entirely different mechanics. Pretty good example

No comments just a load of thumbs up. You know you made a great video when that happens!

Digging the new effects.

your videos are already of amazing quality, this just took it up another level. amazing job shane

This is a great topic, alot of people dont know or teach the different types of force

Many people say Punch must go through the target Can you recommend any videos of Ko by snapshot?

Just throw them hands. Best advice ever. No joke.

Can you do a breakdown on that question mark kick? Seems like a useful switchup to mix in with the push kick.

2 months. I have been punching incorrectly for two. Damn. Months. Shane, if you had never made this video I would've probably gotten rekt if I were to get in a real life fight. Thanks so much bro.

I listen to street fighter/self defence subliminals instead of learning myself.

that questionmark kid was very well executed. was more impressed with it than any of the punching explinations :P

1:12 flashbacks (spider men)

That question mark kick was one of the cleanest, sexiest question mark kicks I've ever seen. Fuck

2:22 holy shit thats such a unexpected sucker kick. Need to learn that

Music makes it feel like a training course for VR Tekken

I understand. When I "push" my punches, I don't feel any power so I avoid them. Also I learned what "push" punches are when I saw this vid. Never knew what they were called. Thanks Shane.

1:13 "I'm not going to push it like this, slap it or whip it to the gas station" Not if you're Conor McGregor :) :)

That last kick.... the question mark, was nasty.... imagine getting pushed kicked away a couple times, you close the distance and see the push kick coming again... your ready for it.... ANNNNDDDDD..... then you get kicked in the head. Brutal.

Shane, you consistently improve the way you convey your knowledge. I've enjoyed learning from you over the past few years.

Need dem gloves Shane.......

Bruce Lee talked about this in his book. A punch shouldn't be like a metal rod extending out, instead your first should be like the ball at the end of chain. Think of the way a bullwhip moves. Snap! In my anger (childish), I punched a six pack of bottles of beer and made several bottles explode, while not knocking over the box. Think about that! Bottles explode, the box is in the same place. That's also how I ruined a windshield with no damage to my knuckles (again childish behavior). Snap! Whip!

Heh while U all use ur classic boxing I have mastered the ultimate combat style Stabbing (I kid I kid)

Brilliant vid you see a lot of beginners pushing punches this breaks it down so simply

All these techniques are great but controlling fear is more important

Mike tyson said he drive all his punches and aimed through opponent head ;) so...

I use other sports to demonstrate the principals of whipping. Baseball calls it flicking the wrist, golf calls it accelerating the club face, etc. Hockey uses the slap shot to increase the speed of the stick face. Every sport uses the same principal, but boxing overlooks it more often than the others. Part of the problem is the idea punching power is God given, not learned. This is true, to a degree, but proper technique can make the most of what you were born with. Accelerating your hand at the right stage of the punch can certainly be referred to as timing, but you need to train your brain and muscles where to begin the acceleration. A golf instructor will demonstrate exactly where in your swing you need to twist your wrist. A boxing coach should show exactly in your rotation where to straighten the elbow.

The ?kick was spot on!

So... Aim for the shins and nads. Oh! And always wear steel cap boots.

The definition of drive is moving in one direction. The definition of whip is changing direction quickly. That's a million dollar line right there.

How to fight like Michael jai white 😨 please

The pushing jab is actually a legitimate technique

Notification squad were you at?

This is such an underrated video

Like if you’ve had a black eye

Paralysis through analysis is genius!

Same can be said with knees, elbows, and kicks right?

I think it all depends on what body parts you are hitting. For concussive effect when hitting the head, you may wanna snap, 1. to protect your hand from breaking, 2. a snap with 1-2 inch of displacement (moving the jaw or head) is often enough to rattle the brains., 3. head is a much faster moving target, so you probably don't want to leave yourself open. For a body/breaking punch, you want to penetrate deeper into the liver or break the ribs, you need to push through the protective muscles to get that displacement. kinda like how shooting a bullet into ballistic gel. That's not to say it's a slower punch then, just as fast as the snap, but more follow through, so your acceleration curve may start later than a snap.

I started the video, already expecting something idiotic, but you did not disappoint. Solid advice. :)

Daaamn that ? kick was dope

Great but remember also what Bruce Lee said. He entered the power upon contact not before as he stated that the power wanes from the point of origin. It is difficult to do but incredible powerfull. The analysis is a hammer and a nail, you place the nail on the wood then insert the power or strike. You form the weapon relaxed then hammer the rotational force at the last second. Thank you for your excellent videos

Daaaamn, that kick at the end. I was not ready for it

This might explain why my jab doesn't have as much power as I think it could thanks Shane

when you get caught by that last kick you ask... " I GOT A QUESTION ! WHAT JUST HAPPENED !?!?"

I need a lot of practice. Helpful vid

That kick was superb bro

If you hit someone with the palm of your hand which is harder than your fist, and do it as if you are going to knock someone out, the force is greater than with your fist, and have a likely hood of knocking them out.

Your vids are great. Technique is everything. Love hearing the nuts and bolts of stuff.

Goddamn that kick at the end was much quicker than I was anticipating. Glad I wasn't on the receiving end of that

It's amazing how in every video , you teach me a lot

good tips all the way to the end practice all that but don't forget to throw them things in a fight with enough practice you won't even need to think that way you can think about how far you need to go don't kill someone you can just put down and walk away from anyway great job man I wish I had videos like this as a kid

In Kempo karate, I learned it as Snap, Push, and Power, wherein the last one was a combination of the first two.

thanx shane👍....i had d same confusion..now its clear

Great video and very effective. That side quick very fast and high.

There are some good points there, that was a perfect example of showing the difference between a push and a proper punch, also, it would be good in my humble opinion to add a 3rd punch style, which instead of a push, a punch that you sink in, full power applied correctly, this would neither be a whip or a push, like the Thai round kick that you try and kick through the bag rather than hit the big, you could show the same with the hook. When big George foreman or Mike Tyson was going in for the knockout, these big power punches was applied with speed, technique and power and where sunk straight into the target with no whip, the damage was very effective punch following straight through, you have great speed, technique and would love to see the power shots from you as well as the whip The whip, snappy punches are great for setting up the punches for the knockout or tiring your opponent out, Respect... .

Lol. Just today I was told that I'm pushing my punches. That's why I'm here

That question mark kick makes me very scared for people that mess with you. That's a lightning kick to the dome, goodnight.

Gonna start thinking about whipping as a train! Great video Shane!

George Forman pushed his punches

Ooh.... now it makes sense.... now I get why I loose so much impact when I use hands and feet.....

Great video. I mean it seems like common sense until you break it down. Well done

This looks like art. The older I get the less I concentrate on fighting and more on self defense.

On point again Shane👌👌👌

Shane your videos are amazing, I always learn something new when I come here. Congratulations.