Shaping the fist is a real art. There are so many theories about it but in all my studies over the past some 47 years, I’ve come to respect the tilted fist the most. It’s the shape my instructor Mr. Suh stressed and I can see why.
The vertical fist is where the thumb appears on top and the little finger is on bottom – like you’re going to shake hands but the hand is a fist. The horizontal fist is where the hand has the palm facing down and then closed – a flat fist. This is a very common fist.
The tilted fist (triangle fist as I call it) is a flat fist (horizontal fist) tilted so the thumb side of the hand is slightly higher than the pinky side. The index finger knuckle is the highest of knuckles along with the middle finger knuckle next in height, and so on. When looking at the fist from the front, the first two knuckles of the hand give it the appearance of a triangle.
This position brings a greater amount of natural stability in the fist, the wrist and in the arm. It helps you keep your elbow down which keeps your power grounded in your lats instead of lifting up your back or out of your shoulders.
Happy punching!
Please take some close up pictures of the tilted
V shaped punch. In comparision with the regular flat punch. SO one can see the amount of tilt being described. Thanks
Hi Bill. Can’t post pictures here, sorry. But, now that you’re in Burbank for the weekend, you’ll see it first hand! It’s great having you here… you’re doing a fantastic job!
And what a punch this is!