{"id":38095,"date":"2023-02-19T12:33:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T18:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=38095"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:46:00","slug":"how-to-throw-a-dynamite-straight-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/tactical\/how-to-throw-a-dynamite-straight-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill of the Week: Throw a Dynamite Straight Punch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38101 size-full\" title=\"How to Throw a Punch \" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2014\/01\/Throw-a-Punch-2.jpg\" alt=\"Open opponent up with some high jabs and a few fakes. End sequence with jab from your non-dominant hand so your dominant hand is ready to throw the straight punch. When your opponent drops his guard, you\u2019re ready to throw your dynamite punch. Bring shoulder and jab hand back while simultaneously throwing the straight punch with your dominant hand. Don\u2019t broadcast the punch; keep elbow in. Right knee points at left knee. Increase your punch\u2019s power by pushing off back foot and twisting hips much like you would swing a baseball bat. Drive toes into ground like you\u2019re squishing a bug. For maximum power, don\u2019t aim at your opponent\u2019s face, but behind it. Punch straight out and straight back. Keep jab hand up to protect against any counters. \" width=\"900\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Throw-a-Punch-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Throw-a-Punch-2-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Throw-a-Punch-2-320x187.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Throw-a-Punch-2-640x373.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/develop-savoir-faire-james-bond\/\">savoir-faire<\/a>, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we\u2019ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your manly know-how week by week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The straight punch is an effective blow to deal a fighting opponent. John L. Sullivan is on deck today to show you how to deliver this punch with dynamite power.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like this illustrated guide? Then you\u2019re going to love our book&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Illustrated-Art-Manliness-How-Self-Defense\/dp\/0316362654\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1504116462&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=illustrated+guide+to+art+of+manliness&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=artofmanliness03-20&amp;linkId=72823c21096e9c65d26a1b386e11963b\"><em>The Illustrated Art of Manliness<\/em><\/a>! Pick up a copy on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Illustrated-Art-Manliness-How-Self-Defense\/dp\/0316362654\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1504116462&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=illustrated+guide+to+art+of+manliness&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=artofmanliness03-20&amp;linkId=72823c21096e9c65d26a1b386e11963b\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;savoir-faire, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we\u2019ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":175260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,229,42259,42380],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-38095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-illustrated-guides","category-skills","category-tactical"],"featured_image_urls":{"large":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2014\/01\/SOTW-Straight-Punch-BLANK-600-538x280.jpg","aom":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2014\/01\/SOTW-Straight-Punch-BLANK-600-372x230.jpg","reactor-320":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2014\/01\/SOTW-Straight-Punch-BLANK-600-320x276.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38095"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175224,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38095\/revisions\/175224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38095"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=38095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}