
Holy Shit. This is post number one hundred. A couple of years ago I honestly wondered if I would write 100 blog posts. Frankly, I wondered (or even doubted) anyone would read 100 posts. Whether you read it or not, here it is. Maybe I should celebrate.
Anywho...
While I was practicing karate the other day, I really started to pay attention to my punches. When I teach students how to punch, I relate it to throwing a baseball.
The punch (or throw) starts by pushing off the rear leg and shifting the weight forward. The push of the rear leg rotates the hips. This generates torque in the trunk. The trunk drives the shoulder, which brings the arm into play. The hand is the fastest moving part of the equation.
In physics the equation F=MA (force is equal to the mass of an object multiplied by its acceleration applies to punching an object and throwing a ball.
I can’t make the mass or weight of my hand any more than what it is. It will always weigh the same, unless I wear a weighted glove, which then defeats the entire punch or throwing of the ball. Therefore, I must increase the acceleration of the hand. Acceleration is distance over time over time, or D/t2. By creating a connected chain of events that involves one body part generating force into the next connecting body part, I can create a tremendous amount of acceleration in my hand at the moment of impact. By reducing the surface area of my hand as it moves through my target, I can amass (pun intended) a sickening amount of force that is then delivered into an object. By punching through an object instead of at a target, I can break boards, move heavy bags, or, in a dangerous encounter, break bones.
Throwing a ball, my hand lags behind me, rearward of the elbow that is being whipped around by my shoulder. The fingers then let go of the ball at the moment of greatest arc of power, sending the ball speeding along to its intended catcher.
In both instances, it is crucial to follow through. In a punch, we punch through the target. When throwing a ball, we continue our throw even after the ball has left the hand.
If you’ve read any of my posts before, you know I can take an everyday object or activity and derive some obtuse lesson from it. Here we go.
We should apply the same lessons from punching or throwing to achieving our goals. We see our goal; we understand that which we are striving to accomplish. But we are not there yet. We are currently here, and we should establish a path toward our destination.
We must stand on a solid foundation. Our foundation is our footing. To throw or punch, our footing must be stable and secure. Our foundation reminds us of where we are. What have we accomplished to this point, what have we studied, what life lessons have we learned? What knowledge do we start with?

In every large building each floor has a map of that floor and a red X displaying your current location. You can’t go anywhere else without knowing where you are now. This is your strong base, your foundation. It is from this knowledge that we establish the way we should go to arrive where we desire. It is very difficult to throw a ball from the outfield to third base while on your knees facing the other direction. Establish your foundation. Know your strength.
Next, we must coordinate several pieces and parts together in a precise order. We can’t drive from Boston to Houston without a car. We should buy gas. Then we need a map.
All things must move in order, in the proper sequence, in the correct direction, with the right amount of force. While throwing that ball from the outfield to third base, if we let our hand push out in front of our elbow, the ball will not go very far. It takes coordination to effectively propel our plans forward.
We must project through our target. Always aim further than you think you can go. I’ve seen countless children try to break a board in class or for a belt promotion testing. They think the board will hurt them, so they punch at the board instead of through it. By punching at the board, all that force returns to them traveling up the arm and causing great pain. If they punch through the board, the board breaks.
Grant Cordone wrote “The 10X Rule: The only difference between success and failure.” He suggests aiming for far more than you think you can accomplish. If you want to sell 20 houses next year, attempt to sell 200 houses. If you want your small business to make $100,000 next year, shoot for $1M. Even if you fail you will exceed your paltry first desires.
Punch through the board. Follow through.
Achieving our desires is a measure of establishing a solid foundation, coordinating numerous working parts along a calculated trajectory, and following through beyond the original goal to the success that awaits.
Thanks for hanging around,
Weeg
Joe “Weeg” Weigant is a Board Certified Massage Therapist, Holistic Health Authority, Reiki Master Teacher, Herbalist, Metaphysician, and Empowerment Coach. He combines bodywork, energy work, and coaching to improve quality of life by healing from the outside in and from the inside out.
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