[MMAMickey]

Originally Posted by KidSpatula

You aren't pushing off the rear foot, your twisting on the rear foot. Your left foot doesn't come forward except when jabbing.

.. but you can achieve more power from pushing off should you do it

EDIT: You will be taught to do it the way kidspatula says most likely so don't fuck about with your technique until your basics are sound

[dwkfym]

I think KS meant that the rear foot should not come off the ground as you twist, and I think MMAMickey meant that it isn't later until you can start rooting more on the rear foot i.e. "push off," just wanted some clarification. Please correct if I am wrong.

[MMAMickey]

Let me clarify by attempting to explain what i do.
I take a step forward, kind of a drop step which gives me a bit of forward momentum,

when I land my back leg is slightly bent so as soon as my front foot hits the ground I straighten my back leg forcefully which forces my hip around and then the punch continues as normal.

obviously the weight distribution by the end of the punch is where it should be, over the front foot. Its difficult to explain but that's just how my cross developed over a few years and tbh whether it is "correct technique" or not I'm normally one of the hardest hitters where i train and only walk around at 75kg

..so there is no rooting of the back foot. but you should definitely not fuck with the technique you're taught, you're taught it for a reason. I only did it because my style of punching sort of fell into this habit, I just wouldn't say its a particularly bad habit to have considering.

[chi-conspiricy]

Originally Posted by KidSpatula

You aren't pushing off the rear foot, your twisting on the rear foot. Your left foot doesn't come forward except when jabbing.

Right, for the 1-2. I was thinking of a cross thrown by itself. At my current gym, a half step for a solo cross is what we're taught.

[Sang]

If you are going to take a step forward to throw the cross, make sure you aren't doing so to compensate for you not using your full reach. I have a bad habit of doing this with my straight, i start out of my optimum range, step past it and throw a straight at 70% reach.

[maofas]

Double post for truth.

[maofas]

I dropstep into my left cross a lot looking to counter instead of taking a step forward.

[KidSpatula]

When you twist, your knee drops. This gives you that "weight assistance" that a step would give, but you're not sacrificing your stance by moving your feet.