What is the difference between a kung-fu punch and a boxing punch?

I heard both involve body rotation. The difference is that in a boxing punch, they would pivot on the balls of their rear foot as they rotate their bodies to punch.





In kung-fu, they would have the same body rotation but both feet would stay flat on the ground and be rooted.|||Depends on the style. Like in wing chun their punch is called the sun style punch. Instead of punching horizontal wing chun punches verttically..|||they are applied very different ways my friend. boxers are taught to jab, hook, uppercut...(face orientated shots)





the jab keeps the distance between the two combatants and also is used to frustrate the opponent


the hook is used to compound power aka "the finishing" usually after the jab, its used to finish after the opponent has either been staggered or frustrated. when thrown correctly, it really creates the "cut", especially if you twist the wrist at the correct time...you can pretty much cut any part of the face.


the uppercut is used for instant surprise attacks. when suddenly thrown...it could easily knock out opponents. hitting on the chin, solarplexes...


*the boxer is throwing punches to either win rounds or to tire the opponent





the kung-fu fighter (depending on the style) has a repertoire of "punches". now a kung-fu fighter doesn't have a punching mit practice, punching bag practice, speed bag practice...he practices on hard surfaces or during forms to build instinct and accuracy.





in choy lay fut for example


there are multiple variations of a jab, a hook, forearm strikes, claw strikes, palm strikes...they are not used to win bouts, win points or competitions. these strikes are used to end quickly. they are used to ddisassemblesomeone. maim....





*pls note that im not saying that boxing techniques arent able to kill or maim. but its more Competition ready





now the best punch from a kung-fu fighter In my opinion is the striaght punch. its a jab that has a verticle fist. the way the angle of the wrist is easily generates more effectiveness than a boxing jab. its faster and more reliable as well...





so i guss the huge differences are the "intent" behind the punches...that make all of the difference|||Martial arts has a variety of styles that have punches. In Tae Kwon Do, we punch with the first two knuckles. We do not over extend, so that we stay balanced to defend or attack again. Speed and power come from a list of factors. First, we retract the opposite hand and rotate both wrists upon impact. Focusing on the retracting speed helps punch speed more that trying to punch faster. Stances and methods of keeping the body taut at the moment of impact also help deliver maximum power.|||kung fu uses blows that would not work well with gloves, such as short range vertical fist punches, 45-degree uppercuts, angular hammerfists, leopard fist strikes. What you say may be true relative to some kung fu styles, but there are over 300 styles.|||Different styles of kung fu punch differently. When you say kung fu punch you're probably thinking of wing chun (style of kung fu), which has lots of fast short punches aimed at the midsection that don't rotate the body|||Well there are hundreds of styles of Kung Fu with different types of punches within each style. U might want to be more specific on what ur talking about.|||boxing punches cause damage