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Dwight Howard Dunk Or How To Increase Vertical Jump

Have you seen Dwight Howard’s Kiss The Rim Dunk? What about the 2007 Slam Dunk Contest where he completed an alley oop dunk from teammate Jameer Nelson and slapped a sticker onto the backboard which reached 12 ft 6 in?!

Or, did you know that the 21-year old Orlando Magic Center had the most dunks in the NBA last season (254, that are 508 out of his total 1,443 points last season, or 35 percent)?
Ok, by now it’s clear the guy can jump – actually he has a 39-inch vertical.

So, what is his training about?

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What Part Of Your Body Moves First When You Throw A Strike?

When you throw a strike, a punch for example, which moves first, your hand or your body?

Many people say the hand moves first and the body follows through.

If you’ve practiced the Silk Reeling exercises of Tai Chi you know that movement begins in the feet and channels upward through the waist and is released through the hand. In other wards, the hand completes the movement, it doesn’t begin it.

It’s like snapping a towel.

You can generate tremendous force for knockdown punches, but you need to practice correctly or you’ll have big problems with telegraphing.

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