Not really. Hand speed and technique are sort of related. Straight punches, a hallmark of good technique, are faster than loopy punches. So a guy with good technique, or in other words a guy who's throwing straight punches, is going to be faster, nine out of ten times, than a guy who's winding up and throwing big roundhouse punches.
What makes Silva such a great fighter isn't so much his speed. He's fast, but others are faster. It's his versatility. Here's a guy who can throw a seven-hit combo that will include four punches, two knees, and a kick, all mixed up. His timing is excellent, too. But I can understand how he'd look fast next to Lutter and Franklin.Does hand speed make up for technique in boxing/kickboxing/MMA?
The truth is actually the opposite. Speed is the ultimate goal, not technique, technique is what allows you to reach higher speeds. So if you could reach a higher speed with different technique, that would be the technique for you, usually it's an absolute must that slower fighters use technique in order to compete on even keel with faster fighters.
Look at boxers like Roy Jones Jr., certainly no one argues that boxing with your hands around your waist is prefect technique but he's allowed to get away with because of ridiculously blinding speed at that weight. A boxer like Floyd Mayweather Jr. more creates an illusion of speed because his technique is always so precise, he's never been in the position Jones has where he can completely goof off and still be so much faster than his opposition.
So work on your technique, that's how you'll get faster, work everything as tight and quick as possible. I think Spider Silva's dangerousness comes more from power and accuracy than I do it comes from speed actually, he just hits people harder than human beings ever deserve to be hit, he usually breaks open his opponent's faces on the first punch he lands, it's very different from a tradition speed fighter who uses volume or like Machida uses evasiveness.
In all sports, but especially combat sports, speed kills.
I would rate punching accuracy as more important than hand speed. Great fighters have the ability to stay focused on their target even in the middle of an exchange where they are getting hit themselves. The average fighter in this situation will just punch in the general direction of his opponent's head. The great fighter will maintain focus and aim his punches to the jaw or other specific targets. This is one of the things that Anderson Silva does best.
Honestly, hand speed won't make up for bad technique. While speed is important, you should learn how to throw a punch with proper technique first. What's the use of a fast hand if you hit a guy wrong and you break your fingers?
Speed comes after technique. Proper technique teaches you how to move more effectively without wasting movement. that in itself makes you move faster that an untrained person as well teach you the proper way to generate power.
since your coach used anderson silva as an example, i'll use him too. have you ever seen silva throw wide looping punches? No. but can he still beat opponents to the punch and knock them out? yes. Why? His striking is technically sound that's why he can punch accurately, fast and strong.
your MMA coach is a real coach right? not just some guy who's a bit older than you and knows some stuff right? I mean he's credible and a real professional? Because, no serious coach i know will let his fighter go off with just ';alright'; technique and not work on the flaws.
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