Search: “Uppercut”
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The Defence Against Uppercut is the Krav Maga technique for defending against rising uppercut punches — close-range attacks that drive the fist upward from below into the chin, jaw, or solar plexus. [...
The Uppercut to Body drives the fist upward into the opponent's midsection, targeting the solar plexus or liver. [1] Unlike the head uppercut, the body uppercut can be delivered with less risk of coun...
The Uppercut Back Kick delivers a back kick with an upward-rising trajectory, targeting the opponent's chin, solar plexus, or groin from below and behind, combining the directional advantage of the ba...
An uppercut thrown with the rear hand, generating greater power through full hip rotation and weight transfer while driving upward from the back leg.
An uppercut thrown with the lead hand, dipping the body slightly and driving the fist upward with rotation from the hips and legs.
The Uppercut Elbow family groups all elbow strikes delivered on an upward trajectory, where the elbow rises vertically or diagonally from below to strike the opponent's chin, jaw, or body. [1] These t...
A vertical punch thrown upward from a lowered position, traveling along a rising arc to strike beneath the opponent's guard, targeting the chin, solar plexus, or body.
The Rising Elbow subfamily covers uppercut-trajectory elbow strikes that travel upward from a low starting position to target the chin, jaw, or underside of the opponent's face. [1] The rising elbow i...
Sok Ngad (the Uppercut Elbow) drives the point of the elbow vertically upward into the opponent's chin from below, combining the knockout mechanics of a boxing uppercut with the devastating hardness o...
Seiken Ago Uchi is a Kyokushin karate rising punch specifically targeting the chin from below, driving the fore-fist (seiken — the index and middle finger knuckles) upward into the underside of the op...
The Standard Sok Ngat executes the classical Thai uppercut elbow, where the fighter drops the striking arm to the side, bends the knees slightly, and then drives upward through the legs and hips to la...
A dramatic, winding punch that uses a large circular arm motion to generate momentum and disguise the actual strike, popularized by fighters like Kid Gavilan and Sugar Ray Leonard.
Sok Ngat is the Thai classification for the uppercut elbow, a rising elbow strike that drives upward into the opponent's chin from directly below. [1] The technique is distinguished by its steep verti...
The Dirty Boxing Clinch is an MMA-specific clinch position where one hand controls the opponent's head via a collar tie (cupping the back of the neck) while the other hand delivers short punches, elbo...
The Power Line Punch is Jack Dempsey's concept of optimal structural alignment during a punch — an imaginary straight line running from the shoulder joint, through the elbow, wrist, and knuckles, alon...
The Elbow Strike group comprises all striking techniques delivered with the proximal end of the ulna — the hard, bony point of the elbow — making it one of the most devastating close-range weapons in ...
The Standard Rising Elbow is the fundamental upward elbow strike where the fighter drops the elbow to hip or waist level and then explosively drives it upward into the opponent's chin or jaw. [1] The ...
The Boxing Punch family covers the punching techniques of Western boxing — the most refined and scientifically studied striking system in martial arts, developed over centuries of professional prizefi...
The Standard Knee Counter times a sharp knee strike upward to meet the shooting opponent's head as it drops during the takedown entry. [1] The defender reads the takedown initiation, steps one foot ba...
The Standard Dirty Boxing TD executes the fundamental dirty boxing takedown where the attacker uses a collar tie to snap the opponent's posture down while simultaneously stepping offline and driving t...
Sok Chieng is the diagonal rising elbow, delivered at a 45-degree upward angle targeting the chin, temple, or cheekbone. [1] It combines the upward power of the uppercut elbow with the angular approac...
The Mae Mai (แม่ไม้, 'mother techniques') of Muay Thai elbow strikes represent the foundational elbow techniques from which all advanced Muay Thai elbow work is derived — the core curriculum of Thaila...
The Fundamental Punch family covers punching techniques that span multiple martial arts traditions beyond Western boxing — including backfists, hammer fists, spinning backfists, and superman punches t...
The Inside Slip moves the head to the inside of the incoming punch (toward the opponent's centre), rotating the upper body so the punch passes over the outside shoulder. [1] The inside slip is more ag...
The Close Range subfamily covers the fighting distance where fighters are within arm's reach and clinch engagement is imminent or active. [1] Close range is the distance where hooks, uppercuts, elbows...
The Standard Close Range position places both fighters within arm's reach, typically at a distance where the lead hand can touch the opponent without fully extending. [1] At standard close range, the ...
The Standard Mid Range position places fighters at a distance where the jab can land without a full step forward — typically one to two arm lengths apart. [1] At standard mid range, the complete boxin...
The Elbow Strike family encompasses elbow techniques that do not fit neatly into the specific trajectory-based families (Horizontal, Downward, Uppercut, Spinning, Reverse) but are practiced as general...
The classic bolo punch using a wide, sweeping wind-up motion of the arm in a circular path before landing as an uppercut or hook, used both as a power shot and as a feint.
A hybrid punch between a hook and an uppercut, traveling in a 45-degree upward arc and landing with the palm facing partially upward, effective at close range.
The MMA Clinch family covers clinch techniques adapted specifically for mixed martial arts competition, integrating striking (dirty boxing), takedown attempts, and cage work into a unified clinch syst...
The Counter-Attack Takedown Defence family covers defensive techniques that defend against takedowns by attacking the opponent during their takedown attempt, using the takedown entry's vulnerabilities...