Punching Power and Slapping Power

[krys]

Yes i do admit that cupping your hands and boxing the ears so to speak is quite effective. And yes a good slap can pack alot of power, but i would rather land a good hockpunch to the jaw, than wind up and slap the face.

I personally prefer open hand strikes to punches to the face....
Less risk to injure your fists, less chances of blood contact....

[kengar]

The problem with "slaps" is that they conjure up thoughts of some woman in a 1930's film slapping a man's face for not buying her a drink

Yeah, I think people get that in their heads. Good to hear you knocked the crap out of someone is competition with a slap. Good advice folks, if you don't believe it can have a punishing effect then let someone who knows how to slap put it to you.

[bvermillion]

In a fight there are no rules you take what is available to win. If that means slap then by all means slap.

[bvermillion]

I agree definately I was just saying if you need to slap then slap. I prefer most strikes to a slap.

[kengar]

correct, use the best tool for the job at hand. UFC 3 I believe, Keith Hackney fought the huge 600lb sumo guy and he didn't have many options to stop the guy from charging him. He landed a big open hand to the side of the sumo's head and dropped him. Use what's avaliable. I don't think anyone is saying its the fight stopper or the best tool.

[bvermillion]

Thats exactly what i was saying. You use what is there. If you dont have any arms then you naturally kick the guy.

[guy incognito]

guy incognito

I cant beleive that you guys actually think the UFCis real(Can you say world Wrestling Federation)I guess you also think big brither was unscripted!

[guy incognito]

guy incognito

I know kfc is real ive eaten it many times in a street situation

[Tiger Claw]

correct, use the best tool for the job at hand. UFC 3 I believe, Keith Hackney fought the huge 600lb sumo guy and he didn't have many options to stop the guy from charging him. He landed a big open hand to the side of the sumo's head and dropped him. Use what's avaliable. I don't think anyone is saying its the fight stopper or the best tool.

Hackney won that fight with hammer fists to the back of the sumo's head. I don't remember what dropped that guy. I have also seen hackney win with grown strikes. I do not think ufc had to many rules back then at all. I would rather usee a tiger claw on somones jaw rather than a punch. No doubt in my mind I can break the jaw and rip some flesh off the guys face with a tiger claw strike. You have to slant it and probly could rake an eye rather than the flesh too. Kenpo is totally street oriented.

[IronFist]

If you have conditioned your palm properly it is possible to KO someone with a good slap. Of course its not just conditioning but also technique.

If you palm slap on the side of the jaw you can easily KO, you have 6 inches of jaw line exposed to slap on each side of the face.

I myself favour a palm slap/strike over a fist. Hope this helps.

If I train and become proficient in iron fist. Will this mean by punches will be more deadly ? lethal ?

What would happen if an iron palm guy slapped someone hard would they cause broken bones ?

[Thai Bri]

There is no need whatsoever to condition the palm. It is hard enough.

[IronFist]

Thai Bri,

True, you dont really need to condition the palm. I am speaking from personal experience, of course this does not apply to everyone. I have found that the iron hand training has helped increase my slapping and palm striking tremendously.

There is no need whatsoever to condition the palm. It is hard enough.

[Thai Bri]

I'd be interested to hear more about it, as long as it is safe from causing long term harm.

[IronFist]

Thai Bri,

I have conditioned my hands the 'chinese way' these soft methods ensure that the state of the hands are always preserved and prevents arthritis from developing. The only side effects of iron hand is that for some people the skin actually begins to thicken, even after 4 weeks of training you get this feeling that your actually wearing boxing gloves. Sound rather bizzare but that the only way I can describe the feeling.s

In combat situation the person whose hand, fist breaks injures first is the person who will loose the fight. Iron hand conditions the hand in such a way that the the possibility of damage to the hand is mininised. Its rather like attempting to slice bread with a blunt knife, sharpen it first then it will cut alot easier.

I would be happy to share any further information on this subject with you. Send me PM and I can email you a training/conditioning routine.

I'd be interested to hear more about it, as long as it is safe from causing long term harm.

[Thai Bri]

Why not just post it? I am genuinely interested, and others may be too?