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Punch (combat), the Glossary

A punch is a striking blow with the fist.^[1]

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Punches (combat)

Atemi

In Japanese martial arts, the term designates blows or strikes to the body, as opposed to twisting of joints, strangleholds, holding techniques and throws.

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Bobbing is one of the basic strategies of defensive boxing, executed by slightly moving the head to either side so that the opponent's punches slip by the boxer's head. Punch (combat) and Bobbing (boxing) are kickboxing terminology.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport and martial art.

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Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor.

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Combat sport

A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat.

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Cross (boxing)

In boxing, a straight or cross (also commonly called a rear hand punch) are punches usually thrown with the dominant hand and are power punches like the uppercut and hook. Punch (combat) and cross (boxing) are kickboxing terminology and punches (combat).

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Fist

A fist is the shape of a hand when the fingers are bent inward against the palm and held there tightly. Punch (combat) and fist are punches (combat).

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Gyaku-zuki

The is an attack technique often also referred to as a reverse punch.

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Hand wrap

A hand wrap or wrist wrap is a strip of cloth used by boxers (and participants in other combat sports) to protect the hand and wrist against injuries induced by punching.

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Hook (boxing)

A hook is a punch in boxing. Punch (combat) and hook (boxing) are kickboxing terminology and punches (combat).

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Jab

A jab is a type of punch used in martial arts. Punch (combat) and jab are kickboxing terminology and punches (combat).

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Judo

is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.

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Karate

(Okinawan pronunciation), also, is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom.

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Kata

Kata is a Japanese word (型 or 形) meaning "form".

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Kick

A kick is a physical strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike). Punch (combat) and kick are kickboxing terminology, martial art techniques and Pain infliction methods.

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Kickboxing

Kickboxing is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking.

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Kung Fu Tai Chi

Kung Fu Tai Chi (also commonly known as Kung Fu Magazine) is a United States magazine covering martial arts and combat sports (mainly Chinese Martial Arts).

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Leopard Blow

"Leopard Blow," "leopard punch," and "leopard fist" are common terms for a specific type of striking blow, associated primarily with the Leopard Kung Fu substyle of the Five Animals in Chinese martial arts, though it is also used in styles such as Krav Maga, Choy Li Fut and Karate (in which case, it is known as "Hiraken Tsuki" or "Ryotoken Tsuki"). Punch (combat) and Leopard Blow are punches (combat).

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Lethwei

Lethwei (လက်ဝှေ့; IPA) or Burmese boxing is a full contact combat sport from Myanmar that uses stand-up striking including headbutts.

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Martial arts

Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.

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Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.

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Mount (grappling)

The mount, or mounted position, is a dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head.

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Muay Thai

Muay Thai (มวยไทย), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinching techniques.

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Oi-zuki

An oi-zuki (Japanese 追い突き) (in Wadō-Ryū: Jun-Zuki, Japanese 順突き) is an equal-sided punch used in budo disciplines such as karate or jujitsu.

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One-inch punch

The one-inch punch is a punching exercise from Chinese martial arts performed at a range of. Punch (combat) and one-inch punch are punches (combat).

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Overhand punch

An overhand (or overcut or drop) punch is a semi-circular and vertical punch thrown with the rear hand. Punch (combat) and overhand punch are kickboxing terminology and punches (combat).

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often referred to as pro wrestling, or simply, wrestling) is a form of athletic theater that combines mock combat with drama, under the premise (known colloquially as kayfabe), that the performers are competitive wrestlers.

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Russian boxing

Russian boxing (fist fighting, pugilism) is the traditional bare-knuckle boxing of Rus' and then Russia.

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Sambo (martial art)

Sambo (сaмбо) is a martial art with Soviet origins, an internationally practised combat sport, and a recognized style of amateur wrestling included by UWW in the World Wrestling Championships along with Graeco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling.

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Scythe

A scythe is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or harvesting crops.

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Slipping

Slipping is a technique used in boxing that is similar to bobbing. Punch (combat) and Slipping are kickboxing terminology and punches (combat).

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Strike (attack)

A strike is a directed, forceful physical attack with either a part of the human body or with a handheld object (such as a melee weapon), intended to cause blunt or penetrating trauma upon an opponent. Punch (combat) and strike (attack) are martial art techniques and Pain infliction methods.

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Sucker punch

A sucker punch (American English), also known as a cheap shot, coward punch, one-punch attack, or dog shot (Australian English), is a punch thrown at the recipient unprovoked and without warning, allowing no time for preparation or defense on their end. Punch (combat) and sucker punch are punches (combat).

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Suntukan

Suntukan is the fist-related striking component of Filipino martial arts.

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Superman punch

A superman punch is a technique used in Sanda, Lethwei, Muay Thai, ITF-style Taekwondo, kickboxing, mixed martial arts fighting and professional wrestling. Punch (combat) and superman punch are kickboxing terminology and punches (combat).

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Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving punching and kicking techniques.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Tsuki

derives from the verb, meaning "to thrust".

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Uppercut

The uppercut (formerly known as the undercut; sometimes also referred to as the upper) is a punch used in boxing that starts low and travels upwards vertically aiming at the opponent's chin or upper abdomen (so-called "solar plexus"). Punch (combat) and uppercut are kickboxing terminology and punches (combat).

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Wing Chun

Wing Chun (Cantonese) or Yongchun (Mandarin) (Chinese: 詠春 or 咏春, lit. "singing spring") is a concept-based martial art, a form of Southern Chinese kung fu, and a close-quarters system of self-defense.

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Wrestling

Wrestling is a martial art and combat sport that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_(combat)

Also known as Arm punch, Backfist, Front/Reverse Punch, Half Fist, Hammer Fist, Haymaker (punch), Jab/Hoop Punch, Knuckle sandwich, Punch (action), Punch (attack), Punch (blow), Punch (strike), Punching (strike), Uraken, Uraken Punch.

Punch (combat), the Glossary

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See also

Kickboxing terminology

Pain infliction methods

Punches (combat)

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