A few years ago, I found out about Dambe, a style of boxing in which only the rear hand can punch. Basically boxing but only reverse punches are allowed.
Since then, I have been observing countless hours of footage of MMA fights, Karate tournaments, etc, and have noticed that the punch most likely to cause a knockdown or knockout is a reverse punch. I have also seen much footage of real altercations and the most effective fight-ending technique is the same: the reverse punch. This knockdown capability was closely followed by the rear-leg roundhouse kick to the legs, followed by the rear-leg front kick to the midsection. Front-hand crosses to the face and front-hand uppercuts to the body also seemed to cause many knockouts and knockdowns, as did overhands to the face.
This got me thinking: if you could only fight with a single technique, what would it be? I personally would choose the reverse punch as it, when combined with head movement, seems to have the highest success rate of any fighting technique.
Since then, I have been observing countless hours of footage of MMA fights, Karate tournaments, etc, and have noticed that the punch most likely to cause a knockdown or knockout is a reverse punch. I have also seen much footage of real altercations and the most effective fight-ending technique is the same: the reverse punch. This knockdown capability was closely followed by the rear-leg roundhouse kick to the legs, followed by the rear-leg front kick to the midsection. Front-hand crosses to the face and front-hand uppercuts to the body also seemed to cause many knockouts and knockdowns, as did overhands to the face.
This got me thinking: if you could only fight with a single technique, what would it be? I personally would choose the reverse punch as it, when combined with head movement, seems to have the highest success rate of any fighting technique.
