The Art of the DIVING PUNCH

[Ludwig von Mises]

I was just thinking how unique this move is. Its one of the only moves you see that's truly unique to MMA and not done in any other combat sport (that I know of)

This technique is barbaric and autistic and it's mostly absolute chads who use this technique. Another thing is that its not an easy technique to execute. You're literally diving into the ground with all your might and using gravity to amplify the leverage on your punch which if done correctly can inflict severe damage to an opponent.

Fedor and Shogun were really good at this specifically because they did it effectively against resisting and awake fighters who were also good guard players. Dan Henderson was masterful at using it against lifeless opponents. He did it to the lifeless corpse of Michael Bisping and to the lifeless corpse of the legendary Wanderlei Silva. Jeremy Stephens also executed a beautiful diving punch/elbow of death to the lifeless corpse of Josh Emmett, sending of heem to hell.








Show some hespect for the DIVING PUNCH. It's a beautiful technique and a product of the greatest combat sport in the world.

 

[Flower2dPeople]

The Shogun diving pic is the best MMA pic ever.

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

Very different skill set from gnp too..

The way these brutes can wing with power on their way to the ground.. no homo..

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

Very different skill set from gnp too..

The way these brutes can wing with power on their way to the ground.. no homo..

 

[wh4tttt]

Poor Nogueira's identical as well in the receiving ends of diving punches.

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

I was just thinking how unique this move is. Its one of the only moves you see that's truly unique to MMA and not done in any other combat sport (that I know of)

This technique is barbaric and autistic and it's mostly absolute chads who use this technique. Another thing is that its not an easy technique to execute. You're literally diving into the ground with all your might and using gravity to amplify the leverage on your punch which if done correctly can inflict severe damage to an opponent.

Fedor and Shogun were really good at this specifically because they did it effectively against resisting and awake fighters who were also good guard players. Dan Henderson was masterful at using it against lifeless opponents. He did it to the lifeless corpse of Michael Bisping and to the lifeless corpse of the legendary Wanderlei Silva. Jeremy Stephens also executed a beautiful diving punch/elbow of death to the lifeless corpse of Josh Emmett, sending of heem to hell.

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Show some hespect for the DIVING PUNCH. It's a beautiful technique and a product of the greatest combat sport in the world.

A diving elbow would do more damage

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

A diving elbow would do more damage

Not always.

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

Poor Nogueira's identical as well in the receiving ends of diving punches.

I hespect of theem

 

[TheBulge]

It was yet another reason Rua bluew out both knees eventually. Standing in front of an opponent on his back like that trying to jump on him, they will front kick and hyperextend your knees while you try.

 

[usernamee]

Fedor most impressive. Look as he has both or at least on foot posted on the canvas as the punch connects. He's using gravity plus still a shit ton of leg drive from the canvas as he's connecting.

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Fedor most impressive. Look as he has both or at least on foot posted on the canvas as the punch connects. He's using gravity plus still a shit ton of leg drive from the canvas as he's connecting.

Fedor was just doing an uchi mata punch.

 

[usernamee]

Fedor was just doing an uchi mata punch.

in a diving motion????

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

Fedor is ze GOAT.

 

[don't ask]

I will never forget the sound of Fedor's diving punch hitting the mat as Heath crawled out of the ring to get away from it. Fedor's fights were just great moment after great moment.

 

[Flower2dPeople]

in a diving motion????

It do be like that.

 

[Trabaho]

This is awful to watch. KO

 

[usernamee]

It do be like that.

GOOD.

Then we both know it occurs in a DIVING motion hence we can also call it a DIVING punch as TS has himself and therefore continue this thread.

 

[moreorless87]

This is awful to watch. KO

Thats probably the best single GnP shot ever thrown.

I would say a big issue though if you also need to be able to create that distance. Most modern MMA tends to have grappling which is very close with fighters looking to "just stand up" if there given any room, part of that you could argue is no knees/soccer kicks on the ground(although none at Pride 33 for that fight either) but I think also its fighters who have the ability to punish those positions. Fighters were giving your back up to them is a very bad idea which I think were more common 15-20 years ago than today.

 

[Reach4theSky]

Dan even made a t-shirt out of it..

 

[biscuitsbrah]

Atomic butt drop is exclusive to mma. Showtime kick as well. But now that karate combat has the pit the cage stuff can be executed in cji and karate combat