Agreed. I think it evolved out because punches to the head are more successful.It still happens but those strikes looks so insignificant that it's hard to notice.
(in close-quarters/grappling) you can actually generate more force (and have less/no padding on your palms) with "rabbit shots", whereas those same shots with your fists will do literally nothing and look pathetic.Agreed. I think it evolved out because punches to the head are more successful.
Sure a Stockton Slap makes the crowd go "woo". And it's a solid head game move. But it doesn't put your opponent down.
I've often wondered how strong Bas' wrists must have been. He dropped cats with slaps to the kidney ffs.
Agreed. I think it evolved out because punches to the head are more successful.
Sure a Stockton Slap makes the crowd go "woo". And it's a solid head game move. But it doesn't put your opponent down.
I've often wondered how strong Bas' wrists must have been. He dropped cats with slaps to the kidney ffs.
I'm pretty sure I saw him put someone down with a liver slap too. (EDIT: I just realized I said "kidney" before not "liver"- oops)Bas punched, kneed and kicked the liver. Pancrase rules allowed whatever as far as it wasn't to the head
I hear ya. And ya, they're still used in GnP, often. Most recently Condit was doing it to Brown in round 1, from bottom.(in close-quarters/grappling) you can actually generate more force (and have less/no padding on your palms) with "rabbit shots", whereas those same shots with your fists will do literally nothing and look pathetic.
Now, in stand-up, they're pretty much useless, I agree.
edit: The effective open-palm strikes I'm referring to are virtually on or *just* behind the ear, so they F that equilibrium pretty easily.
Kind of unrelated, but watching Brown eating SOOOO many of those little, repeated shots to the head, pretty much the whole fight, kept having me think about how much head-damage he's taken, and how I *think* he even retired a few years back because of concussion problems he was having . . . I was grimacing several times watching that.I hear ya. And ya, they're still used in GnP, often. Most recently Condit was doing it to Brown in round 1, from bottom.
I think the interlocking fish smash is reserved to only fansGreat question.
I also wonder what happened to the beautiful art of the Interlocking Fish Smash. That needs to be a tool every MMA has in their back pocket.
Bas seemed like a pretty strong overall striker, I mean he was a solid 205-215 lbs or so back in the day. had some great knockouts in PacraseAgreed. I think it evolved out because punches to the head are more successful.
Sure a Stockton Slap makes the crowd go "woo". And it's a solid head game move. But it doesn't put your opponent down.
I've often wondered how strong Bas' wrists must have been. He dropped cats with slaps to the kidney (EDIT: I mean liver) ffs.
Easier to get more power in the strike and from the angle from the bottom it's easier to hit open palm with your hand cupped than it is with a closed fist. You'll hit with more surface area also. Very hard to get the proper angle with a clenched fist from the bottom to punch effectively and most can't generate a lot of power from their punches within a short range of motion like that. Elbows work too but you can get off more palm strikes and from both sides of the head a lot faster than doing only elbow. A mix of everything is what works best with heel strikes to ribs/liver also. But most don't practice or learn any of this so you won't be seeing any of it from most fighters.Why palm strike someone in the ear standing or on the ground, when you can just punch or elbow??
I remember Sonnen doing it to Silva.remember how huge that was back in the day? it seemed like it legitimately messed with guys equilibrium, yet nobody does it anymore.