Bare Hands Fighting

Bare hands fighting of any form involves two general areas of combat. One is standing and striking, and another is fighting on the ground. Area1. Standing and striking. Much hand-to-hand combat is done in this area, and in fact most martial arts center around fighting on your feet. The basic defense movements revolve on this: punching, kicking, chopping, covering, parrying and blocking your opponent' strikes. So it is preferable to learn the basics of fighting.Punching. This is the quick forward extension of the arm with the fingers closed and balled into a fist to act like a battering ram. Punching is always one of the following:1.Jab. A punch of the weak hand to try the opponent's reaction or take advantage of an opportunity to punish, however little. It is also a way to put the opponent slightly out of balance so a straight punch can be made.2.Straight. A powerful hit of the strong or dominant hand at about shoulder height, supported by the shoulder for more power. This is the 'powerhouse' punch.3.Uppercut. A punch of the strong or weak hand made from low up into the head or upper parts. Often the body of the fighter flexes to give the punchmore effect. This is usually made on close quarter position fighting.4.Roundhouse. A looping punch of either weak or strong hand moving from the outside.5.Combination. A successive punch of a jab and straight, or a jab and another punch.Area 2. Fighting on the ground. Often combats continue on the ground when either or both drops. In the event one is mastered standing up he can often avenge one's self on the ground if he understands how to use his arms and legs to knee, wrestle hold, grip, choke hold or otherwise control his opponent's power to punch. Winning on the ground usually means winning the combat.The purposes of punching bagsYou will notice that when pugilists start to train, they are most times portrayed in action using a punching bag. This is because punching bags are part and parcel of a fighter's training, and well should be an integral part of persons who train for combat at least adequately. Training on punching bags gives the following benefits to the boxer:Skills improvement. The larger bags offer and thus make the fighter feel his strikes, adding more realism, as if he is striking a real opponent. It also develops boxing power and hand placement as it strikes the bag. An incorrect position can hurt your knuckles or even dislocate finger bones.The smaller bags work on the eye-arm coordination, and thus speed and quick reflexes. It builds the boxer's self-reliance. As the fighter develops the method he punches the bag or bags, he will develop a feeling of competence. His muscles are becoming improving; his punches are more powerful; he can guess the bag's action; he can predict its movements: therefore, he is faster, stronger, and more capable of meeting combat situations.Lets off steam. A box or two at the punching bag can discharge aggressiveness in a trainee. The feeling of truculence towards another individual is channeled to the punching bag, so that the suppressed feeling is released. Studies show persons who perform exercises are less stressed than those who don't, and punching a bag is good exercise. So if you wish to learn to strike, start by punching bags. You'll be more ready to take fighting lessons if you are more capable of performing them.