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Video Documentary Of The One Inch Punch

Posted By: Bruno Published in Instructional

Mar

In the 70’s Bruce Lee brought a new interest in the ancient Chinese skill of the One Inch Punch.

The One inch punch is a skill which uses fa jing (Explosive Power) to generate tremendous amounts of impact force at extremely close distances. When performing this one inch punch the practitioner stands with his fist very close to the target (the distance depends on the skill of the practitioner, usually from 0-6 inches). Then in one explosive burst, the legs root, the waist turns, the ribs expand and the arm extends through the target. It is crucial that the entire body move in unison, or else the power will be limited. The target in such demonstrations vary, sometimes it is a fellow practitioner holding a phone book on the chest, sometimes wooden boards can be broken.

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yoububg Says, in 3-22-2008 at 12:29:59 from 24.128.205.25

Kind of looks like you just push somebody with your knuckles with your body wieght behind it to me. I think alot of ancient oriental martial arts were more show than actual fighting skill.

dave Says, in 3-22-2008 at 14:00:52 from 84.68.199.211

chinese fighters still get their ass whooped nowadays with or without moves like this,so it makes no difference to me lol

Junbo Says, in 3-22-2008 at 14:20:08 from 74.215.86.233

I think what you mean is alot of ancient oriental martial arts movies were more show than fighting skill.

Everything I was ever taught always had an intended purpose, even if I didn’t see or understand it immediately.

tonysnow Says, in 3-22-2008 at 14:23:28 from 68.49.145.10

who cares….its effective when necessary…..you’ve just become drawn into the dramatization that movies have created for martial arts…..you started believing in fantasy and expect more when it is ……..stop hating yoububg

kill Says, in 3-22-2008 at 14:25:24 from 98.160.131.37

martial arts use alot of science.even throw a single punch involve alot of science on it.today it can not looks so complicated but no so long ago it was consider a mystery.
and believe it form see and do is totally different.
(no because ‘you’ cant use it. it means dont works.

!!RODEF Says, in 3-22-2008 at 15:56:08 from 218.186.11.2

im amazed black gerbil wasnt the first to comment! cmon blackie.. this video is EXACTLY the type ud leave your dumb, almost ridiculous, full of grammatical and spelling errors BUT always gets me laughing, comments.

I hope ure being dumb on purpose so God forbid ure really THAT dumb. So give it a go blackgerbil. Im waiting for your feng shui or confucius explanation to this video. Or maybe Mr Miyagi knows about this technique? wax on.. wax off gerbil son..

Goro Says, in 3-22-2008 at 16:43:05 from 83.49.30.14

win ching ha ha ha ha ha ……..pls dont make me stupid…

Mike Says, in 3-22-2008 at 17:27:11 from 24.185.203.128

I’ve seen so many fight sport videos and I have yet to see one of these wacky punches executed… kind of makes you wonder.

Wayman Says, in 3-22-2008 at 18:44:29 from 68.13.40.206

It is interesting for modern martial artist to discount anything from the ancient warriors. Ask yourself, when the last time your whole family heritage and financial worth was at the tip of your fist? To think that the modern world is reflective of a high level of combat skill such as even 150 years ago is a joke. As an example shaolin quan fa has a basic strength requirement of holding the horse stance (bent legs at the knees with the hamstrings parallel to the ground) for 1hr. Then you had to add weight to your body in some fashion until you can reach about 100 catty. How many of you naysayers can do even 15 minutes. I have taught basic developmental exercises like this to students who with nothing else added to thier already existing weight training workouts improve lifts 35% in just 2-3 weeks. Then what do they due? Stop becuase the pain is too great and then there lifts go back to normal. If you doubt the benefits of this VERY BASIC requirement try it.

Another example is how often modern fighters (boxing and mma) break thier hands in competition and training. This is due to the fact that they often train the muscles but fail to train the bones to take the impact of the force being put out. Why? To remodel the bone takes about 3 years of practice where you have to train about 1.5 hours perday 5-6 days per week. How many fighters would put in that much sacrifice and delayed gratitude in this day? Not many! But, if you life, not livelihood, was at stake you would put in that kind of work. So the arts that are more advanced take alot more time. The kind of time that the video game masters of the world would not invest in hard bloody work.

There has been a degredation in the martial arts, especially the traditional, but that is partly due to the fact that money is king and people are lazy. Just like their are more people with bachelor degrees in this day but less people earning Phd’s there are more martial artist but few whom dig very deep.

ken Says, in 3-22-2008 at 19:20:38 from 72.79.74.136

what a crock…
i feel guilty dignifying this video with a comment, but i just have got to say shame on mmatko for putting this on this generally awesome website.
the guys interviewed are mostly crooks who take advantage of knuckle heads…

adam Says, in 3-22-2008 at 20:18:05 from 69.214.53.248

yall left enough stupid comments Gerbil figured you did enough damage. Now do you consider the mma chinese fighters to be up to par with Bruce Lee? Do any of them claim to know and practice techniques like these? Do any of them have the potential and genetics? Who knows, but i know that given the proper balance of strength and technique, there is greatness to be achieved beyond what we have seen.

astac07 Says, in 3-22-2008 at 20:43:58 from 70.81.193.148

I thougth that Bruce Lee used the two knuckles from the index and the midle finger…
I personaly find that there is more power on these two knuckles that in the rest of them otherwise is just a push.

yoububg Says, in 3-22-2008 at 21:41:01 from 24.128.205.25

TonySnow: Thanks for the comment, but I am pretty sure martial arts movies have not hindered my senses. The day I start wondering why Rocky Balboa and Ivan Drago are not competing in the UFC, then maybe you will have some room to speak. But until then I believe it is time for your karate class, today is the big day you will be recieving your yellow belt!

costa200 Says, in 3-22-2008 at 21:50:30 from 82.154.21.216

Totally useless… Chi BS. I wonder where these Chi masters are when it really counts!

WAR Says, in 3-22-2008 at 22:07:45 from 24.118.199.116

Dave don’t be a dumb ass chinese fighter get their ass kicked just as much as american fighters do or any other fighters for that fact, and people like Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Tony Jaa and Jackie Chan have mastered more martial arts then every MMA fighter around today, if it was not for the chinese we would all be watching boxing or WWE.

Mike Says, in 3-23-2008 at 02:23:11 from 65.96.143.189

Haha its funny how many people beat me to the fact that i too thought black gerbil would be the first to comment…the first time i see a dumb video on this site gerbil is nowhere to be seen…dissapointing…

Dynamite Says, in 3-23-2008 at 02:35:04 from 72.234.130.7

I can understand people laughing at fictional kung fu movies as being irrelevant to mma competition- but to completely discount all the teachings of traditional martial arts in general is just foolish, arrogant, and closed minded. Such techniques focusing on breathing for example, and strengthening the body (along with the mind) are fundamental to all people who consider themselves fighters regardless of style. Times and training have changed, and you must remember that MMA is a sport with rules so that much of what is focused on these days is based within these rules. The “martial” in traditional martial arts means that they were intended for war, fighting for life and death. Pressure points and attacks meant to kill people, for example, have no place in MMA as a sport. Sure there are plenty of douche bag MC Dojos that pawn off whatever they teach just to make money and i’m not defending them at all. Im just simply saying that there are fundamental principles of traditional martial arts that should be respected and appreciated by all fighters.

ken Says, in 3-23-2008 at 11:50:00 from 72.79.74.136

war…
those guys should be recognized for being good actors/acrobats/stuntmen and also for generating interest in the martial arts. ALL of the above would be dispatched inside a minute by the most average pro mma fighters today.

j_satan_666 Says, in 3-23-2008 at 13:19:44 from 75.62.110.2

ADAM 22MARCH2008
yall left enough stupid comments Gerbil figured you did enough damage. Now do you consider the mma chinese fighters to be up to par with Bruce Lee? Do any of them claim to know and practice techniques like these? Do any of them have the potential and genetics? Who knows, but i know that given the proper balance of strength and technique, there is greatness to be achieved beyond what we have seen.

Mr. grammar himself should of wrote, “All of you left enough”….
yall just makes you seem like a dumb hill billy or just a plain old hypocrite. I personally don’t give a shit, but after you correct my ass you best come correct.

dagnut Says, in 3-23-2008 at 18:41:21 from 86.43.66.217

@War totally agree..these are the arts that paved the way for our sport.people should respect them.

marc Says, in 3-23-2008 at 21:07:37 from 200.52.206.43

this is bullshit…

true

x2468 Says, in 3-24-2008 at 02:37:01 from 205.133.125.231

the only place i could kinda see this working in mma, if it’s really real, would be striking from the bottom. since distance is so limited there.

on the other hand, it would be a lot more useful in real life. that whole pointing to a punch thing is like the trojan horse of hits. it goes from insulting to teeth breaking in about an inch.

again…. if it’s even real.

whitey Says, in 3-24-2008 at 10:06:45 from 152.23.66.119

The one inch push is what it is supposed to be called.

Ed Capone Says, in 3-24-2008 at 14:16:30 from 72.66.93.228

1st off Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Steven Segal, or JeanClaude Van Damme have never competed in full contact fighting so I think they would get their asses kicked in todays MMa world. So who knows how they would hold up in a real fight.

2nd I doubt a 1 inch punch can make someone fly across the room and i wish that dude would try to break that board against the grain see if he would break his hand.

Last,does anyone really think That Bruce Lee would be the lightweight Champion in the UFC…I dont know…I think he’s the best I’ve seen in a movie but not in a real fight

Vin Says, in 3-24-2008 at 19:04:33 from 24.46.81.127

Chi, shmi …. it’s all physics. Let’s see it on “Sport /fight science” to measure how much force really is unleashed.

WAR Says, in 3-24-2008 at 21:08:26 from 24.118.199.116

Jet li was a fighter long before he was in a movie and Jackie Chan has been hit by cars, buses,bats,even helicopters and i’m pretty sure they hurt a lot more then punchs and kicks.
So Ed Capone read some thing before you open your mouth women

Brendan Says, in 3-24-2008 at 23:12:25 from 146.171.254.66

Maybe its you should do some more reading WAR…

Jet Li has never had a professional fight as he only trained in wushu forms,Saying that Jackie chan hs been hit by whatever is irrelevant as so has every other stuntman but we don’t see them being called fighters.

JeanClaude and chuck have a little fighting pedigree with chuck having a great record but it wasn’t full contact so hardly comparable.I’d like to see steven seagal in a real fight as he knows his shit but like Ed said they wouldn’t stand a chance against an average MMA fighter these days.

wasabi7200 Says, in 3-25-2008 at 00:39:52 from 96.231.181.80

meh u probably could break some wood using the punch but it is not applicable in fighting or self defense. really ur better of mastering the stuff that everyone knows works and then u can master the one inch punch and try to apply it. i would use it to impress my friends lol.

Luke Says, in 3-25-2008 at 02:24:04 from 91.89.124.241

Hi everybody.

The so called 1-inch punch how it is shown here is just a ideal way of practicing it, it is not the way you would use it in a fight because as ayou could see there is much preparation going on even by the masters before executing it

No, in WingTsun for example there are variations of that punch that are delivered to distinct points like liver, solaplexus, larynx etc. in positions were it is dangerous to take the hand away from the opponent (loose the contact). It is then mostly done with the palm of the hand. I hope nobody thinks this would take a good fighter out. It is just a useful ‘tool’ to make a quick distraction and finish the combination with a nice hook or elbow.

Ed Capone Says, in 3-25-2008 at 11:38:36 from 72.66.93.228

Thanks Brendan, but I think War belives everything he sees in movies. LOL no such thing as special effects I bet he thinks he can stop Rampage or Anderson with the one inch punch too!!! HAHAHA

thecritic08 Says, in 3-25-2008 at 15:03:10 from 75.128.155.53

All the guys i remember going to school with that did this stuff were not tough at all. Like i’m gonna stand there and let someone poke me in the face. come on.

Fighting.Spirit Says, in 3-25-2008 at 17:21:12 from 78.93.158.14

“Would you like to defeat any “experienced” martial artist? Learn how to box and wrestle” Bruce Lee

Example.of.short.punch Says, in 3-26-2008 at 12:00:51 from 149.173.6.110

The best example of an extremely powerful short punch is the young Mike Tyson’s left hook. Not quite the demo’ed “1 inch punch” but definitely from closer range than jab or cross or superman punch, etc. with incredible whole body power behind it making a seemingly short distance of hand traveled (from cocked fist to jaw) disproportionately powerful. Really the exact same thing. It may be difficult to pull of the exact motion Bruce demo’ed but obviously a top boxer in his prime could pull off something related – again and again. Go watch the old Tyson highlights.

smack Says, in 3-27-2008 at 03:56:44 from 202.137.99.115

where are the kung fu and karate fighters in the ufc ??? i lose respect for these styles when they arnt tested in real combat for all to see. (i know lyoto machida is a karate figter)

Mark Says, in 3-27-2008 at 04:43:59 from 210.50.84.16

C’mon guys… Lighten up. I cant believe you guys are even discussing what would happen if the likes of Bruce Lee stepped into the ring.

Alot of you blokes have missed the point of this documentary and technique all together. The one inch punch is purely an example of “chi” and the damage that a minimal distance strike can do.

Its effectiveness in MMA and the fighting ability of the Martial Arts Movie stars is totally irrelevant and its idiotic to think that the one inch punch or any martial arts movie star work in MMA.

Just appreciate the technique for what it is. Why must so many people over analyze these things…

Brendan Says, in 3-27-2008 at 18:07:55 from 146.171.254.66

You need to expand your knowledge of the MMA world SMACK.

You will never see a lot of strikers in the UFC as the rules/cage aren’t set up for strikers but for wrestlers.Having what is nearly a round ring stops you from cutting off someone not looking to strike and the no kicks/knees to grounded opponents take away a lot of a strikers ground game.

Kickboxing/karate dominate stand up fighting like K-1 as this is what these martial arts are about as they teach only the basics in ground fighting.There is no better martial art than these two for power striking.

kill Says, in 3-28-2008 at 05:57:02 from 98.160.131.37

ahhahahaa where is kung fu and karate on MMA ?
ho my god are you guys blind? what are you talking about?
dont you see the -kicks-punches-submissions-
‘Mixed martial arts’ ( martial arts that are Mixed)

Landowner75 Says, in 3-28-2008 at 15:41:47 from 66.255.43.246

BrendanYou will never see a lot of strikers in the UFC

Tell that to GSP OR Chuck Liddell. You’re right about K-1 and Pride having more striking. Mostly because it is very hard to wrestle in a ring. Right now I see many fighters having a perfect mix of ground work and striking.

Jim Says, in 4-28-2009 at 18:50:20 from 65.103.197.237

Ed, I believe that Jean Claude Van Damme was a kickboxer, and therefore a full contact fighter.