PE MODULE 6

PUNCH

-a striking blow with the fist. It is used in most martial arts and combat sports, most notably boxing, where it is the only type of offensive technique allowed

JAB

-This punch can be thrown from several different positions, traditionally it is a straight punch thrown with the lead hand from the guard (hands up).

-COMBAT SKILL USING FIST AND THROW IN THE SAME DIRECTION OF OUR DOMINANT ARMS.

OSCAR DE LA HOYA

HAS A VARIATION OF JAB (HALF JAB, HALF HOOK MOTION) / GOLD MEDALIST IN OLYMPICS

CROSS

-PUNCHES THROW OUR HANDS INTO DIFFERENT ANGLES.

-This is typically one’s power punch and it is thrown by the rear hand from the guard.

- is sometimes referred to as a straight punch or reverse punch and is most effective when thrown in a “one, two” combo – jab followed by cross

HOOK

-PUNCHES CAN THROW FROM RIGHT AND LEFT.

-This punch is also a power punch and is most commonly thrown with the front hand

UPPERCUT

-is the fourth of the main types of punches, and as the name suggests, the strike involves moving the fist in an upward motion.

-PUNCHES POINTING TO UPWARD DIRECTION

BACK ARM

Is there to guard your chin and also launch an attack should you decide not to kick

HIP

The body is arched over the ___ so that the wieght is carried by the skeleton

BACK LEG

Key to retaining balance, the _____ takes 100% of the weight with emphasis

LEAD ARM

keep it near your lead knee or a little higher to act as guard

KNEE

the height you raise you ___ is to determine the hight of your kick

FRONT LEG

from this position you can execute any kick using either conceric muscle movement

SIDE KICK

-Easily one of the fastest and most powerful push kicks you can perform

-used as a checking kick or an attacking one

TURNING KICK

-Also known as roundhouse kick.

-It is an arc kick that performs the leg equivalent of a slap, although a very powerful one

HOOK KICK

-This is a kick that uses the eccentric motion of the muscles to deliver an unexpected blow that comes in from the blind side

FRONT KICK

-The most straightforward of push kicks. -It uses the leg’s basic mechanical movement to deliver a powerful blow in the shortest line possible, between two target

PUSH KICK

The ______ generates the maximum amount of power possible from the coiling of the body’s muscles and throwing of a kick in a forward facing position

AXE KICK

is an arc king in the sense that the leg undergoes a trajectory in order to generate the power it needs and strike a target.