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Bare hands fighting of any kind involves two general areas of combat. The first is standing and striking, and the other is fighting on the ground.
Area1. Standing and striking. Much hand-to-hand combat is done in this area, and in fact all self-defense forms involve fighting standing up. The basic combat techniques revolve on this: punching, kicking, chopping, covering, parrying and blocking your opponent' strikes. So it is advisable to learn the moves of personal combat.
Punching. This is the quick forward unbending of the arm with the hand balled into a fist to act like a juggernaut. Punching is any one of the following:
1. Jab. A punch of the weak hand to test the enemy's reflex or take advantage of an opening to hit, however little. It is also a means to place the opponent slightly out of balance so a final punch can be made.
2. Straight. A powerful punch of the strong or dominant hand at about shoulder height, followed by the shoulder for more reach. The straight is the 'powerhouse' punch.
3. Uppercut. A punch of the strong or weak hand coming from mid-body up into the chin or torso. Most of the time the body of the fighter bends to grant the uppercutmore strength. This is mostly performed on close quarter position fighting.
4. Roundhouse. A looping punch of either weak or strong hand swinging 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. Many combats continue on the ground when either or both drops. Even if 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 fight. Overcoming one's opponent on the ground usually means winning the combat.
The benefit of punching bags
You probably noticed that when fighters start to train, they are usually portrayed training using a punching bag. This is because punching bags are a vital component of a boxer's training, and well should be an important part of fighters who train to fight to be at their best.
Training on punching bags gives a number of benefits to the fighter:
Skills improvement. The larger bags give more resistance and thus make the fighter feel his strikes, adding more realism, as if he is fighting a real opponent. It also increases punching power and hand position as it connects with the bag. An incorrect position can hurt your hand or even damage finger bones.
The smaller bags improve eye-arm coordination, and thus agility and quick reflexes.
It builds the trainee's self-reliance. As the boxer improves in the way he hits the bag or bags, he will develop a feeling of ability. His muscles are becoming bigger; his strikes are heavier; he can see the bag's action; he can predict its movements: therefore, he is quicker, more powerful, and more capable of meeting fighting challenges.
Lets off steam. A punch or two at the bag can let off aggressiveness in a person. The feeling of truculence intended for another person is redirected to the punching bag, so that the pent-up feeling is released. Studies show individuals who exercise suffer from less stress than people who don't, and punching a bag is good exercise.
So if you wish to learn to fight, start by punching bags. You'll be more adept to take fighting lessons if you are more capable of executing them.
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