What strike is stronger than a punch?

Answer 1

Anatomy is important in that impact on the point of the chin will have more effect than impact a the bicep, but from a purely physical standpoint on a neutral impact area, believe it or not, your question has a mathematical answer. The surface area effected is directly proportional to the power delivered to the target at the point of impact. The speed being constant, as the diameter of the impact area expanded the blow loses power, the smaller the impact area, the more power. Consider the difference between a flyswatter and an Ice pick point or BB both landing with the same amount of force and you will understand the concept.

That being said, when properly thrown, with the top two knuckle ridges in correct alignment with arm bones and correct body mechanics taken into account, a punch is tough to beat with a finger thrust due to body mechanics. Theoretically the smaller impact zone of say an elbow thrust would focus on a smaller area delivering more power for the same speed and force.

On the surface kicks appear to deliver more power than punches, and obvously some martial artists are more proficient than others with various techniques, but in practice you break just as many ribs with punches at you do with kicks because as the diamater of the impact area increases, the force of the blow is spread and diluted over a larger surface.

The word stronger is misleeding, but the blogbaba wouldn't want to be on the recieving end of a correctly thrown punch, kick, elbow or head but. Another factor is torque, or leverage. In a clinch, a shoulder shrug under your opponents chin generates more power than an upper cut, and easily dislocates the unfortuante's jaw faster than a punch. Power or strength is a deceptive word, the effect of the action is what really determines the strength of the blow.

The most impressive example of explosive power the blogbaba can recall was the side kicks delivered by Bruce Lee, but few if any strikers had Bruce's ability. From a novice's point of reference an Elbow would land with a little more impact than a punch or kick thrown with the same force.

Good question, it was more complicated that it appeared.

Answer 2

I've witnessed a pool hall fight where a guy standing 5"6 weighing 70kg knocked a prop forward rugby player standing 6"2 and weighing a solid 100kg flat unconscious with an elbow strike to the jaw. His eyes rolled back immediately and he collapsed backwards unconscious before he'd hit the table head first. His friends carried him off.

After witnessing that I'd go with elbow strike.

Answer 3

Check out some footage of Mirko Cro-Cop's left roundhouse kick to the head or ribs. He has ended several fights in Pride FC with this strike.

Answer 4

poor assumption. All punches in the chain punch should be the same force. Two thousand years or more in the development of an art and you want to change it with an assumption. Sorry to rain on your parade. Do some due diligence before trying to come up with a new method.

Answer 5

Depends on where the strike is directed. If a person is struck with a knife hand across the throat, it can cripple him for a good duration, yet if he was punched, it could crush his larynx. If a person is punched in the chest, it could take his breath away, yet if done with a ridge hand, can kill him, if struck in the right location.

Answer 6

Kicks are stronger but harder to land and leave you exposed for take downs. Knees and elbows depending on the situation and spot. A powerbomb or a suplex looks pretty painful too.

Answer 7

If any strikes are allowed then the Thai Roundhouse kick. Muay-Thai has been proven repeatedly to be more effective than other striking systems including boxing...

Answer 8

Either an elbow or a knee strike.

Answer 9

well depending on the situation...if its a legal fight like contest...then an Uppercut to the chin...if its all out fighting...then a kick to the Nutz heheh

Answer 10

A head bud.