Dempsey rotation. Fight like a champion. Explosive strikes and aggressive defense

Boxing has flourished for several centuries, but only by the beginning of the 20th century did it acquire the status of the national sport of American hard workers. There was an industry, crowds of fans, the first legends were born who fought at the limit of their capabilities.

One of these legends was the "Bone from Manassa", otherwise - Jack Dempsey (1895-1983). He grew up in a poor family, started fighting early and at some point won the world title in super heavyweight. His fighting style was based on aggressive defense and explosive strikes, his technique was unparalleled, he quickly became a kind of myth in the boxing world. There is nothing strange in this - during his career he lost only 6 times, and won in 62 fights.

We think that it is from such a guy that you should learn self-defense.

Even a child can hurt an adult

Dempsey is confident that the circumstances of his throwing are important in every blow. He illustrates his point of view with a speculative story: “What will happen if one year old baby fall from a fourth-story window on the head of a hefty man standing on the sidewalk? Then he continues: “I’m almost sure that the guy will lose consciousness. He could die from a concussion or a broken neck." Think about it - even the innocent Small child might bleed your face. If he can do it, then why are you so unsure of your own abilities?

Beware of large crowds, they lead to conflict

It's better when you rely on situational awareness. Not only Dempsey, but many other professional fighters warn you against large gatherings - these are places of increased danger. The “Bonebreaker from Manassa” himself said the following:

“Over the past quarter century, the population has grown, transport has appeared, people began to live very close to each other. The pace of life has become so intense that today there is much more tension in any action than in the old days. Crush, pace, tension cause people to have outbursts of anger and, as a result, provoke fights. This is especially noticeable in cities where fights start even from standing in traffic jams, fleas in the subway and buses, in lines, nightclubs and salons.

We are not saying that you should avoid all this, but if you are going to a crowded place, then be prepared for a fight.

Use the environment

If you are drawn into a physical confrontation, take a quick look around before you strike. In a fraction of a second, it is possible to find a lot of useful things from the place where you are. The battlefield is a very important thing that can both give you advantages and take them away. How good are you at fights that take place in enclosed spaces? If you don't know how to fight in close quarters, then tell your opponent: “Do you want to fight? Let's see if you have the courage to go outside and fight me like a man!" This is especially important when your enemy's friends are sitting indoors - they can ruin your victory, so the street is always better.

Stumble before you strike

Dempsey had his own - it was called "Dempsey Sun". Despite the funny and peaceful name, the blow itself took away many goals in its path. The bottom line is that you must move forward and kind of dive under the enemy to deliver a crushing blow to the jaw, mouth or nose. If things are bad, then diving can be imagined as a stumbling, quick and clumsy step to mislead the enemy. The very step forward gives your punch more power, as you use not only the strength of your arms, but also the strength of your entire body. The best thing to do, of course, is to practice this punch at home so you don't accidentally fall when it's time for a fight.

Your little finger is the key to your power

Few people understand why a powerful blow is born. Dempsey believed that most people were amateurish about their shoulder. He said that you need to "draw" a straight line from the shoulder to the little finger - your energy passes along this line, which creates a strong blow. Dempsey wrote: “Look at your little finger with respect. Energy passes from the shoulder down to the lever in the form of a fist, and the little finger is the muzzle of the gun, the release of energy at will.

Use your opponent's pauses to get your chance.

In boxing, you can't hit a person if the referee has called a break, but when it comes to a street fight, then any break is your opportunity to strike. Especially when you “hug” with your opponent to take a breath - you have definitely seen this in boxing, but also in street fights this is not uncommon.

Based on Dempsey's experience, it looks something like this:

1) Keep your head to the left of the opponent's head. Your collection should be wound a little over his shoulder.
2) Maneuver with your left arm to grab the opponent with the crook of your right elbow, and thus fix his right arm so firmly that he cannot use it.
3) Place your left hand under his right to pinch it just above the elbow, just below the biceps. When you hold your opponent in this manner, he can't hit you, but you're in the perfect position to snap out and land a surprise overhand.

Direct strikes - the basis for self-defense

Any pro will tell you that direct strikes are the key to victory - they are the most accurate and most effective in terms of destroying the enemy's defense. Dempsey thought so too, he said, “Some modern wrestlers try to use the bolo punch, but let me warn you. Bolo is an extremely ostentatious blow. This blow is more dangerous than the opponent himself. The same goes for the long-range uppercut. If you want to signal your undertaker, then put them on. If you want to defeat the opponent, then use direct blows.

For reference, the bolo punch is an exotic boxing punch that resembles an uppercut: the hand goes down from the fighting stance.

"Bonebreaker" believed that the main thing in a person is his skeleton. It is about the same for everyone, so there is no need to be afraid of a big man who comes at you with his fists. A lot of hulks can be laid down with one blow, if you learn how to beat correctly. Don't be afraid of size - be afraid of good technique.

How faster fight the better it is

Your opponent may be tired, but you can't be sure of his condition if he just staggers and retreats. Don't end the fight if you see him coming back. The longer you fight, the less chance you have of winning - you can make a mistake at any moment, and fortune, as you know, has a habit of cheating on its favorite. Therefore, if it is possible to finish the fight ahead of time, then, having gathered your courage, end this fight with a knockout. The knockout is much more important in fisticuffs than in boxing because your safety depends on it.

And remember, if a child can crush the skull of a grown man, then so can you.

12.01.2016

American sports journalist and writer Mike Silver reproaches modern boxers and their trainers for excessive strength training: "I still can't get over that nightmarish performance (I can't call it a fight) that Klitschko and Fury gave us."

Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey is a legendary boxer with a powerful punch. The 86-kilogram "Manas Bonebreaker" could cope with opponents who weighed much more than him. His left hook has been compared to a mule's hoof. Dempsey's amazing musculature, and especially his left arm, speaks of insane destructive power.

Jack Demspie workout (video)

Dempsey's impressive musculature developed by itself, without the help of dumbbells and machines, supplements or steroids. It is the result of genetics and for long years labor, many years spent in the halls, sparring and fighting. His body seemed to be made for boxing. Unfortunately, many of today's boxers mistakenly believe that improving musculature by lifting "pieces of iron" weighing from 9 to 45 kg, aiming at individual groups muscles, increase punching power and general athleticism. But such irresponsible training technique does not take into account the fact that fully trained boxing muscles are extremely important for this sport, as, for example, ballet muscles are for ballet. Old school coaches understood this. They felt that adding weights to their workouts was like putting sand in a Cadillac's gas tank.

If it's not broken, don't try to fix it.

Until the advent of barbells, dumbbells, and machines in the 1980s, we never saw a boxing gym. “If it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it” is a phrase that suits boxing well. Former champion heavyweight Joe Frazier put it best: “We train the old way. We train boxers the way Louis, Dempsey, Henry Armstrong, Willie Pep, Jack Johnson, Rocky Marciano and other great boxers trained. These were best boxers and if it was good for them, it is good for us.”

Today's boxers don't help themselves by using chemical additives that aren't scientifically approved. Any exercise or workout that does not develop speed or reaction in the legs or arms must be eliminated. Gennady Golovkin and Sergey Kovalev are two of the strongest punchers, by no means the most muscular. To their credit, and to their trainers' credit, they obviously don't include weight lifting in their workouts. Let's hope it stays that way.

Competent coaches (the few remaining in the sport) are by no means narrow-minded. They are open to new ideas that have proven to improve the performance of boxers. Unfortunately, most people who train and manage boxers don't understand "what's broken and what isn't." As a result, they have nothing to give boxers to improve their technical performance. They require boxers to spend a lot of time pointlessly punching a bag or gaining strength with a fitness trainer (a completely different sport) and I think this will make the boxers stronger and add power to their punches. She clearly does not understand that for a boxer, strength and power are not the same thing.

Compensation for lack of knowledge

Many so-called coaches adopt these unproven methods to make up for their lack of knowledge. Instead of improving boxers' balance, defense and offense (which most boxers don't), they focus on fitness, which is just bullshit. Legendary trainers Ray Arcel, Jack Blackbury, Charlie Goldman and Angelo Dundee would never have allowed anything like this. As Teddy Atlas says, “Neither the boxer himself nor his manager understands that step by step they are destroying the boxer. Instead of improving the desired indicators, they are looking for shortcuts.” Some of the boxing training techniques seen on YouTube are not only stupid, but also harmful.

Over the past 20 years, too many boxers have been victims of wrong workouts. Take Tim Bradley, for example, whose career was virtually ruined by "strength" trainers who had no idea how to train boxers (watch a YouTube video about it). Luckily, he fired those trainers and hired Teddy Atlas, who restored his style and banned power training. But the damage had already been done. Another victim is Jeff Lacey, who was once a very promising boxer. Lacy made the mistake of hiring a “strength” coach who decided that this already powerful athlete needed to pump up more. His career quickly went into decline. Having pumped huge biceps, Lacey became stiff and clumsy and lost the ability to deliver direct blows. He became an easy prey for the fast-paced Calzaghe, who never got carried away with unnecessary "weight" training and retained natural speed.

The late Emanuel Steward, who rose to prominence in the 1950s, was also a victim of the new techniques. In 2008, I interviewed Steward for my book Boxing Arc. Modern coaches should listen to his advice: “Many “strength” coaches confuse the strength technique necessary for boxing and that which is necessary for football and other sports, where, by the way, strength training has long been canceled. It's a pity that "strength" trainers work with professional boxers. Boxers like Michael Grant and Frank Bruno are so big they can't punch properly. And after 5-6 rounds, their muscles get tired. In addition, the risk of tearing muscles when lifting weights increases. Look at Tommy Hearns, Bob Foster, Joe Lewis and other great boxers. They are usually slender guys. Even Foreman was a slender and naturally very strong guy. They didn't have these huge muscles that come from lifting the glands."

About mountain lions and bears

Compare Dempsey's trim but muscular physique to the overly muscular Wladimir Klitschko, who recently lost his title. Who has a better physique for boxing? A slow-moving mountain of muscle - the 2-meter Klitschko with a weight of 112 kg or the 185-meter 87-kg Dempsey, whose punches thrashed opponents at the speed of a middleweight? The answer is obvious. Klitschko is the same weight and height as Jess Williard, whom Dempsey just destroyed in 3 very hard rounds, winning the title. Without a doubt, the exceptional speed and power of the blow would have become the same decisive factors for victory if he met Klitschko.

The best knockouts of Jack Demspie (video)

The argument that today's heavyweight giants would be too big for Dempsey, Luis and Marciano is ridiculous. At 86kg, both Dempsey and Marciano could land more punches and at far more speed than any of the larger heavyweights. And they did it tirelessly. Not a single 110-kilogram piece of meat has ever combined speed, endurance and punching power, as is the case with boxers weighing 86 kg. Is a mountain lion too small to overcome a bear, which is much heavier than him? If you think so, check out National Geographic Wild and you'll see the truth. What could a "strength" trainer do for a mountain lion? Strength, cunning, speed and courage determine the winner.

The strongest survives

Smaller, but faster and smarter - these are the heavyweights who often defeat opponents of greater weight and strength. Any boxer who weighs between 85 and 95kg is big enough to handle a super-big heavyweight if he has the technique, intelligence, and understanding to counter greater height and strength. In heavyweight fights, survival of the fittest doesn't always mean survival of the bigger. At least that's how it's always been. Today, however, things are different. Now is the era of super-big heavyweights coupled with an era of mediocrity. So today, when talent is scarce, size can matter.

If you remove super talented people from any group, then those at the bottom will take their place. But if you can not say who is better, then the difference is incomprehensible. This is exactly what has happened to boxing over the past two decades. Sport has degraded at all levels. Today, the heavyweight division is so devoid of talent that those who were last have become first.

I still can't get over that nightmarish performance (I can't call it a fight) that Klitschko and Fury gave us. At some point, I found myself screaming in disgust at the television screen. I've seen terrible fights in the last 50 years, but this one was special, because someone turned their tongue to call it a "heavyweight championship." Absolute incompetence, lack of professionalism and boxing spirit of both opponents were simply amazing. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was the last straw. I was ready to throw the towel in the face of my once beloved sport. To be honest, if I don't see another boxing match, I won't give a damn.

Abstract

Jack Dempsey's book was first published in English language in 1950, edited by Jack Cuddy and illustrated by Ed Ash.

For a long time it was not translated into Russian until a group of volunteers took on this project. Sergei Petrov, Valery Zavorykin, Oleg Fadeev and others took part in the translation of this book (unfortunately, they did not indicate their names). Layout and editing - Dmitry Kaznacheev.

Jack Dempsey

1 EXPLOSIVE IN TOLEDO

2. THE GOOD AND BAD CONSEQUENCES OF TOLEDO

3. KNOCKOUTERS ARE NOT BORN - KNOCKOUTERS ARE MADE

4. WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK

5. THE DIFFERENCE FIGHTING FROM BOXING

6. YOU'RE NEW TO KNOCKOUT

7. IMPACT - WHAT IS IT?

8. FALLING STEP

9. LINE OF FORCE

10. SHOCK PULSE TRANSFER AND EXPLOSION

11. STAND

12. FOOTWORK

13. DISTANCE

14. STRAIGHT PUNCH WITH SHOULDER TURN

15. CONSISTENCY IN STRIKES

17. UPPERCUT

18. PUNCH COMES FIRST

19. SPARRING PARTNER

20. GENERAL PROTECTION AND BLOCKING

22. SHELL PROTECTION

23. Tricks and tricks

24 WORKOUTS

25. HOW TO WATCH A BOXING FIGHT CORRECTLY

Jack Dempsey

Fight like a champion. Explosive strikes and aggressive defense

1 EXPLOSIVE IN TOLEDO

What do you think would happen if a one-year-old child fell from the fifth floor right on the head of a hefty truck driver standing on the sidewalk? Without any doubt, the driver will be knocked out, possibly dying of a concussion or a broken neck. Even an innocent child will turn into a most dangerous projectile, if the weight of his body is invested in acceleration.

You may feel helpless in combat, like a one-year-old child, but remember:

1. you weigh more than a child;

2. You don't have to jump out of a window to put your body weight into a punch.

Your body has weight, and you, in turn, have all the means to quickly set this weight in motion.

Moreover, you have explosives. You may not come across as an explosive. You can look as safe as a stick of dynamite, which children can easily mistake for oversized toffee.

You can bring your body weight into rapid motion and “blow up” your opponent with this rapidly flying weight with a stunning, crushing effect that ends the fight.

Incidentally, the comparison with the child and the explosives reminds me of what happened in Toledo on the afternoon of July 4, 1919. Standing in the scorching Ohio sun that day, I felt like a child, watching a hefty Jess Willard take off his bathrobe in the opposite corner of the ring.

Cowboy Jess was the heavyweight champion of the world and he was a real giant. Moreover, a well-built giant - every centimeter of his body betrayed an athlete in him. He narrowed at the bottom from derrick-wide shoulders, and his muscles rolled frighteningly under tanned skin. He was 198 meters tall and weighed 111 kg. Compared to him, I looked like a child, at best a dwarf, although I was 183 meters tall and weighed 81.7 kg. Before the fight, they announced that I weighed 85 kg, but in fact I weighed only 82.

As soon as I saw Willard, I said to myself: “Wow! What a rock I have to blow up this time! ”

I knew what explosions were, I knew what dynamite was. I learned about dynamite in the mines of Colorado, Utah, and Nevada, where I worked for about six years. I also knew a lot about dynamite in a fight. I've been studying fist dynamite since I was seven. It was at this age that I first got into a fight, with a guy of my age and build, it was in Manassa, Colorado, where I was born and spent my childhood.

Even before the Willard fight, my manager Jack "Doc" Kearns had nicknamed me "Jack the Giant Slayer" because I was good at punching big guys like Carl Morris and Fred Fulton. Yes, they were big guys, but they would simply get lost next to such a fearsome giant as Willard, languishing in the heat.

In preparation for the fight with Willard, I trained at the Overland Club in Momi Bay, near Airy Bay. Nearly every day, Kearns and my coach Jimmy DeForest claimed that I was in best form than Willard.

But when I saw Big Jess in the opposite corner of the ring, without a single gram of fat on his huge body, it occurred to me that Kirn and DeForest were giving me encouraging but false reports about my training - in order to support my fighting spirit. I would not say that looking at Willard I was scared, but I had doubts whether I had enough dynamite in me to blow up this man-mountain.

Since this book is not my autobiography, I won't bore you with the details of this fight. I'll talk about him in a nutshell: I took him down six or seven times in the first round, and finished him so badly in the third that Jess was unable to continue the fight. Willard sank helplessly into the chair in his corner, and as soon as the gong fourth round, his coaches threw the towel into the ring. I won the World Heavyweight Championship by TKO.

I won the most coveted title in boxing by stopping a guy much bigger and stronger than me, who weighed 30 kg more than me. I made it completely helpless by using

against it the acceleration of the weight of my own body. I took advantage of body weight, like the hypothetical boy who fell out of the window and knocked out the hypothetical driver, and I used explosives.

The explosive effect of your body weight is the most important weapon in fistfighting and boxing.

Never forget about it! I was at the peak of his form the day he met Willard under the blazing Toledo sun. The entire weight of my body moved like lightning and I blasted this weight towards this giant. Even before the first round was over, Willard looked like the victim of a premature dynamite detonation in a coal mine.

2. THE GOOD AND BAD CONSEQUENCES OF TOLEDO

The explosive I used against Willard was soon advertised by promoter Tex Rickard to set up five fights, more than $1,000,000 each. Those checks were really remarkable; because when Willard and I got $452.224 in Toledo, that was the biggest paycheck ever. My five big money encounters were with Georges Carpentier of France, Luis Angel Firpo of Argentina, Jack Sharkey of Boston and Gene Tunney of New York (twice).

These fantastic fights gave the world a lot of information about the science of punching, because not only was I a good puncher, but my opponents in all five big fights were different with a strong blow. By the way, don't let anyone tell you that Gene Tunney couldn't hit. Today, many fight fans have this wrong impression. At our first meeting in Philadelphia, where Gene snatched the title from me, he caught me with a right-hander to the head, which shocked me at the very beginning of the first round. I never recovered from that blow for the rest of the battle. And in Chicago in our second meeting, Gene put me on one knee with a blow to the head in the eighth round. Followed by when I put him on the ground for a "long count" in the seventh. Indeed, I found Gentleman Gene very explosive.

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Many human thanks to Nikolas1612 for the translation. In general, it is insanely interesting to watch how fanatically devoted martial arts practitioners, moving in seemingly different directions, come to the same thing.

So I will allow myself to give brief comments where the technique of a great boxer intersects with the technique of Okinawan karate.

(From Jack Dempsey's Explosive Strikes and Aggressive Defence, 1950)

The exchange rule medium distance.

In head-on and mid-range exchanges, the more "straight" you hit, the more likely you are to be "inside" your opponent's attack.

The general rule of the trade is that the opponent who dominates the "center line" has a significantly higher percentage of hits on the target.

(As the great fighter Motobu Tekki said: "There is only one secret principle in tode. Its essence is to protect and attack the center of the human body." It turns out that this is so important that it was considered a secret principle.)

The opponent, "forced out" from the central straight line, is forced to strike on circular trajectories with an additional swing. Displacing the enemy from the “center line” at an average distance leads to the fact that he remains to work mainly swings with all the ensuing consequences.

Circular blows of a person forced out from the “center line” are often late or fly past, because. have to travel a greater distance compared to the trajectory direct hit– which is also the shortest distance to the target. If the swings hit, then they cause much less harm than oncoming straight lines along the “center line”. Remember: any type of swing used against good straight work has no chance of success.

From this, the rule of mutual exchange at an average distance is derived - try to “round off your blows” as little as possible, strive to master the central line and be “inside” the line of attack, displacing the attacking limbs of the enemy to the periphery.

Fight and knockout punch.

The fight has a number of significant differences from the fight in the ring. The main thing is very high level injury. Always remember: the longer the fight lasts, the more likely you are to become crippled. Each new minute of a street collision dramatically reduces your chances of getting out of it without serious injuries and injuries. Several important conclusions follow from this at once: the fight must be ended as quickly as possible.

(For me, karate stands out from all other martial arts precisely because of the emphasis on the instantaneous suppression of aggression. “Ikken hisatsu.” Have you forgotten? J)

The best way to stop a fight is to knock out the opponent. Therefore, the fight should be dominated by heavy knockout punches. The place of light jabs and beautiful maneuvers is in the ring. In a fight, beauty is not important, but efficiency.

The importance of setting a knockout punch with the left hand.

For a street puncher, it is of great importance to deliver a knockout punch with left hands. Why do we start on the left? The fact is that for a “standard right-hander” the left fist is much more important than the right one (we don’t take into account the left-hander, it has its own specifics). At first, such a statement may seem strange, because we are trying to deliver a knockout punch as quickly as possible, and logically, we should start with a “strong” right.

Will explain. In the left stance, the left hand is closer to the opponent. Accordingly, it reaches the target faster and is more difficult to parry than the right one.

(In karate, and not only, there is a wonderful principle: the nearest weapon is the nearest target.)

A well-placed left straight or hook will at least throw your opponent off balance and open them up for a finishing right.

Hitting with the left is not only easier, but also much safer. The beating hand covers the selections, on the other hand it insures right hand. The left hand is one of the least vulnerable striking positions. It is for this reason that a strike series is usually started from the left. Starting with a right hand against an experienced opponent is so dangerous that this blow even got the name “catch the piz ... lina” (another translation option is “sucker punch”, lit. sucker punch). However, I do not at all deny the possibility of using this blow with a lethal effect.

Unfortunately, modern boxing has almost lost the skills of the knockout left punch, replacing it everywhere with the game jab, which serves as just a preparation for the knockout right punch. At the same time, for some reason, everyone forgot that a correctly delivered blow with the front hand can successfully send the enemy into a deep knockout no worse than the back.

The basics of "investing" body weight in a blow.

The basis for throwing a hard punch is to move your body weight. There are only 4 ways to put our body weight into a punching movement:

1) fall forward

2) translational leap forward

3) rotation of the shoulders with the connection of strong back muscles and the transfer of body weight from one leg to another

4) the movement of body weight upwards - for example, when applying uppercuts.

Each blow combines at least 2 of the 4 components listed. The more components in the blow, the stronger it is. That is why the most powerful blow that can be delivered with the left hand is a direct blow delivered on a “falling step”. It combines 3 elements at the same time - falling, forward movement of the body and twisting of the body. Today, this blow is almost completely forgotten and deleted from the military arsenal. Meanwhile, the “falling step” itself guarantees a hard direct hit, in which most of your mass will be invested.

There are a number of reasons due to which the straight line on the “falling step” has almost ceased to be used. Newfangled instructors teach boxers to strike exclusively on twisting the body. For some reason, stepping forward with a strong left hand in the blow is considered a dangerous maneuver - they say, the enemy can dodge and knock out with a counter blow. Well, spanking jabs is much safer.

And if you think about it, what's the difference? In fact, every time you extend your left fist towards the target, trying to reach the enemy, you put yourself in danger of getting a counter blow. Moreover, a boxer who is used to playing the jab uses it much more often than a striker who puts knockout power into his front hand. It is understandable - they do not exchange knockout blows in vain and do not poke them anywhere. So isn't it better to hit hard with your front hand, in order to knock out the opponent, and not just slap him in the face?

My advice is: use the light jab exclusively in the "deuce" - when your left fist hits the opponent in upper part head - lifting it, and, thereby giving the right blow to clearly hit the upturned chin. In all other cases, use the technique of direct blows "in the fall."

Setting up the technique of direct strikes on the "falling step".

Get into a left stance. Bend your knees slightly, shift the main weight of the body to the front left leg, so that the metatarsus of the right foot lightly touches the floor. And now without preliminary auxiliary movement take a long, quick step with your left foot in the direction of the target. I emphasize - without extra moves! You will definitely want to move back a little - don't do it. The bottom line is that you sharply bend your left loaded leg and allow the body fall forward with a long stride. The whole movement is fast, convulsive and from the side looks extremely awkward. But it is this clumsy jump that is the basis of a knockout direct blow. This is the base for setting the hardest direct blow with the investment of the entire body weight.

Actually, when we walk, each of our steps includes a small “fall”. A human step in general is a series of ups and downs. In the “falling step”, the falling stage is maximized, it is enhanced for two reasons:

1. almost all the weight is on the front foot before the step

2. The step is so long that it gives gravity the opportunity to give the body an unusual “free fall” moment. It is for this reason that at the end of the movement your left foot is heavily "imprinted" on the floor. In the twilight of his career, Joe Gans rarely missed with his long, straight left—but when he did miss, the landing of his left foot could be heard from half a block away.

Despite the fact that at the beginning of the step your weight was loaded mainly on your left foot - you did not fall to the floor. Why? Because after leaving the left foot off the floor, the toe of the right foot instinctively pushed you forward with a jump, trying to maintain the balance of the body falling forward. The left foot acted as a trigger for the next push with the right foot.

I repeat again - there is no pre-movement before the "falling step" - and especially the shifting back, which is a natural reaction of your body! Shifting your weight back will slow down the strike, signal to the opponent that the strike is about to begin, and weaken the strike itself. In a fight, there is no room for luxury, which is extra movement. There may be only one convenient moment to hit the target. Therefore, no preparation.

Pay attention to a very important detail - this blow beats with a fist in a vertical position.

Twisting the fist and turning it palm down is used in the now very popular "half-straight punches" - which beat due to the rotation of the shoulders. But then they are semi-direct. There is such a rule: as soon as you start to put your fist with your palm down, you begin to round your punch, and the straight line turns into a barely noticeable loop.

This is nature, it is impossible to deceive her, she loves rounded movements, they have more harmony. That's how it works human body. But the "blow on the falling step" is clean straight punch- it does not require any rotation. They will only lubricate it and give it unnecessary rounding. The blow must go clearly in a straight line!

Be sure to learn how to make this blow on a long step - then it will not matter to you whether your step is half a meter long or several centimeters long, which are almost invisible from the side.

Once you've mastered the fall straight, compare it to a straight drop done by twisting your torso only. And you will see for yourself that in the second option you will never achieve such a penetrating effect and investment as with the “falling step”. The fact is that in the left-handed stance, the fighter is turned to the enemy with his left shoulder - which significantly reduces the torque invested in a left-handed strike. So it turns out that the impact of the left through the rotation of the shoulders is the stronger - the farther the left shoulder is laid back at the beginning of the impact. Retracting the left shoulder back - in itself gives a signal to an experienced opponent about what kind of blow will be delivered. In addition, it weakens your defense and creates the threat of receiving a counter knockout blow.

If you can't step into the opponent, hit him straight with a turn of the shoulders, but if there is an opportunity to step forward even a little, hit according to the "falling blow" principle.

A brief educational program for those to whom this name does not say anything.

Jack Dempsey, nicknamed "The Bonebreaker of Manassa" - American professional boxer, world champion in heavyweight champion, a pronounced puncher, has fought over 80 fights, winning 62 of them, and knocking out his opponents in more than 50. Boxed from 1915 to 1927.

By 1950, he wrote the book Explosive Punches and Aggressive Defence, in which he criticized modern boxing, in his opinion, turned into show business, where game boxers replaced true knockouts. This man was born just 10 years after boxing gloves officially appeared in boxing. This boxer knew how not only to beat, but also to defend himself very competently. Many years have passed, and modern boxers are spinning the so-called "Dempsey sun" with might and main - it is still relevant.

Dempsey learned to box when the art of boxing was still based on the lessons learned from the era of bare-knuckle competition. That is why Dempsey's recommendations are more than valuable and realistic.

Those interested can refer to the full English version of Dempsey's book -

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Jack Dempsey technique

I am reading Jack Dempsey's book "Explosive punches and aggressive defense" and I understand the words of Morpheus from the movie "The Matrix" when he said that fate is not without irony. hit. Like, you can’t beat with 3 bones !! You need two, "according to the classics."

As already mentioned, fate is not without irony. In the 1950s, ex-world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey lamented how promoters and incompetent trainers who never punched anyone in the face were retraining young boxers from the classic three-bone punch to punch "two", exposing the latter risk of wrist injury.

A LITTLE LIKBEZ FOR THOSE TO WHOM THIS NAME DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING
Jack Dempsey, nicknamed the “Bonebreaker from Manassa”, is an American professional boxer, world heavyweight champion, a pronounced puncher, has fought more than 80 fights, winning 62 of them and knocking out his opponents in more than 50. Boxed from 1915 to 1927.

By 1950 he wrote a book "Explosive strikes and aggressive defense", in which he criticized modern boxing, which, in his opinion, has turned into show business, where boxers of a game plan have replaced true knockouts. This man was born just 10 years after boxing gloves officially appeared in boxing.

This boxer was not just a puncher, but also defended himself very competently - many years have passed, and modern boxers are spinning with might and main so-called. "Sun Dempsey" - it is still relevant.

Dempsey learned to box when the art of boxing was still based on the experience gained in the era of competition on naked fists. That is why Dempsey's recommendations are more than valuable.

Those interested can refer to the full English version of Dempsey's book - http://dfiles.ru/files/t7pxiraz5

Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to find it in Russian. Too old (issue of 1950) - I doubt that someone would translate it. As a result, she is almost unknown to the general public. But in vain. There are many interesting passages in the book. So curious - that I even translated some of them.

Who is not friendly with English - you are welcome to read what I have translated. I think it will be interesting.

From Jack Dempsey's Explosive Strikes and Aggressive Defence, 1950. Line of Power. Impact surface of the fist.

For a blow to be really strong, it must be delivered along the “line of power”. This line runs from the shoulder straight down the arm, through the hand and ends at the knuckle of your little finger.

You can check for yourself - put your fist against the wall at the level of your chin and try to lean firmly and securely on your fist. The conclusion is unequivocal: the natural and most reliable end of your hand, creating an ideal and rigid shock structure without distortions and unnatural bends in the joints, is the knuckle of your little finger.

Accordingly, we will achieve the greatest strength and rigidity of the blow by hitting it with it. For comparison, lean on 2 other knuckles - the index and middle fingers. Note the unnatural twist of the hand. This position of the striking hand has now become very popular, and very in vain, since it creates a direct threat of fracture and dislocation of the wrist.

Unfortunately, the palmar bone behind the little finger is also the weakest of all 5 bones. It's very easy to break. Therefore, in no case do not try to aim with the knuckle of the little finger!

If the blow only hits her, you risk getting a severe fracture of the carpal bones. The problem is solved like this: INSTEAD OF THE KNUCKLE OF THE LITTLE FINGER - AIM WITH THE KNUCKLE OF THE RINGFINGER.

Look at the position of the knuckles of the fist: the knuckles of the middle finger, ring finger and little finger are located almost on the same straight line. This is the perfect striking surface for your fist..

If you aim with the knuckle of the ring finger, you will almost always hit with 3 knuckles at once, distributing the impact impulse between them and thus insuring the impact surface of the fist from damage. In addition, the impact impulse will travel very close to the ideal "line of force".

All other options are dangerous!

Thumb. Avoid any shots that will use as a striking surface thumb. Not only is it located farthest from the “line of force” (and therefore simply not able to deliver a strong blow), but it also easily breaks and knocks out of the joint.

Forefinger. The knuckle of the index finger is strong - and sometimes it will hit the target along with the other three. Get it - well, okay. But purposefully hitting it is a big mistake, since the displacement of the impact point from the “line of power” causes an unnatural position of the wrist and is fraught with a fracture.

Middle finger. The knuckle of the middle finger is the strongest, but it sticks out more than the others. If you try to aim with it, then it is with it alone that you will hit. This is the source of most wrist injuries. The bone of the middle finger is quite strong, but not strong enough to withstand the full force of the blow "with attachment" on its own. Especially when the hand is not protected by anything.

CONCLUSION: ALWAYS AIM WITH THE KNUCKLE OF THE RINGFINGER. Nature will take care of the rest - the shape of the fist will keep the other 2 knuckles from getting out of the way. This will not only strengthen the blow (because there is a “line of power” nearby), but it will also significantly protect the fist - there are 3 shock knuckles at once, besides, the knuckle of the middle finger is the strongest on the hand.

Over time, you will realize that these principles apply equally to straight punches - hooks and uppercuts. With the correct setting of strikes, the striking surface of the hand remains the same.

Let's summarize. The power of the blow depends on the "mass input" and whether the blow is delivered along the "line of force". Strikes delivered along this line hit the target with 3 knuckles: middle, ring and little fingers. In order to evenly distribute the impact impulse between them and avoid injuries to the hand, it is necessary to aim at the target with the knuckle of the ring finger.

Any strikes that do not land on this striking surface (particularly swings) are inherently wrong. They deviate from the line of force, lack punching power, and can easily injure the hitter.

About swings. Swing is one of the most ineffective strikes and is more dangerous for the striker himself than for the one he is aimed at (there is no strength and body investment in the strike itself, there is a high probability of damage to the striking limb, the strike beats sweepingly and for a long time, it is well read, it is much easier from it get away and defend yourself than from a direct one).

Don't confuse swing with hook! The hook is a short side kick with body attachment, a purely melee weapon. The dependence is as follows: the greater the distance, the more the “hook” loses its effectiveness and in the end turns into a “swing”.

By the way, a sweeping “uppercut” at long and medium distances is not an uppercut at all (because a true uppercut, like a hook, is a melee weapon), but the same swing, but which opens up the hitter even more. The paradox lies in the fact that it is the “swing” that is the most natural percussive movement of the average person. The real place of this blow is in the garbage heap. Discard it and never think about it - of course, if you don't want to get your brains blown out.

The rule of exchange in the middle distance. In head-on and mid-range exchanges, the more "straight" you hit, the more likely you are to be "inside" your opponent's attack.

The general rule of the trade is that the opponent who dominates the "center line" has a significantly higher percentage of hits on the target.

The opponent, "forced out" from the central straight line, is forced to strike on circular trajectories with an additional swing. Displacing the opponent from the “central line” at an average distance leads to the fact that he is left to work mainly in SWINGS with all the ensuing consequences.

Circular blows of a person forced out from the “center line” are often late or fly past, because. must travel a greater distance than the direct strike trajectory - which is also the shortest distance to the target.

If the swings hit, then they cause much less harm than oncoming straight lines along the “center line”. Remember: any type of swing used against good straight work has no chance of success.

Fight and knockout punch. The fight has a number of significant differences from the fight in the ring. The main thing is a very high level of injuries. Always remember: the longer the fight lasts, the more likely you are to become crippled. Each new minute of a street collision dramatically reduces your chances of getting out of it without serious injuries and injuries.

Several important conclusions follow from this: the fight must end as quickly as possible. The best way to end a fight is to knock out the opponent. Therefore, HEAVY KNOCKOUT PUNCHES should prevail in the fight. The place of light jabs and beautiful maneuvers is in the ring. In a fight, beauty is not important, but efficiency.

The importance of setting a knockout punch with the left hand. For a street puncher, throwing a knockout punch from the LEFT hand is of great importance. Why do we start on the left? The fact is that for a “standard right-hander” the left fist is much more important than the right one (we don’t take into account the left-hander, it has its own specifics). At first, such a statement may seem strange, because we are trying to deliver a knockout blow as quickly as possible and, logically, we should start with a “strong” right.

Will explain. In the left stance, the left hand is closer to the opponent. Accordingly, it reaches the target faster and is more difficult to parry than the right one.

A well-placed left straight or hook will at least throw your opponent off balance and open them up for a finishing right.

Hitting with the left is not only easier, but also much safer. The beating hand covers the selections, on the other hand it is insured by the right hand. The left hand is one of the least vulnerable striking positions. It is for this reason that a strike series is usually started from the left.

Starting with a right hand against an experienced opponent is so dangerous that this blow even got the name "catch the pizdyulina" (another translation option is "sucker punch", lit. sucker punch). However, I do not at all deny the possibility of using this blow with a lethal effect.

The basics of "investing" body weight in a blow. The basis for throwing a hard punch is to move your body weight. There are only 4 ways to put our body weight into a punching movement: 1). fall forward 2). progressive forward movement 3). rotation of the shoulders with the connection of strong back muscles and the transfer of body weight from one leg to the other 3). the movement of body weight upwards - for example, when applying uppercuts.

It combines 3 elements at the same time - falling, forward movement of the body and twisting of the body. Today, this blow is almost completely forgotten and deleted from the military arsenal. Meanwhile, the “falling step” itself guarantees a hard direct hit in which most of your mass will be invested.

There are a number of reasons due to which the straight line on the “falling step” has almost ceased to be used. Newfangled instructors teach boxers to strike exclusively on twisting the body.

For some reason, stepping forward with a strong left hand in the blow is considered a dangerous maneuver - they say, the enemy can dodge and knock out with a counter blow. Well, spanking with jabs is much safer.

And if you think about it, what's the difference? In fact, every time you stretch your left fist towards the target in an attempt to reach the enemy, you are in danger of getting a counter blow. Moreover, a boxer who is used to playing the jab uses it much more often than a striker who puts knockout power into his front hand.

It is understandable - they do not exchange knockout blows in vain and do not poke them anywhere. So isn't it better to hit hard with the front hand, in order to knock out the opponent and not just slap him in the face?

My advice is this: use the light jab exclusively in the "deuce" - when your left fist hits the opponent in the upper part of the head - raising it and thereby allowing the right punch to clearly hit the upturned chin. In all other cases, use the technique of direct blows "in the fall."

Setting up the technique of direct strikes on the "falling step". Get into a left stance. Bend your knees slightly, shift the main weight of the body to the front left leg, so that the metatarsus of the right foot lightly touches the floor.

Now, WITHOUT PRELIMINARY MOVEMENT, take a long, quick step with your left foot in the direction of the target. I emphasize - WITHOUT additional movements! You will definitely want to move back a little - don't do it.

The bottom line is that you sharply bend your left loaded leg and allow the body to FALL FORWARD with a long step. The whole movement is fast, convulsive and from the outside looks extremely awkward. But it is this clumsy jump that is the basis of a knockout direct blow. This is the base for setting the hardest direct blow with the investment of the entire body weight.

Actually, when we walk, each of our steps includes a small “fall”. A human step in general is a series of ups and downs.

In the "falling step" the falling stage is maximized, it is intensified for two reasons: 1. before the step, almost all the weight is on the front foot 2. the step is so long that it allows gravity to give the body an unusual moment of "free fall".

It is for this reason that at the end of the movement your left foot is heavily "imprinted" on the floor. In the twilight of his career, Joe Gans rarely missed with his long straight left – but when he did miss, the landing of his left foot could be heard half a block away.

Despite the fact that at the beginning of the step your weight was loaded mainly on the left foot - you did not fall to the floor. Why? Because after leaving the left foot off the floor, the toe of the right foot instinctively pushed you forward with a jump, trying to maintain the balance of the body falling forward. The left foot acted as a trigger for the next push with the right foot.

In a fight, there is no room for luxury, which is extra movement. There may be only one convenient moment to hit the target. Therefore, no preparation.

PAY ATTENTION TO A VERY IMPORTANT DETAIL - THIS PUNCH IS HIT WITH A FIST IN A VERTICAL POSITION.

Twisting the fist and turning it palm down is used in the now very popular "semi-straight punches" - which beat due to the rotation of the shoulders. But then they are semi-direct.

THERE IS THIS RULE: AS ONCE YOU START PUTTING YOUR FIST WITH YOUR PALM DOWN, YOU START ROUNDING YOUR PUNCH, AND THE STRAIGHT TURNS INTO A BARRELESSLY NOTICED LOOP.

This is nature, it is impossible to deceive her, she loves rounded movements, they have more harmony. This is how the human body is designed. But the "falling step kick" is a PURE STRAIGHT KICK - it doesn't require any rotation. They will only lubricate it and give it unnecessary rounding. The blow must go clearly in a straight line!

Be sure to learn how to make this blow on a long step - then it will not matter to you whether your step is half a meter long or a few centimeters that are almost invisible from the side.

After you learn how to do the "straight in the fall", compare it with the direct applied only by twisting the torso - and you will see for yourself that in the second option you will never achieve such a penetrating effect and investment as with the "falling step".

The fact is that in the left-handed stance, the fighter is turned to the enemy with his left shoulder - which significantly reduces the torque invested in a left-handed strike. So it turns out that the impact of the left through the rotation of the shoulders is the stronger - the farther the left shoulder is laid back at the beginning of the impact.

Retracting the left shoulder back - in itself gives a signal to an experienced opponent about what kind of blow will be delivered. In addition, it weakens your defense and creates the threat of receiving a counter knockout blow.

If you can't step into the opponent, hit him straight with a turn of the shoulders, but if there is an opportunity to step forward even a little, hit according to the "falling blow" principle.