Lower Providence Aikido

You may not think you will ever have to knock someone out with one punch, but consider the world you live in. Crime on the rise, kids being taught to be bullies in school, and you've got a nice looking girl friend. In a kung fu style, or a karate style, here is how you do it.

First, prepare yourself by doing some good, hard exercises. Hey, work up some perspiration, do calisthenics and lift some weights, make your body hard and fast. You'll not only get lean and mean, but that good looking girlfriend is going to love you all the more.

Second, practice punching from the ground. This means that you push with the legs, turn the waist into the punch, snap that shoulder around, and pop that fist out as fast as if you are catching flies. Practice doing this, and practice doing it all at the same time.

Third, you don't want to get your own face punched on the way in; the point here is to make him take a nap, not you. So you must practice moving sideways. Make sure you don't move away from your opponent when you do this, but sideways to set up the fist.

Fourth, practice slapping his fist away as you get closer. Don't think you aren't going to get punched when this thing goes down, it happens. But do what you can to minimize the chances of getting your own self laid out for a snooze.

Fifth, pop him on the side of the jaw, not on the bony tip of it. You must rock that head sideways so the brain moves back and forth inside the skull. Interestingly, while many people recommend putting weight in your punch content, a fist to the jaw should actually be light and snappy, leave shock in his jaw without taking shock back up your arm.

Now, the bonus hitting somebody like this is that you have placed yourself in the right position for a second attack, and he is probably going to be out of place. You slid sideways, off the line of attack, now turn the hips and sink your weight downwards and drive a punch down into his pubic area. Hit where the thigh and waist come together and his body will collapse downwards, hit the groin and he will cry like a little girl, hit the belly and you can knock someone out with a body punch!

In closing, I sure hope nobody reading this article gets put in a position where they will have to strike their fellow human being. In the event that you do, however, make sure you practice the points I have outlined here. Remember, do some drilling in a karate style or a kung fu style, or any martial arts style and you will definitely have the ability to knock someone out with one punch.