What Punches Were Used In English Pugilism: An Excerpt From "The Modern Art Of Boxing"

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Fighting Words: The Martial Arts Library

9 ай бұрын

In this video, I read from Ch. 3 of "The Modern Art of Boxing", a book published in the late 1700's that gives an insight on the types of punches that were used in bareknuckle pugilism, as well as their targets, and the supposed effects of striking those targets.
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@user-yl5cr3eb9w Ай бұрын

Interesting. But I think Mendoza was describing a hammer fist, not a back fist. And is probably the rabbit punch that was made illegal in modern boxing. I also thought it was interesting that the kidneys were targeted, but not the liver. I would have thought the liver would be easier to expose for a shovel punch when grappling type moves were allowed by lifting the opponents right arm. Although - maybe that’s what they meant by targeting the short ribs, and just called the liver a kidney incorrectly.

@redeyegooner 9 ай бұрын

They are highlighting soft targets, the jaw is a hard target (bone). I believe in martial arts, the logic is that you use the hard part of your hand (knuckles) to hit soft targets, and the soft part of your hand (palm strikes, hammer fist etc,) to hit hard targets. This way you don't injure yourself.

@fighting.words.ma.library 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching, and for your response. I'd be more inclined to agree with you if it weren't for the inclusion of targets like the brow between the eyes, and the hard part of the skull behind the ear. While some of the targets were softer, not all of them were. It should be noted that, under the rules at the time, a round ended when someone hit the ground, and that throws were permitted. This probably saved wear and tear on the hands, particularly as the rounds wore on.

@stefanobio7045 Ай бұрын

Straight punches with vertical fist were used in pre Queensbury rules boxing. Vertical fist punches were only delivered below the eye line due to the injury potential of the hands. Anything above the eye line was the palm heel strike....

@stefanobio7045 Ай бұрын

In Bare knuckle boxing the "chopper" was indeed a back fist strike NOT a hammer fist. The chopper was executed high up and brought straight down into the opponent face or nose area....... Old school pugilism........