The One-Inch Punch?

Deadly Poet said:

yes its real...and anyone with proper kowledge can do it...

1. years of training and thinking and understanding how to develop power with minimal movement....power comes from the ground....feet, legs, hips, back, elbow....the punch is just positioned there...the back, hips, feet and elbow do the work....u need to be relax

2. ppl dont understand it...and its easier to learn Muay Thai....the one inch punch comes from the Wing Chun system...it doesnt take too long to learn (3 to 5 years of training) but it takes a lot mentally to learn...u gots to pay attention to a lot o lil details...sometimes very frustrating to do so...but once u learn the system its amazing...I still dont know the one inch punch but I can generate a lot of power from a very short distance wich can turn what looks like a jab into a power punch....

P.S. The one inch punch is design to hurt on the inside not blow ppl away....there is no real purpose of blowing ppl away in a fight...another reason ppl dont use what Bruce did for show...

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The Don said:

yea most of bruce lees techniques would not apply even to MMA style fighting.. as bruce's thoughts on training mainly was the decimation of your opponent. SImply put hurt your oppoent to the point he can not hurt you. if your being attacked that persons is attempting to hurt or kill you.. you need to do the same.. Martial arts was not a game to Bruce.. it was his way of life.. again part of the reason he did not do many competitions

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IronMan said:

Federlance, you asked how long it would take to develop the one inch punch. The wing chun punch is something that can be employed almost upon entering a class, but to develop the kind of power that Bruce had takes hours and hours of daily practice, and at that rate it takes seven or eight years. I am assuming that the one inch punch is the focus of your practice, because if it isn't, there is no way to attain the kind of mastery that Bruce Lee did.

The reason why it is not employed in MMA is really above, because it's a single attack and no one training for modern MMA spends that much time focused on one technique.

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cooljoebay said:

I believe the one-inch punch only sticks out to people because of the hype. Watching Bruce Lee apply the one-inch PUSH only demonstrates use of energy but not really for mere style or application. People tend to worship others out of their own insecurities and see something more than it really is. Yes, Bruce Lee was genuine and I really liked his philosophy with life and the way things work. This made it easy for him to reflect the way he did, but I don't think he meant to reflect that way in people's minds, unless it was a learning experience for others. Let's keep in mind that he was also a movie star which those people tend to escape reality and use drugs. Lee really thought he could beat anybody in the world but didn't prove it.

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Onganju said:

The One Inch punch is simply a demonstration that Bruce Lee used to exhibit how constant training with a conscious mindset of kinesiology and applied physics can do wonders in the generation of power. As such, where (at the time) it was commonly believed that the key to punching power was embodied in a karateka's reverse punch Bruce simply demonstrated that with the correct form and technique (his kinesthetic approach to training) one could physically generate as much power as the reverse punch, as he saw it as the epitome of ineffecient form and training. There was way too much wasted movement applied in a way that left the practitioner open to too many counter attacks.

Honestly, I doubt you would see the technique in an actual combat situation. The ebb and flow of human movement in such a situation is way too chaotic to dependably implement that type of attack in a pure striking scenario alone. In an MMA scenario there would be too many other things to concern yourself with above and beyond concerning yourself with not getting hit while attempting to hit your opponent.

However, if you apply the basic principles in technique across the whole of striking in general it can do wonders for the amount of power that you can generate. Most people have a grand misconception that the One-Inch punch was only an arm movement. That just is not the case. If you break down the actual technique, you will see that it is an extremely fast series of small movements from his feet up that allows the whole of his body mass to accelerate through his fist. It is definitely a beautiful technique...

But is it combat effective? 98% of the time... No.

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