uppercut defense

[Flying Tiger]

Those upper cuts are usually pretty sneaky, but relatively easy to block when you and your opponent have gloves on, but what about bare-knuckle? How would you block it?

[AngelaG]

First of all remove your groin, going into something resembling cat stance helps this. Secondly just use heavy hand on their arm... using no strength at all just bang the full weight of your arm on theirs. Even in some of the punch does reach you there will be no power left in it and you will be able to ride it.

[JerryLove]

From where and under what conditions?

 

THe easiest way to avoid an uppercut is not to put him in position to deliver one... if he is in position, keeping a touch-reference to his center usually makes creating sudden distance OK.

[White Warlock]

A properly applied uppercut goes 'straight up.' Standard uppercut targets are the groin, underarms, and chin. To avoid an uppercut to any region, do not let him line up with you. I.e., parallel to you. To protect the groin form an uppercut, keep slightly angled so that you can redirect an incoming strike with your thighs. To protect the underarms from an uppercut, keep the elbows tight to the side of the body, protecting your floating ribs. To protect the chin from an uppercut, tuck your chin.

[Flying Tiger]

thank you very much

[soul fighter]

Counter with a hook

[1kickKO]

There are 2 good defenses against this:

 

1. Step back, how can he hit you if he can't catch you?

 

2. An aikido technique is to catch it on it's way up and redirect it up back and behind him.

[Gilbert]

step to his side at the same time catching it on the way up and flipping him. or just slap it out of the way(redirecting his force going at you out of there, just a little slap at his hand out of your way and then go for his throat to take him down quickly or throw him down from his hair or his shirt. Remember the shirt is like a second skin.