how much power for a one punck k.o.

[little kicker]

i was watching this and apparently it would take over 1000 lb of power for a knockout

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9EjF9Zlubg

yet a very good sensi told me that (despite me being a very small 15 year old girl) that i could kock someone out with a shot to the jaw

hmmm so who is right?

anyone here got any k.o. experiance?

thanks

[karate man]

Theres no definate answer- some people have strong jaws, some have glass jaws- some people punch hard and heavy, some dont.

Simple put, as a small 15 year old girl, it is possible for you to knock a full grown man out, but there are many variables.

The best thing I can say is that the most dangerous punch is the one you dont see. Most people who are fighters, be it boxers, kickboxers, or mixed martial artists, have decent jaws and can certainly take a shot when they see it coming. Why they get knocked out is because of the setups utilized by the other fighters- they sneak that uppercut, that cross, or that hook in their perfectly, and the opposition never even sees it.

So, in short, if you work your combinations and develop some power, you dont need 1000lbs of force to ko someone

[ThePhenom]

and that was only a cross. a hook or upper cut might do better

[little kicker]

thanks for the replie.

i understand now

personally i do boxing karate and judo

so i think i have a fairly ok punch on me,thats a great idea using combos to surprise your oppenant.i didnt really understand that thing about 1000 lb of force thats about equivalant to a bullet lol

[little kicker]

yeah i think a uppercut would do better as well crosses generally aint as powerfull.

[Rick_72]

Knocking someone out has a lot more to do with where and how solid you hit them, then it does with how "strong their jaw is". There are nerves that run down from your brain, past your ear, and along your jaw line to the sides of your chin. A solid shot landed on that nerve, or by pinching it when the jaw moves backward from a strike to the chin, is what can cause a knockout. The same result can be achieved from a strike to the artery on the left, or the vein on the right side of the neck.

Anyone can be knocked out, some are just better at protecting those area's, and some will take a slightly harder shot to them than others.

[username8517]

Knocking someone out has a lot more to do with where and how solid you hit them, then it does with how "strong their jaw is". There are nerves that run down from your brain, past your ear, and along your jaw line to the sides of your chin. A solid shot landed on that nerve, or by pinching it when the jaw moves backward from a strike to the chin, is what can cause a knockout. The same result can be achieved from a strike to the artery on the left, or the vein on the right side of the neck.

Anyone can be knocked out, some are just better at protecting those area's, and some will take a slightly harder shot to them than others.

Couldn't have said it better

[bushido_man96]

It is very hard to put a number on this, I think. Some people can take a shot, and some can't, as has been mentioned already. A concusion occurs when the head is jolted so hard that the brain bounces off of the inner wall of the head. The number that they came up with is probably the minimum amount of force that it takes to cause this 'bounce' to happen. I don't know for sure, I am just speculating. However, whether the person will be rendered unconscious, is a different matter.

[karate man]

and that was only a cross. a hook or upper cut might do better

A hook or an uppercut isnt going to generate as much power as a straight cross- a cross is the most powerfull punch one can throw. As to which one is better for ko's, thats widely open to debate.

As far as how much power people throw behind their punches, its just a nice number to put to someones punches. Its not so much how hard you hit them as where you hit them.

[Rick_72]

and that was only a cross. a hook or upper cut might do better

A hook or an uppercut isnt going to generate as much power as a straight cross- a cross is the most powerfull punch one can throw. As to which one is better for ko's, thats widely open to debate.

As far as how much power people throw behind their punches, its just a nice number to put to someones punches. Its not so much how hard you hit them as where you hit them.

Not sure I'm buying that a cross is the most powerful punch. I've never really put that much thought into that, but is there some sort of scientific study done on this? I personally feel that my uppercut is much more powerful than my cross, because the cross basically comes from the outside in and the uppercut is a tight inside, torque driven, punch.