Corkscrew punch

[Doggpound]

O.k. arent all jabs and straights corkscrew?

Born in Moscow, Rush County, Indiana, McCoy would eventually weigh 160 pounds, stand 5' 11", and go on to a record 81 wins (55 by KO, with 6 losses, 9 no decision, and 6 disqualifications). McCoy was noted for his "corkscrew punch"–a blow delivered with a twisting of the wrist. According to McCoy, he learned the punch one evening while resting in someone's barn after a day of riding the rails. He noticed a cat strike at a ball of string and imitated its actions. Whether true or not, McCoy was known as a fast, "scientific" fighter who would cut his opponents with sharp blows. He reportedly would wrap his knuckles in mounds of friction tape, to better cut his opponents faces. He was listed # 1 Light Heavyweight of all time in Fifty Years At Ringside, published in 1958. He was also regarded as a formidable puncher, and was included in Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.

[Scott9945]

O.k. arent all jabs and straights corkscrew?

Not if you're not turning your fist over to (supposedly) increase the torque.

[TBear]

Alexis Arguello was supposed the be a master at this.

[mehoe]

The corkscrew is when as you make impact you twist your wrist. It's supposed to make a cut on the target. I remember reading about his in Bruce Lee's _Tao of Jeet Kwon Do

[New England]

The corkscrew is when as you make impact you twist your wrist. It's supposed to make a cut on the target. I remember reading about his in Bruce Lee's _Tao of Jeet Kwon Do

bruce lee was an actor.

[Mintcar923]

bruce lee was an actor.

Who was also one of the greatest martial artists the worlds ever known...

[New England]

Who was also one of the greatest martial artists the worlds ever known...

lol

please define greatest. cant wait for this.

actually, do me a favor... find a video of him in a fight that's not choreographed ... you cannot.


lee was a gifted athlete. he was not a fighter any more than a guy who gets in fights on the street is a fighter.

by profession he was an actor. if he werent a world famous actor who died an untimely death you'd have never heard his name.
lee was as handsome as the day he was born. you dont stay that way fighting regularly against men who are worth their salt.

[mehoe]

Bruce Lee originally incorporated all aspects of fighting into his art form. If you read the manual it had elements of being a well rounded fighter, i.e. infighting, range, feinting, grappling kind of like what people in MMA do now. True he gained international fame as an actor, but he got the parts from martial arts and ability he had.

[raf727]

Bruce Lee was a martial artist, which does not mean you are a good fighter. I read that book of his, and it had some good things to say, but he was still an actor and not a fighter.

I had thought the corkscrew was done during the entire punch, not to cut faces but to increase power. The face cutting thing I believe was a flick of the wrist at the end of the punch. I could be wrong though.

[Japanese Boxing]

Bruce Lee originally incorporated all aspects of fighting into his art form. If you read the manual it had elements of being a well rounded fighter, i.e. infighting, range, feinting, grappling kind of like what people in MMA do now. True he gained international fame as an actor, but he got the parts from martial arts and ability he had.

But he didn't fight people and put it into practical use. I ask people who would win between Bruce Lee and Mike Tyson. People really think Bruce Lee would be on Tyson's level. Boxing, wrestling, judo, and submissions have been around for thousands of years. They all were diluted into whatever it is today and they have cheesey belts to celebrate advancement. Ever notice catch wrestling, boxing, and kick boxing never had any belt systems? Because they were the most straight forward, basic, and effective fighting styles there ever was. Judo was because of the Gi under the armor of the samurai. It represented what could happen in war. Modern Judo which is relatively new didn't even have a belt system in the beginning like it does today. You got your black belt when you had a fundamental understanding of Judo as a whole, and it was the beginning of your career.

Since then, all these martial arts put em in etc. Jeet Kun Do is a good philosophy. It's not a good practical fighting art.

Corkscrew punch works, just don't know how much it actually changes.