Can We Punch As Hard As Bruce Lee? Bruce Lee's 1 Inch Punch

[@WonderboyMMA]

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[@TheMightsparrow]

I wonder how much Francis Ngannou would have scored? Can you ask him to appear in a future episode?

[@marcocastro3597]

@@TheMightsparrow boo boo boo boo

[@TheMightsparrow]

@@marcocastro3597 Not a fan?

[@idleeidolon]

it was mentioned that the body mechanics behind the 1-inch punch can apply to not just punches. And then you asked if there are any practical situations for this... The immediate thing that came to mind was McGregor vs Cerone, where McGregor started hitting cerone with his shoulder in a clinch.

[@XarkoCZ]

I bet Seth's been practicing the entire time since his own video.

[@TheImaginaryMark]

Ikr

[@varencilator]

Sweet T's mass definitely helped but he really got the technique pretty good. He put a lot of emphasis on the hip rotation and also dropped his body into the punch with the high score. Kevin probably had the best form considering he probably weighs nearly half yet got 3k vs 4.6k

[@stephanwatson7902]

Yeah, but he also used his rear hand and they all used their lead

[@fuckmeyoufuckboydoit6216]

@@stephanwatson7902 He got just as high with it being the lead

[@jaywilliams6250]

Sweet T really could have been a world champion if he put his life to that he would be shutting everybody’s lights out.

[@XarkoCZ]

He's a gentle giant. Doesn't like to hurt people (sadly (lol)).

[@timh5395]

Sweet T’s wink at the camera 😂

[@lazyman7505]

These collabs are phenomenal.

[@astonprice-lockhart7261]

The inch power is a universal body technique in Chinese kung fu. What I mean is the power can be generated through any part of the body. A fist, palm, elbow, headbutt, using your knee to break someone's structure. A lot of kung fu is supposed to be used at close range even if it looks long range as they can be grapple heavy and joint lock heavy.

[@elnino3903]

What I noticed was the high scoring punches; the non punch shoulder was closer to the target than the punching arm shoulder. Maybe adding to the rotation/torque. This stuff is cool

[@B..B.]

Yeah a lot of people don't understand that a big part of kungfu is wrestling and grappling in a context of striking.

[@Vinnay94]

@@elnino3903 Yeah, if you stand in Orthodox position, you can utilize your hips like a Boxer or Karateka. Since it's originally a Wing Chun technique, not a JKD one, the punch would have originally been done in a very squared stance. Of course you can do it Southpaw like with Bruce or Orthodox like with Sensei Sweat-ty.

[@taraishot100]

Sounds like it would work wonders in the ufc 😂

[@astonprice-lockhart7261]

@@taraishot100 Come on man don't be "cute". Mma is awesome. But for me so is traditional martial arts. Best of both worlds. I believe both should be trained together no different than wushu forms and Sanshou/Sanda. Some things don't belong in Ufc like guns/archery, horseback riding and full body armor or weapons. Forgot to mention Conor McGregor used one of the exact techniques I was talking about. The shoulder bump or strike before he went downhill again.

[@valeriozanini3120]

Man, Sweet T always crushes these challenges

[@stephanwatson7902]

Yeah but he did the punch with his rear hand, everyone else used their lead

[@benjaminstevens6043]

I really really like this format of video. Getting to see martial artists of different sizes shapes experience etc. This is also a great example of there being of course a little friendly competition, but the goal collectively is to explore and implement ideas and techniques for the elevation of knowledge for everyone. The reality check of how much power is able to be generated by people of different Mass and body proportions is valuable in the extreme when analyzing a particular opponents level of threat. Very cool collaboration I've never been happier with combat content on KZbin. This is actually useful for everybody involved.

[@justinalexander5959]

Sweet T's power is absolute. We all bow to Sweet T.

[@Emcron]

Sweet T & Sensei Seth are quickly becoming my fav duo lol

[@thetalantonx]

Sweet T is a tank of a man. Love this.

[@davidmedeiros7572]

I've often heard Wing Chun guys (incl Kevin Lee I think) talk about how the 1" punch is in part a conceptual exercise. A demonstration of how you can use structure, relaxation, movement of the whole body (dropping down or springing up w the punch) to generate more force than is expected in a short distance, with little or no windup. The punch itself isn't terribly useful, but the concept flows into a whole range of other motions like the elbow Kevin threw, or a more distanced but still very close punch (too close to rotate so straight lead for example). Would have loved to hear you guys talk about/test that next part of the 1" theory.

[@blkspade23]

Yeah mastering the mechanics from up close make for a more powerful application from much further out. Like using it immediately after a parry.

[@leejahn8856]

Very interesting discussion and demo. I would have liked to see some punches with the whole body in the frame so I could see what you were all doing from the ground up. Bruce Lee seems to use very little torso rotation in his demo while Sweet T who generated a lot of force, used a much bigger wind up and rotation of his torso.

[@rickersticker]

The little wink Sweet T gave at 4:59 cracked me up!

[@terrydevlin3486]

Wonderboy boutta pull this technique out in the Kevin Holland fight

[@MehrdadParthian]

Sweet T is the Real Heir to the Dragon. confirmed !

[@idleeidolon]

it was mentioned that the body mechanics behind the 1-inch punch can apply to not just punches. And then you asked if there are any practical situations for this... The immediate thing that came to mind was McGregor vs Cerone, where McGregor started hitting cerone with his shoulder in a clinch.

[@DreamcastQ]

I remember being fascinated with this concept back in the 90s like “is it real?”

[@jadshead2097]

Love your vids! It's great to learn about fighters unique, personally learned key techniques, and this just shows how awesome Bruce will always be. Everyone on this did great. Sweet T is a secret assassin that needs unleashing in the ring 😎 Big fan of your striking style. Hope you find a way to smash these grapplers. Best of luck vs Kevin Holland 👊😊

[@bradseppala495]

I noticed Sweet T did it from a reverse stance... thats how I like to do it, I also use alot of Tension and release. I have broken 3 boards with this, that is fun and feels so powerful! (1" pine stacked) Love how positive y'all are, keep up the great content!

[@badfelix007]

1:06 Sweet-T's relaxation is on point XD

[@damienthetexasian6827]

30yrs ago I read an article in Bruce Lee magazine on a full breakdown of the 1 inch punch. Start at full relaxation in a bladed stance. Coil your body, using your hip to wind up. Push off the back foot while uncoilng. When the punch extends it needs to retract faster than it went out. The difference between a punch and a push is the speed of the retraction.

[@davidplant6805]

Perfect explanation except there is no retraction. And you don't coil up. You simply drop down as if you're fainting and then suddenly wake up with a impact and a push.

[@damienthetexasian6827]

@@davidplant6805 the way DK Yoo does it is the closest I've seen to the way it was illustrated by the Bruce Lee magazine

[@LukeD91]

I love these collabs 🤣

[@averagebro413]

I love this kinds of videos. Stephen u are a legend my boy

[@ricardo07jimenez]

Sweet T is always coming up aces! Super underrated. You the man sweetT

[@shingotink5062]

Sweet T is the Power Man

[@SkemeKOS]

The little guy was the most impressive. Thats a lot of power for his size, and throwing it as a lead punch(unlike the big bro who performed the punch with his rear hand). Wonderboy was 2nd best here.

[@aznlongtu]

yea i was surprised that he generated so much power for such a small guy

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Come on Seth - don't let me down. I taught you this already!

[@Matty8x8]

You better not stop the podcast bro. I’m gonna go super saiyan for sure

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

@5:30 Excellent question. The one inch punch is same as the speed bag in boxing, you'll rarely ever find yourself punching like that to a speed bag. But the practice is to hone a particular reflex, a reflex which makes a big difference

[@JasonMasterPlumber]

No one can beat the Awesome power of Sweet Teaness!! 🤣 He wins like every competition 🔥💪🏼

[@loganstabb2278]

ILL BE AT YOUR FIGHT AGAINST HOLLOND 🙏🙏wonder boy on top

[@Gzussss]

ST with the left stance. Smart.

[@TheElphick9]

Sweet T with the wink at the camera 🤣

[@ThepurposeofTime]

Sensei Seth's score perfectly represents his anti Bruce Lee'ness

[@jungkookievbts]

How so???

[@ThepurposeofTime]

@@jungkookievbts 🤣

[@h.u.4.ever.undead]

Just seeing y'all punch, hurts me and makes me thinks what happens if I become a MMA fighter. Well actually me and my brother have gotten into a physical fight and I ended up with this big bruise on my face and it didn't hurt, but y'all are stronger than my brother and y'all are kinda scary. Anyways, Thanks Wonderboy for making great content, I love watching your content. Good Luck December 3rd!!

[@Chinoden07]

Great for inside fighting

[@lukeskywalker2913]

Sweet T the second coming of Bruce Lee

[@wowf0rl1f3]

it's basically like a short straight. think if Silva vs Griffin and how Silva won that fight it's the same concept. power jab, short straight, whatever, but in terms of things you use since you've used a variation of this concept with a little extra on it, is the blitz of straight shots. your lead and back hand are constantly changing places until they eventually seem to have the same power, the only differences are moving forward and switching stances. you could even use this mid stance switch and hurt your opponent, I say this because back when I could train we all were kind of screwing around before coach got there and he got mad we were using a "useless technique" and said that it's the only thing we can do until we can prove it's useful, I started in conventional stance to have .y power side forward and did a quick stance change while firing this off with my right which became my jab hand and dropped my partner to end that session. side tangent, I figured out the best way to use the wing chun consecutive punches effectively for ground and pound and I'd be interested to see how you could implement that

[@420haxx]

Sweet T is strong as hell.

[@bladecommando]

really cool video tech note though; sound balancing was a little off (first time I've noticed it in one of your vids!)

[@andony9279]

Cool video bruce lee is king

[@moustachio334]

If you watch Bruce you can see he fully rotates his hips without moving his arm l that was the purpose of demonstrating the one inch punch. It wasn’t made to show off his power. It was done to show traditional karatekas how to generate maximum power from the legs and hips. Bruce loved boxing and trained boxing a lot. People think that it’s a gung-fu secret but by this time, Bruce was very skeptical of the gung-fu he had to learn growing up. The reason he attended karate tournaments was to find teachers. He eventually found Chuck Norris whom taught him karate and he met and regularly trained with Gene Labell in grappling.

[@emilydaniels9238]

That drink from Tony 🤣

[@CRAIG5835]

Man the sound when you guys were talking was low, the guy at the end, excuse my ignorance not knowing his name, perhaps 'Whispers' is appropriate cos I had to up the volume to 75 just to hear him, then when the music to fade out the show came on, i jumped up a bit, such was the decibel disparity. Cool machine and as usual, Sweet Tee has the Big Kabosh. Shout out to your dad guys. Hey there Ray. Theres a ton of respec in your name sir. Well done.

[@JKDVIPER]

2:58 You got it Josh. ❤please now.. will you tell the MMA COMMUNITY that vertical fist is vicious.

[@AshbyG1]

New subscriber here! My wife and I watch you all the time from her account so that's two of us. Thanks for all the great content! I Would like to hear your guys' opinions on some of the old timers of karate and kickboxing, in particular, Joe lewis and Bill "Superfoot" Wallace. I attended a Joe Lewis seminar as a pre-teen (in the mid-90s) and it was the most exciting and fun martial arts experience I've had to date. Coming from Jhoon Rhee TKD, it was the first time I really got to see the difference between TKD and Karate (by that, I mean less lame). Many of the things you talk about on your channel remind me of the things he talked about 25 years ago and I'm just curious about your thoughts on him, his style and the era of full contact karate. Thanks

[@trains4nothng]

glad y,all are looking at the ergonomics of the one inch punch. i have been practicing this punch for over a decade... in my early twenties i caught dragon fever. read everything that i could about jeet kune do and wing chun. i cant help but be curious how high i could get a power cube to register.

[@yoananda9]

Cool but what are the numbers for normal punch ? how much power do you loose ?

[@martintissier1538]

Did you notice how Bruce has the arm fully extended and aligned from the shoulders to the fingers? Some of you had it flexed while Kevin had it fully extended (and also when Wonderboy moved his shoulder back his arm got more straight, Does it make any difference? Also Bruce seems to move heavily his weight forward while stepping forward with his back foot, Is that for better or for worse?

[@Twobarpsi]

Sweet Tea ✊✊✊!!

[@karasong7701]

Kevin Lee let's go! Kali represent!

[@bigheadrhino]

I think the strict rules of the inches punch is just to force you to isolate the primary mechanics, but in an actual fight, you could retract as much as you want. Coupd definitely seeing the body mechanicw applied in dirty boxing against the cage or in a clinch, could be use with elbows and shoulder strikes as well as short punches.

[@stephanwatson7902]

The 1inch punch is really just a non-telegraphed jab. Its a demonstration to show that you dont need wind up, to generate plenty of force

[@stephanwatson7902]

@@IAMInnergy yeah, but Bruce often used a stiff jab (ofren called a power jab today) heavily inspired by Jack Dempsey. Either way people often misunderstand this punch

[@stephanwatson7902]

@@IAMInnergy I know I was gonna mention he was doing it with his rear hand lol

[@stephanwatson7902]

@@IAMInnergy oops I meant Sweet-T threw it with his rear hand

[@mociczyczki]

impulse ., force is rubish 👌🏻

[@maximisatwat]

correct body mechanics isolated from the arm + body momentum (which telegraphs) on a deeper level develops 'explosive' 'spontaneous force' its really a side effect of developing a correct (body-force) (not arm) punch, taken to the logical extreme (what if I didnt use any arm force or momentum at all)

[@gsutherland3614]

Hey! There's an OG book from like 20+ years ago about this technique, and you guys are missing a critical component!! The key is: RIGHT before you strike, to unweight the front foot so that gravity pulls your body down, at which point your only ground contact is your rear-leg (acting as a fulcrum vectoring you forward), so you almost fall into the punch and your entire body weight is transferred into the fist (in addition to the hip / shoulder / elbow movement). Also, Sweet-T is a freaking powerhouse!

[@Richard_FitPku]

Love this. Bruce didnt use his other arm for traction/pulling back did he? He really disguised it. Love seeing this breakdown and trial for all of you. 💪

[@FoutsBoxingTheory]

5:25 I have an entire combat system developed to weaponizing the one inch punch. Also teaches anyone in the world to get KO power in their 1 inch punch.

[@varencilator]

For usage, the 1 inch punch helps intuit body mechanics for generating power over short distances, momentum, and the greatest impulse. I would say you'd never actually use it in a real world context but you'd use the mechanics to generate more impact in your punch.

[@Vinnay94]

Icy Mike demonstrated a situation where it could be used in Boxing, Kickboxing or MMA but in the way you see it here.

[@gw1357]

Seth's numbers were a little deflated I think by hitting off center on the sensor. The one-inch punch isn't a strike really -- its an exercise for compact power generation. It teaches that hip snap that characterizes striking in southern Chinese styles (esp. Wing Chun and Bajiquan) That hip snap is then the engine of all your striking. I do an exercise where I go from straight lead, to shovel hook, to spearing elbow, to shoulder block ---- the power generation is the same mechanic, you're just using a different blow to focus it depending on range to target. Think of your body like the end of a whip rather than the end of a club. The power comes from the clean energy transfer joint-to-joint-to-joint from the weight bearing toe all the way to the strike. Kevin is probably 1/2 the weight of Sweet T, maybe less. But he was 3/4 of T's output because he has such clean, efficient energy transfer. Like Kevin said though, the principle of compact power generation is really great for striking from trapping range or in a clinch. Short shovel hooks, shovel jabs (up jabs), straight blast, chain punches, and elbows can strike from wherever the hand happens to be rather than having to draw it back to a ready position. This is striking that's most natural for Wing Chun which is essentially just the flavor of dirty boxing native to the port cities of southern China and for Bajiquan which was created for the Imperial bodyguards.

[@Kemp1730]

Study the video and watch his technique, your shoulders were squared with the target as well as adjust the target for best height so the transfer of energy is calibrated to the person. Bruce stands sideways transfers everything from the floor up down through his fist.

[@maximisatwat]

5:30 It's not about "practicality" of the 1 inch punch you Twonk. It's about developing the power of your punch entirely from the body i.e. feet/hips, not from the arm extension or from momentum (which is easy to see coming) So then when you throw a punch you aim to land a 1-inch punch from long range and you've developed that power component in isolation

[@adamshiek5113]

The way sweet tea looked at the video when he got 4700 lmfaooo. Dude has some serious power and wieght behind them punches. And for that small guy to get 3000 that's fucking nuts

[@nursegilbey]

Bruce Lee in this same video did it with the right leg forward (unlike Sweet T), and shoulder not recoiled like most of them. I wonder what his score would be though.

[@marcelinhotkd]

This video clearly shows why BRUCE LEE had such a high level, he was light, but he hit hard, like the heavyweights!! 💯👊

[@Brucelee-pv6uf]

Bruce lee is my life😫

[@wric01]

Just my opinion as most fights will end up in a ground fight. Thus the guy lying down would most likely utilize this one inch punch (On hand pull shirt so he can't escape and his natural response is double hand on floor to keep from falling, twist back a little then one inch punch face, throat, heart, balls. Etc)

[@253MC]

Sweet T is one guy you do NOT want to get hit by...

[@nomadpeopleallowed4491]

The martial arts avengers

[@panpiper]

The big guy hit hardest not because he was the biggest, but because he clearly knew to use core power. He started his blow in his belly and allowed it to travel from there through his arm. The rest of them were mostly punching with their arm.

[@SkemeKOS]

And also because he switched stance, which means he was putting all of his body into it

[@Vinnay94]

Another important thing is to focus your Chi. Now personally I'm not an expert, my Inches Punch is okay, but think of it like Bruce's quote "Don't think, feel". This can have different interpretations, but for the Inches Lunch, you wanna FEEL the chi, not THINK about the lunch too much. (EDIT) I figured I'd just leave my mistypes intact because ideally in a fight or sparring session, you don't wanna think about Lunch :P

[@vindicator75]

Sweet t all like Bruce Lee here. I feel his body mass played a big factor here.

[@Keldozad]

Hey Guys! You are making great videos. Do you think that "one inch punch" can be aplied to the mma? Especially to the ground game, for example in full guard where you have to make space for a few hammers or an elbow etc. PS: I saw Jiri Prochazka using "one inch right hook" in fight with Dominick Reyes at 0:39 in first round.

[@billysoler5318]

Very good demostration Bruce Lee could punch with a force of 350-pounds, which is the same force exhibited by boxing champion Muhammed Ali I think its take time to master that technique I saw sifu ted wong doing it in a demostration in Puerto Rico and was amazing

[@cuzz63]

thats the force from Ali's jab...most larger fighters have way more than 350 in their power hand.

[@sargon4037]

You got a long way to go. Keep practicing

[@earnestemu5148]

Force = Mass x acceleration. Bigger guys are generally aways going to hit/kick harder.

[@andyshtroymish4997]

So, compare to BL's measurements which were about 4500(if I recall correctly) when weighting a shy over 50 kilos... Nothing beats the gifted physique the King had:)

[@SamsNotTheMan]

@senseiseth is over there being 7 years old when they are introducing the inches punch and wondering how powerful their inches are.

[@pangopod2969]

Good technique when your arm is trapped in the opponent guard and when you're using a long guard

[@Scoottoots]

Fun but not at all accurate. Set the playback speed to .5 and you see how much they are pulling back before striking forward (2" to 6" retraction). That comes from having their fingers extended and touching the bag prior to striking. To eliminate that reflex, start with a loose fist 3" from the bag.

[@shadow_crne1030]

Probably the ultimate "stealth punch".

[@bighomiethrift]

Tony needs to fight professionally. Bro hits like a truck

[@truthhurts1884]

I’d like to see Nima King do this, hit up Mindful Wing Chun so we can see

[@5ShotProductions]

Why is the audio only panned to the left?

[@chrismccabe960]

Big guy used it from the reverse body behind all others used it from front arm and same leg forward and is large.

[@dannygjk]

First guy was pulling back then striking.

[@MultiTictock]

its insane how kevin the smallest guy got 3K

[@nomprenom9337]

Just sign Sweet T in the UFC and get him to fight Ngannou I bet he could win if he does a little bit of cardio 2 weeks before the fight

[@rolandotillit2867]

You get more power from turning your waist if you keep your knees from moving. It's hard to do though.

[@jethrox827]

This was all the rage in the 80s the idea was to hold a phone book on the chest and when you hit your mate you push him first with the tips of the fingers so your already loading up the punch then let it go and push after the punch to get him to go backwards lol

[@Chris-vt6nl]

Good to see two Chinese kids with great one inch punch skill

[@CRAIG5835]

Just as well The Man of Steel, Houston Jones aint been over, he would smesh the machine and spoil everyones fun. 😀

[@marksilas2437]

Bwoy if u throw this on Kevin Holland in the clinch…imma flip tf out

[@johnhendricks8140]

Seems like yall generate alot of power from the hips and legs. I use Stephen on Ufc 4 game alot. Lol

[@GrowingDownUnder]

Bruce lee was in marvel comics, so if you're including the feats shown in the bruce lee comic books I think bruce lee still wins

[@abyssmanur3965]

WB's next win: Ko by one inch punch👊

[@manuellujan666]

Practice without the pad and get the snap down you'll hear it and know you've got the technique perfect then hit the target like it's not there actually look away from it naturally not your head facing away but just forward relaxed when you strike just like shooting a gun or using a bow and arrow before the target is hit you'll know you hit dead center perfect shot bullseye 🎯

[@TheYinyangman]

Sweet T retracted the hip not the shoulder

[@Simon2k17]

How much does Kevin weigh compare to the rest of these guys? He was so much more explosive. I find it hard to believe his wing chun punches just barely scraped by a major of these guys.

[@alexroot6615]

…it stopped when it started to get interesting. please try to elaborate on the applications.