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Knockouts of the Day: Check Out This Pair of Off-the-Cage Superman Punches

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Knockouts of the Day: Check Out This Pair of Off-the-Cage Superman Punches

If any MMA movie ever is to be believed, the Superman Punch is not only the defining strike of our fine sport, but one that is both attempted and landed with 100% percent accuracy, be it in a sparring match, street fight, professional contest, or otherwise. Here’s Krzysztof Soszynski landing one in the Tapped Out trailer (with a sweet, MTV Cribs-style triple take to emphasize its awesomeness). Here’s, um, Krzysztof Soszynski landing one in the Here Comes the Boom trailer. It’s the first punch thrown in the Never Back Down trailer, and it’s thrown at literally the exact same moment (53 seconds in, by Heath Herring and Forrest Griffin, respectively) in the trailers for Never Surrender and Unrivaled.

It’s not hard to see why the Hollywood community has become so enamored with the Superman Punch — it’s an inherently dramatic technique that can be absolutely devastating when executed properly, and when combined with the cage-jumping antics of an Anthony Pettis? It’s enough to make Hector Echevarria cream his jock strap.

Case in point: the above gif of 6-2 Nick Laney landing a hellacious, off-the cage Superman Punch on Sebastian Kozok at Battlezone FC 8. Although the fight took place back in 2013, the incredible finish has only recently begun to make waves after popping up on reddit MMA this morning.

After the jump: A video of Laney’s incredible KO, and footage from another superb Superman punch that happened just last weekend.

https://youtu.be/FPkeP9MsU6E

You see, what Kozok should have done there is *not* allowed his opponent to make an absolute embarrassment out of him in landing that punch. A rookie mistake, indeed.

Anyways, in more recent MMA-moves-named-after-comic-book-superheroes news, check out this video of 2-3 ammy Simon Loughlin landing a similar off-the-cage Superman on Ernest Asham at Akuma Fighting Championship 6 last weekend.

https://youtu.be/QNBG0hakseU

Again, the key mistake here was that Asham should have tried harder to not get dropped by such a melodramatic maneuver, or at least stayed conscious while eating those follow up punches. It’s like I tell all the students at my dojo: MMA is 90 percent mental, so simply staying awake for the entirety of the fight increases your chances of victory exponentially.
 
Great read. Fist I'm planning to start doing martial arts. Is there a style you would recommend? Like karate, taekwondo etc
 
Daredevil said:
Great read. Fist I'm planning to start doing martial arts. Is there a style you would recommend? Like karate, taekwondo etc

As a long time martial artist, I would recommend Tae Kwon Do, then western boxing, then Muay Thai. In the end the TKD will teach you to perform any kick you want, and the boxing/Muay Thay will really be all you need for the street.

"Karate" is a generic term that usually denotes Japanese striking styles .... useless. I'm half Jap and I took TKD 1st, then judo, then nishime ryu (tore them up with TKD sidekick), boxing and then Muay Thai.
 
Thanks Hanzo. Never heard of the other two forms of fighting but will look into it. What's the average time it takes to become a black belt in Tae Kwon do?
 
Daredevil said:
Great read. Fist I'm planning to start doing martial arts. Is there a style you would recommend? Like karate, taekwondo etc


Great to hear brother.

Any syle is ok to start with but I personally started with Tae Kwon Do,which build up great leg strength and power.Then I switched to Kung Fu which is great for striking as well.If you can,seek out a school that teaches MMA which focuses on all aspects of the fighting genre.Striking,grappling,wrestling,submissions,etc.All add to your game and make a well rounded and skilled fighter.

Amazing lifestyle my friend.Best workouts IMO and definitely contributes to keeping you young and vibrant.
 
Daredevil said:
Thanks bro. Definitely gonna sign up for Tae Kwon do.


Great man.Looking forward to hearing your progress.You're gonna love it man.
 
Thanks bro. I really want to get into it as a hobby. Plus I need to take out some aggression.
 
Daredevil said:
Thanks Hanzo. Never heard of the other two forms of fighting but will look into it. What's the average time it takes to become a black belt in Tae Kwon do?

3 years.
 
Hanzo-Fist,

I've trained for many years in the hard/soft style of Go Ju Ryu. You guys ever heard of it? I've really enjoyed the experiences, confidence, self-control, and discipline I believe I've learned from the approaches of the style. Did a lot of tournament fighting when I was younger and also kata competition, later evolving into semi- pro kickboxing. I'm too banged up to compete anymore but still feel it in my heart
 
Idk why I didn't see jujitsu thrown out yet. Next to judo that was my absolute favorite. I never did tkd though so I may be missing the fun! But man I love me some jujitsu and judo!!
 
lith56bigguy said:
Hanzo-Fist,

I've trained for many years in the hard/soft style of Go Ju Ryu .... ever heard of it?

Yes lith. I'm half Japanese, and Go Ju Ryu is Okinawan. Much like Shotokan. Great style.

I used to like going to the Japanese Open Tournaments when I was on the TKD tournament circuit. You gotta love a kick to the groin is a point, especially when you can kick as a TKD stylist.lol.
 
blasson said:
Idk why I didn't see jujitsu thrown out yet. Next to judo that was my absolute favorite. I never did tkd though so I may be missing the fun! But man I love me some jujitsu and judo!!

I love judo, and I practice jiu-jitsu now, although as a style for MMA traing, not on its own for rank. My cousin has a school under the tutelage of Pedro Sauer, and I train there.
 
Re: Knockouts of the Day: Check Out This Pair of Off-the-Cage Superman Punches

Yea I never trained for rank either. I started off at this hole in the wall place that was rented out from a boxing school. I started training that week after dustin poirier won his first amateur fight. Trained with them for about 4 months until we got kicked out for being "too violent" with our training. We left and the group split up and dustin went else where because he was beefing with a few of the guys.. but we ended up at a karate place where the sensei was very knowledgeable for bjj and judo. Had black belts etc but wasn't able to rank at the time and had a MMA class on the side with experienced members only and learned a lot there for the next 4-5 years. Had my first kid and got out of it. Sure miss it though. I'll get back into it one day
 
Bad ass knock outs
 
Daredevil said:
What yall think of Chinese kickboxing (sanshou)?

Cung Le's style? Another good striking style, has some throws and takedowns, from my knowledge. Just about any style can be effective, usually depends on the practitioner. Go to a few classes to watch. See if the instructors seem to know what they're doing, and if they're teaching what you're looking for. Virtually all martials arts styles have value, sometimes the instructors suck. Jus sayin'.
 
Yea I went and saw one class of the kwon do where the instructor seemed knowledgable but think due to his age he wasn't as good as he should/could ve
 

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