Proper way to throw punches from mount?

**Ronin** · Posted On: 9/23/2005 1:31pm

while punching someone from the mount MAY work on some people, vigourously face humping them brings it to an all new level.

**Fighting Cephalopod** · Posted On: 9/23/2005 3:40pm

Originally Posted by Scrapper

Anyway, take your heavy bag and do GnP from all positions and see which one you like best. Go for 3 minutes of each top mount, side control (knees and elbows), knee on belly, north south (mainly knees), and even from bottom closed guard. Or do it for 1 minute each and work on quick+smooth transitions from position to position.

It's important that you actually do GnP drills with a partner, though; the biggest part of GnP is maintaining top control of an opponent, and punching someone that's moving underneath you is different than punching on a bag. For instance, when I first started out in MMA classes I got into the habit of leaning up in side mount to deliver hammerfists, something which puts you dangerously off balance when your opponent isn't a heavy bag.

**Phrost** · Posted On: 9/23/2005 3:49pm

Yeah, that's why I stated in my previous post to progress from hitting a bag, to hitting an opponent. (I was posting the above from Scrapper's computer at his work).

The point though was mainly for someone who's never done any punching on the ground to try and see for themselves what it's like. Power generation is completely different on the ground than it is standing up.