{"id":10827,"date":"2019-07-03T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T07:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/?p=10827"},"modified":"2021-04-05T19:42:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T19:42:57","slug":"george-dawson-and-the-kidney-punch-by-mark-hatmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/03\/george-dawson-and-the-kidney-punch-by-mark-hatmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"George Dawson and The Kidney Punch by Mark Hatmaker"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\nI include this now illegal tactic for a bit of historical delving.\n\nFirst things first \u2014 Do Not Fire Kidney Punches in the Sport.<\/em><\/strong>\n\nWhat happens in a self-defense or street application is a horse of another color.\n\nFiring shots to the kidneys has likely been a feature of armed and unarmed combat since man began walloping one another. Just when the name \"kidney punch\"<\/em> became a separate idea in the early era of boxing is a bit unclear but legend ballparks it on an early lightweight champion of the bareknuckle era \u2014 one George Dawson.<\/em><\/strong>\n\n\n\n[dfads params='groups=292&limit=1&orderby=random']\n\nDawson was born on October 7, 1867 in New South Wales, Australia. His town of nativity went by the colorful name Dark Corner<\/em>. His parents had emigrated from England in pursuit of the Australian Gold Rush.\n\nThere is not much known about Dawson's early years beyond that he was encouraged to try the sport after the death of his parents and he was rather active on the Australian scene during the 1880s and early 1890s.\n\nHe boxed over 292 rounds in his career, included in some of those rounds was time spent against Bob Fitsimmons and Tommy Ryan.\n\nIn the course of his career he picked up the lightweight crown of Queensland in 1887 and he held the lightweight title of Australia from 1889-1891.\n\nDawson was dubbed the \"inventor\" of the kidney punch, but this designation seems to come long after his career was over. An article from the mid-1930s (perhaps 1935) titled \"The Boxer and Wrestler\"<\/em> declares Dawson the inventor.\n
\n\t[dfads params='groups=290&limit=1&orderby=random']<\/div>\nUnlikely he was the inventor, but indications are good that his reputation for using it was well-deserved.\n\nLet's have a look at a few applications of this mighty painful blow.\n\nFirst, the target area.<\/strong>\n\nAssuming nothing, let's find the general area that is so much of the problem.\n\nReach behind you with either hand and feel for the soft patch of skin beneath your ribs and above your hipbone.\n\nThis tender spot on your back about three inches away from your spine is the target area.\n\nOne can already see that with the target being on the back this was most likely off limits in most \"fair play\" bouts.\n\nBut, beyond accidental kidney punches and\/or an opponent who \"runs\" (blatantly turns their back) there are a few sneaky ways to get this blow in.\n

Eleven Rounds to Kidney Punching Prowess<\/u><\/h3>\n
Round One<\/strong> - The Side-Step and Dig.<\/h5>\n