The swimmer: punching over the guard for knock outs!

 After years of training karate and punching usually from a lower plane ascending up ward, I was struggling to learn the newer concept of the swimmer's punch. Many fighters do it, it looks like they are swinging but the in fact they are strategically punching over the gaurd. 

  To this punch justice you have wind up the punch and litteraly punch above your own head and crashing dowing into the target as opposed to thrusting into it. 

The movement include the explosion from the legs the twist of the torse and the stroke of the arm, much akin to a swimmers stroke. 

 It should be noted that the palm would be facing down. 

This punch can be thrown with the lead or rear hand. It is highly effective.

 My friend is a muay thai fighter in thailand and he recommends smashing your opponent with your forearm using the same manuever. 

I personally love how I land this shit during sparring against taller or shorter opponents.