How to Knock Someone Out with One Hit

Throwing a Temple Punch

Get into position. To throw a punch with your right hand, place your left leg in front of you and your right leg back. Your knees should be slightly bent.

Try to relax your body. As you gain momentum, make sure your body is relaxed. It will increase your momentum and the force of your hit.

Aim for the temple. The temple is the area on the side of a person's face, between the hairline and the eyebrows, at eye level. If the temple is accurately targeted, the punch will cause the brain to swing violently against the skull lining, causing a blackout.

Clench your fist and follow through. It's sometimes easier to use the palm of your hand for hitting, but in this case a fist is more accurate. Aiming at the side of the person's face, and hitting them from the side, is extremely hard to do with force when only using the palm.

Use your hips to generate force, not just your arms. Generate more force with a hit by twisting your hips while you move into the target. If you want to put more force into your swing, be sure to use your hips as well as your arms.

Punching the Jaw

Put your left leg forward. If you are going to strike with your right hand, then your left leg should be in front of your other leg. Keep your knee slightly bent and your left leg back. Feel a loose bounce in the stance.

Practice twisting at the waist. Pull your right elbow in close to your body with your fist clenched as if you are about to punch. Your body should be facing to the right. Then, practice twisting your upper body to face your opponent. This will give your punch more force.

Watch for an opportunity to strike. In order to throw a knockout punch, you have to be good with your timing. Wait for your opponent to swing or drop their guard before you swing. If you can weave away from your opponent's punch, their jaw will be in the air and their shoulder will be down, so it will be easier to hit them.

Tense your body. Right before you throw the punch, tighten your body. Remember to breathe. This will focus your body and tighten your muscles releasing more power. Also it keeps you calm and this will help in the event of a continued confrontation.

Aim for the jaw, or the middle of the chin. Hitting your opponent in the jaw or chin is more likely to cause a knockout. There are one of two ways you can hit the jaw: Uppercut. This is where you target the jaw with your fist by coming straight up, minimizing lateral movement. You want the recipient's head to snap straight up. Sideswipe. This is where you target the jaw with your fist by coming from the side. You want the recipient's head to snap to the side, causing a blackout.

Use your hips to generate force, not just your arms. Remember that you will generate more force with a hit by twisting your hips while you move into the target. Baseball players also use this strategy to generate more force when they swing the bat.

Remember to follow through with your arm. Your goal is to clip the target's jaw from the bottom or on the side. If performing the Sideswipe, make sure your range of motion is a bit curved. You want the path of your punch to be more circular than linear.

Kicking to Knock Someone Out

Stand in a solid stance. Place your feet about shoulder width apart and plant them firmly on the ground.

Protect your face. Bend your elbows and keep your elbows locked. Then, put up your fists so that they are guarding your face.

Lift your right leg up. Swing your right leg upward and aim for the area of your opponent's face just below the jaw.

Expect that your opponent will snap their head back and fall off-balance. Be careful, this can cause the other person to lose consciousness.

Using a Throat Stab

Be aware that a throat stab can seriously injure someone. This method can be severely damaging to a person's windpipe. Only use it as a last-ditch effort, or in life-or-death situations.

Get into position. You can use your index finger and middle finger to "stab" your opponent in the throat. To get your fingers into position, pretend that you are doing the peace sign with both fingers on the same hand.Then, bring the fingers together so that they are touching each other. Afterwards, firm up your fingers and prepare to strike.

Aim your fingers toward the offender's throat. More specifically, the dent located between your left and right collar bone at the base of your neck.

Use your fingers to stab your opponent's throat. Jab your fingers forward into your opponent's throat. This will cause the offender's pharynx to cave in, preventing the offender from breathing.