Monday, December 16, 2013

MMA AND PHYSICS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWE79K2Ii-s

The following link shows the Top 20 knockouts in UFC history. UFC is a form of boxing that includes muy thai, jiu jitsu, and kickboxing. It all involves energy, momentum, and work which inevatibly creates the fatal blow giving a knockout to the victim. Before the fighter punches the opposer, he has potential energy then it turns to kinetic energy as he begins to swing. A strong kinetic energy is what causes many opponents to lose their balance and fall. Momentum is also used in every punch. The equation of momentum is mass x velocity, so the mass of the fighter and velocity at which the punch is being thrown will determine how much damage the other fighter will receive.

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