superman punch

noun

A technique used in Muay Thai, Sanshou, kickboxing, ITF-style taekwondo and mixed martial arts, which involves bringing the rear leg forward to feign a kick, then snapping the leg back while throwing a cross, resulting in greater power behind the punch.

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Meanings

nounsuperman punch (plural superman punches)

plural superman punches

  1. A technique used in Muay Thai, Sanshou, kickboxing, ITF-style taekwondo and mixed martial arts, which involves bringing the rear leg forward to feign a kick, then snapping the leg back while throwing a cross, resulting in greater power behind the punch.

Origin

Probably from Superman, a comic-book superhero with superhuman strength and speed.

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superman punch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superman%20punch

MLA

“superman punch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superman%20punch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superman punch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superman%20punch.

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