sorry youve mentioned the monk leaping in to the air? he's still on the ground he's just turning around for his back kick.

sorry i may not have made my 'diagonal torso' movement that clear, he doesnt leave the ground, he just uses an elbow smash a bit more like an uppercut 

if you see this video at 0:22 its what Im talking about just the strike it aimed at the jaw as apposed to the chest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhR7wDyBNuI