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How can I avoid fucking my thumb up when fighting?
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jam uh weezy
Bluelighter
vibr8tor broke it down....
Practice on those trees with the soft foamy bark. Fuck a punching bag, too much give.
Then the next time you punch someone you'll be shocked at how unbalanced most people are compared to a tree. :D
Practice on those trees with the soft foamy bark. Fuck a punching bag, too much give.
Then the next time you punch someone you'll be shocked at how unbalanced most people are compared to a tree. :D
cravNbeets
Bluelighter
note to self, dont fuck with vibby
immaturepoop
Bluelighter
have you ever used a 'filler' like a lighter or somptin like that? has worked for me in the past although im a lover and not a fighter haha
TheRiseIsTheFall
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^ best thing is a roll of quarters, guranteed K.O.
Domatello3000
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Use a fist filler, this will prevent your thumb from jamming up when u punch someone in the head..... A lighter will do the trick...
Use a heavy bag to practice keeping a proper fist with powerful hits.
When I first got mine and would throw hard, heavy combinations, on the 4th or 5th connection I used to have a terrible habit of letting my thumb start to poke out (just like a thumbs up symbol). It's a subconscious thing, really, it just happens, but it can lead to a snapped thumb or worse with a poorly placed punch. The only way to train yourself out of a bad habit like that is to train, to practice. There's no other way around it, really.
To specifically answer the question, though, when I make a fist my thumb ends up lying across the knuckles closest to my fingernails on my index and ring fingers and ends just about midway between the 2nd and 3rd knuckle on my ring finger.
[EDIT: If you need to clench a lighter or something similar in order to make a solid fist, you're not curling your fingers tightly enough. There should not be room to work with like that in a clenched fist. I mean, yeah, you can throw a punch like that, but you're definitely opening yourself up to some pretty stupid hand injuries (and that's speaking from tons of experience with shattered knuckles, hairline and metacarpal fractures.) I don't really fight but that's one of the ways I blow off steam nearly every day, and before I got some legitimate guidance I had at least one fucked up hand almost 24/7.]
When I first got mine and would throw hard, heavy combinations, on the 4th or 5th connection I used to have a terrible habit of letting my thumb start to poke out (just like a thumbs up symbol). It's a subconscious thing, really, it just happens, but it can lead to a snapped thumb or worse with a poorly placed punch. The only way to train yourself out of a bad habit like that is to train, to practice. There's no other way around it, really.
To specifically answer the question, though, when I make a fist my thumb ends up lying across the knuckles closest to my fingernails on my index and ring fingers and ends just about midway between the 2nd and 3rd knuckle on my ring finger.
[EDIT: If you need to clench a lighter or something similar in order to make a solid fist, you're not curling your fingers tightly enough. There should not be room to work with like that in a clenched fist. I mean, yeah, you can throw a punch like that, but you're definitely opening yourself up to some pretty stupid hand injuries (and that's speaking from tons of experience with shattered knuckles, hairline and metacarpal fractures.) I don't really fight but that's one of the ways I blow off steam nearly every day, and before I got some legitimate guidance I had at least one fucked up hand almost 24/7.]
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DRUGZNOTHUGZ
Bluelighter
Tuck your fingertips in deep and make a fist, tighten your thumb just below your second set of knuckle joints as support. Train on the bag constantly like this, preferably using wraps to preserve your hands over time. Just out of curiosity, who are you planning on punching?