Getbig.com: American Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure

Getbig Misc Discussion Boards => Mixed Martial Arts (MMA/UFC) => Topic started by: IroNat on August 03, 2024, 12:06:24 PM

Title: Tszyu family knuckle conditioning used by three generations
Post by: IroNat on August 03, 2024, 12:06:24 PM
Title: Re: Tszyu family knuckle conditioning used by three generations
Post by: Donny on August 29, 2024, 10:23:22 AM
I remember me & another guy trained in my basement & set up a Makiwara.
We also had a bag which we filled with sand from a building site, it was rock hard when the sand settled.
We covered that bag with blood stains & although we toughened our knuckles i realised it was how your wrist is positioned to avoid injury..not just hardening the hands.
where you hit is important too.
I learned this in Wado Ryu
Title: Re: Tszyu family knuckle conditioning used by three generations
Post by: IroNat on August 31, 2024, 04:13:02 AM
I remember me & another guy trained in my basement & set up a Makiwara.
We also had a bag which we filled with sand from a building site, it was rock hard when the sand settled.
We covered that bag with blood stains & although we toughened our knuckles i realised it was how your wrist is positioned to avoid injury..not just hardening the hands.
where you hit is important too.
I learned this in Wado Ryu

The primary traditional closed hand karate strike is to the solar plexus, a soft target.

The bare-knuckle boxing on youtube is mainly headshots. 

Interesting.

Hitting a bag without gloves requires proper wrist position.
Title: Re: Tszyu family knuckle conditioning used by three generations
Post by: Donny on August 31, 2024, 04:29:38 AM
The primary traditional closed hand karate strike is to the solar plexus, a soft target.

The bare-knuckle boxing on youtube is mainly headshots. 

Interesting.

Hitting a bag without gloves requires proper wrist position.

100%.  and i remember training in Wado Ryu which is Karate & Shindo Yoshin Ryu Ju Jitsu & a guy just thrust a finger into my throat just above the collar bone which is unprotected & soft showing me how it can really be effective & it is dangerous.

punching that solid bag tought me more than i learned in any Dojo. Sure push ups on your knuckles strengthens the wrists but punching that bag was outstanding training.
Of course this was some years ago when i was in great shape ..
Title: Re: Tszyu family knuckle conditioning used by three generations
Post by: Donny on August 31, 2024, 07:46:21 AM
although a lot of muscles are involved in punching, i found that using a Tricep Bar with a Parallel grip is the best ( in a close grip bench press).
I still do this & i love it for overhead triceps french press. I find an EZ bar can cause elbow pain.
Title: Re: Tszyu family knuckle conditioning used by three generations
Post by: IroNat on August 31, 2024, 09:14:00 AM
although a lot of muscles are involved in punching, i found that using a Tricep Bar with a Parallel grip is the best ( in a close grip bench press).
I still do this & i love it for overhead triceps french press. I find an EZ bar can cause elbow pain.

I have two of these and use them for farmers walks.

(https://www.chandlersports.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/York-Standard-1-Solid-Tricep-Bar.jpg)
Title: Re: Tszyu family knuckle conditioning used by three generations
Post by: Donny on August 31, 2024, 09:20:37 AM
I have two of these and use them for farmers walks.

(https://www.chandlersports.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/York-Standard-1-Solid-Tricep-Bar.jpg)

whatever works ...works  :)