Which knuckles to punch with

Posts Latest Activity. Page of 2. Filtered by:. Previous 1 2 template Next. Jack Dempsey, his book and the "power line" , PM. Dempsey claims the power line goes from the shoulder to the pinky finger, and insists its vitally important to land all your punches with the ring finger knuckle, which he calls the second knuckle. While I don't doubt it worked for Dempsey for obvious reasons, the little boxing training I've had I've always been told to land with the index and middle finger knuckles first.

So what should I do when I go hit my heavybag? Any suggestions and thoughts from people with experience would be greatly appreciated. Spartacus Sully. If your pissed off at some one and bare knuckle punching him in the face use your pointer and middle knuckles that way if your really mess up the punch your not going to destroy your knuckles.

Comment Post Cancel. Also given the choice the slap was never their only weapon. If it was allowed by the ruleset then all those fighters still punched the head, especially when going of the kill.

He made us practise hundreds and hundreds of palm strikes. And then, one day, he got into a fight at the bar, forgot all about his palm strikes, punched the guy, knocked him out, but ended up with severely bruised knuckles.

So fine, go ahead and slap, especially on your swinging strikes. If you have your chin down and the punch comes out straight, the shoulder will rise automatically and further protect your chin. Then detonate your cross. So where should you aim to do so? Another strategy, courtesy of Waguespack, is to mix it up and go for body shots. Look at what parts of their body your opponent has left open, and aim there, including the ribs or stomach.

Waguespack recommends using your hips to maximize your power. To do this, roll your hips into your punch. This also forces your shoulder to support the punch, as well as engaging your core and causing more torque and power through the punch, he explains. Throwing a proper punch begins with making a fist correctly. As for your wrist, you should keep it locked and aligned with your forearm. Doing this not only ensures that your wrist is protected from harm upon impact, but also that your punch is more powerful by channeling all the kinetic energy of your forearm in a straight line.

To make a proper fist, curl your fingers into your palm, then lock your thumb over your first two fingers. The two knuckles on your middle and index fingers are your impacting tools GreekLikeMe. This is important when learning how to properly punch your adversary. Tuck your chin in and bring up your fists in front of your face.