He’s got tons of stuff like that, I got bullied as a kid, started doing martial arts and watching this guy. I don’t get bullied anymore. Love you Shane
Facts. (but tbf I do think that he explained this bit, _although not super clearly_ , when he said the piece of glass thing. If you're holding a piece of glass you won't stick your thumb inside your other fingers, so the thumb will have to be outside like with the glove. At least that's how I interpreted it.)
Je explained it in some old videos, it's about injuries, I don't know shit about boxing, I'm just and enthusiast trying to explain what I saw in his old videos
I've been binge watching Shane's videos on and off over the past 11 years, I was a 10th grader, who just got into combat sports, continued watching as an amateur MMA fighter, Kickboxer and Boxer all the way to now where I just train for fitness as a working professional.
i always got told in my martial arts training that when you make a fist you are holding your heart. you want to hold it strong enough to protect it but not too hard as to squish it.
This is the exact opposite of the Soviet boxing system that Bivol, Usyk, Lomachenko use. In that system the fist and wrist are squeezed hard tight at the point of impact
That was a perfect explanation, no real notes just an alt, the glove places your finger in a spit you can make a truly mean hammer fist but isn't good for direct punches, to do so roll from pinky up to form the fist then use your thumb tip to put pressure on the second knuckle of you first finger, clench tight, this is the fist of wingchun that has an brutal hammer strike and some solid flurry punches resembling speedbaging
As someone with really bad outer knuckle pain seeing this dude punch the bag bare handed makes me really jealous (I've had this pain for 4 months and haven't been able to hit the bag since, even with gloves, nothing, it's on both hands, pinkies)
As a boxer myself . I HATE UA-cam TRAINERS . U are definitely an exception I even subscribed, definitely a good coach and if not yet you’re definitely going to be one bro 🔥
I’ve been watching this channel for years, and I’d like to genuinely thank you for getting me ready for certain defensive situations. The channel legitimately taught me how to defend myself lol thanksFightTips!!
@@Kostadin_Arolski well it has worked so far. I’m a person oh no regards to people when I go out. I say things to people deserve it, and they have tried to confront me. Some simple tips allowed me to defend myself, especially when it comes to the striking and moving my head.
@@Kostadin_Arolski I think the difference between me and you that I have taken previous training, as it is that I rested from second grade to 12th grade, but didn’t have any striking training. I begin to take boxing classes and Washington things like fight tips. That’s why I think like fight tips because it’ll give you the extra edge. I know it’s hard to understand as somebody who watched the UFC and instead of deciding to actually take up the martial arts and just watch it and say you see red it’s very difficult. Once you get into a couple of training sessions I’d like to hear back from you fight tips really helps you if you’ve actually been in the gym.
For everyone hating on his fingers remaining loose throughout: this way of boxing is possible on a bag or pad, but only if your knuckles are well aligned with your wrist and lower arm. I've been doing exactly this hand position myself recently and am surprised to see it here. It's not bad technique: it's different technique. All techniques have their drawbacks
OK but where does the thumb go when in the glove. It's imossible to make a traditional fist with the thumb locked over the index finger and the thumb ends being vulnerable.
This may be the solution to a longstanding problem with both my index fingers when boxing!!! Thank you! I really appreciate this info and demo. Nobody else on line that I have found has given me this perspective.
u were my first online boxing coach sir i did boxing n already left but you r still here cant belive met u after a long time thanks for everything from everyone
Wow... I've been boxing for years and have always subconsciously been doing that. This was a really great way of describing it and to consciously practice the right form! 👍
I have been watching your chanel for 6 years now. It was the first martial arts chanel I ever subscribed too and still I am incredibly impressed by your technique everytime. Keep going you're great! ☺
@@OberWanKenobii Maybe it's just us who followed him on his journey for quite a bit. But I would say the lessons he got from true elites like Bas Rutten weren't wasted on him. He really grew a lot as a fighter and his technique is at least sufficient to demonstrate and teach a thing or two. Cheers!
There's actually another way of making a fist that protects your wrist a little better, but still has the benefits of your open hand style. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on it sometime if I can make it to one of your seminars.
Shane still out here kilking it with Fight Tips! Love this channel so much, i love following along to your footwork drills as warm ups. Keep up the excellent work sir it's inspiring me to get better
“A glass straw” never heard that before and it’s honestly perfect advice. I was told to imagine you have a handful of thumbtack’s. If you throw a punch wrong it’ll hurt like you actually have a handful of them so practice. Also condition your hands a stronger bone makes a harder impact.
When I first started doing boxing, I hated wearing gloves. It felt like instead of making a proper fist, I was doing some weird claw thing and hitting anything took a lot of getting used to
I was noticing that when I go bareknúx I wouldn't squeeze my hand either. My fingertips would end up wanting to just rest on my palm and it was super comfortable for me. I asked someone with more experience if it was okay to do and they said no. Glad to see that I could actually switch back to punching like this. Thank you so much.
Honestly amazing how many people think this is solid advice when it’s exactly the opposite of what you should do / how you should train … it goes to show if you speak confidently and with consistency about a subject you can be completely wrong but if you “look the part” people who know even less about the same subject will think you are a genius… truly a dilemma for our times
i did martial arts for years and my instructor would kick you if you had an open fist while punching. strength of the punch is correlated to density of your fist (obviously) so more mass in a smaller area. plus you can do a good job of breaking your fingers punching with an open fist, which seems a bit worse than over-flexing a tendon. then again you need to be hitting with your knuckles, not a flat fist anyways
If you bend the last knuckle and make a tight fist, it pushes on your palm and you cant over flex your main knuckles even if u try to. Ive been in a couple hundred bare knuckle... contests? I dont like criticising other fighters, but this guy is just repeating things he's heard. I strongly disagree. Im sure his method is fine for gloves. I have no idea.
I’ve always hit bags the same way, keeping fingers untucked. Same with any street/bar fights I’ve ever been in. Never had any issues even when going nearly full force into someone’s head. As long as the bones in your hand are aligned properly along with your wrist bend it’s all good to me.
You know, im may not be much of an exercising or fighting guy in anyway. But your explanation is really nice and your use of punches are great drawing reference. Thanks a ton!
u want a tight grip. as tight of a grip as possible tbh. there bear buckle boxing and they all say the same thing. super tight grip so once u make contact, the force doesnt go back into your hands as much
correct. This loose grip crap is terrible advice based on a miscommunication with martial arts. The goal of a loose hand is to snap it closed as tight as possible on contact. People ignore that and just tape everything super tight that basically reinforces bad habis.
Finally someone else who doesn't clench their fist. I agree I don't feel my last knuckle either my finger tips get jammed I IMMEDIATELY. I just have a very weird finger length.
It also prevents wasted energy and muscle strength from keeping ur knuckles closed up also having an open posture allows the fingers to fall backwards if something goes wrong
Very true! Hit my hands on a bag with a tight grip. Almost broke my finger. The light grip helps connect knuckles to the bag while absorbing more force!
been watching you and carrying a mouth guard since you made the video on why you carry one, crazy seeing your channel again i havent seen it in like 2 years
I always thought the tighter you squeeze your fist the more dense the hand mass becomes, translating into a harder punch due to the lack of impact absorption in the hand
Respectfully, that's not how physics work... That said, science has been working on the way tension, effort, acceleration and impact interact-- and while we understand more every year... no one has anything close to a majority understanding, much less an absolute understanding. Follow the evidence though, not folk wisdom or emotions 😊
@SL1CEND1CEN I don't know how that is relevant to my answer about the physics... the density can only increase with the addition of actual material-- so swinging the hand around held out loosely from the body could increase density because of pooling blood, but tensing doesn't do that. I did have a few fights in the early 2000's, but I realized pretty early that I wasn't going to be a champion. My cardio was no where near where it needed to be for my weight class, and I thought school was a better choice for me. Which is where I learned what allows me to backup my statement! I did train with, coach, and corner fighters who had a lot more fights than I did... which, again, isn't super relevant
??? No. That sounds almost the opposite of what you should do for a punch. A fully tight fist should only be applied at the moment of contact, in a punch. If you keep your fist tight throughout the whole punch motion, then you lose a lot of speed and power.
@@ruga-ventoj Well I didn’t say anything about keeping it as tight as possible throughout the punch motion 😂 so your comment doesn’t apply. I just said that I thought a tight fist translated to a harder punch than a punch from an open or loose fist. Also a punch is thrown and landed in a split second, do you think someone’s got time to be cycling through squeezing and loosening right before impact with every punch of a combination? Surely if you can do that you aren’t punching with good speed. And as physics guy pointed out, it might just be an old myth anyway
I was taught the method you explain with the piece of glass (just not explained like that) in my unarmed combative course for personal security details when I was in the army doing PSD for generals and the secsef and sec army. Its definitely the way to go for bare knuckle
The part where squeezing the fist is something i learned on my first says of self practice, making a tight fist not only hurts the knuckles more but also feels like youre crushing the tip of your fingers
I personally prefer to train with bandages and you naturally get a ball of bandage to make your fist over. You get the conditioning of bare knuckle practice and at the same time you are protected from injury and have rhe proper fist making by default.
Never heard this in my life. Did several arts and every single one made me make a right fist with no gap. This helps to prevent breaking your fingers if you hit accidentally with you lower finger joints. I agree the method provided is easier on the tendon but it raises question to potentially breaking your fingers. I guess it is one of those, if you ask 1000 experts the same question, prepare to get 1000 different answers (not literal). But on a personal note, all my spars were with bare knuckle and I think I would have broken my fingers (more so) by now if I did it this way.
The idea that boxers punch their whole lives, but break their hands in real fights because they don’t know how to throw punches without gloves, is fascinating
“A piece of glass”. This man is gifted as a teacher and genuinely seems like the most solid dude.🤝
Thanks Jacob 🙏😊
Coulda used that tip two saggital band surgeries ago😢😂
He’s got tons of stuff like that, I got bullied as a kid, started doing martial arts and watching this guy. I don’t get bullied anymore. Love you Shane
You mean like the most solid dude who's ever lived or the most solid dude imaginable?
i just got a tip i didnt even knew i needed
“Why does the glove force us to keep our thumb on the outside? Idk, but if you punch a bag without a glove, pretend you’re holding glass”
EXACTLY
Facts.
(but tbf I do think that he explained this bit, _although not super clearly_ , when he said the piece of glass thing.
If you're holding a piece of glass you won't stick your thumb inside your other fingers, so the thumb will have to be outside like with the glove.
At least that's how I interpreted it.)
Idk I am watching this for 20 and he did not give answer yet.
😂😂😂
Je explained it in some old videos, it's about injuries, I don't know shit about boxing, I'm just and enthusiast trying to explain what I saw in his old videos
I went thru a phase where i binged all your videos like 7 years ago. Glad to know youre still doing well
This is so wholesome
You really wanted to beat someone up huh
I get his videos every now and then and it reminds me of back in the day, Shane from fight tips with his boy Dom in philly
Bruh, same
I've been binge watching Shane's videos on and off over the past 11 years, I was a 10th grader, who just got into combat sports, continued watching as an amateur MMA fighter, Kickboxer and Boxer all the way to now where I just train for fitness as a working professional.
i always got told in my martial arts training that when you make a fist you are holding your heart. you want to hold it strong enough to protect it but not too hard as to squish it.
Dam that's good
This is the exact opposite of the Soviet boxing system that Bivol, Usyk, Lomachenko use. In that system the fist and wrist are squeezed hard tight at the point of impact
do that stupid shit in mma and someone will eat your heart
It’s so fascinating watching people punching punching bags
Get one
@@Handletoncity I think i should
@@EmptyShellCasing do it.
Do it and follow the instructions in his videos you won’t regret it!
@@ee3ee3ee3 i’ll actually think about it, i will update you if i get one
Why is bros boxing so majestic
He practices
@@AnarchistGrandpalmao
the piece of glass analogy works so well, I don't box or anything but i immediately got what you were trying to convey
That was a perfect explanation, no real notes just an alt, the glove places your finger in a spit you can make a truly mean hammer fist but isn't good for direct punches, to do so roll from pinky up to form the fist then use your thumb tip to put pressure on the second knuckle of you first finger, clench tight, this is the fist of wingchun that has an brutal hammer strike and some solid flurry punches resembling speedbaging
As someone with really bad outer knuckle pain seeing this dude punch the bag bare handed makes me really jealous
(I've had this pain for 4 months and haven't been able to hit the bag since, even with gloves, nothing, it's on both hands, pinkies)
those punches look and sound so clean
As a boxer myself . I HATE UA-cam TRAINERS . U are definitely an exception I even subscribed, definitely a good coach and if not yet you’re definitely going to be one bro 🔥
🙏
I’ve been watching this channel for years, and I’d like to genuinely thank you for getting me ready for certain defensive situations. The channel legitimately taught me how to defend myself lol thanksFightTips!!
You think you are prepared because you watched something 😅 pray to god
@@Kostadin_Arolski well it has worked so far. I’m a person oh no regards to people when I go out. I say things to people deserve it, and they have tried to confront me. Some simple tips allowed me to defend myself, especially when it comes to the striking and moving my head.
@@Kostadin_Arolski I think the difference between me and you that I have taken previous training, as it is that I rested from second grade to 12th grade, but didn’t have any striking training. I begin to take boxing classes and Washington things like fight tips. That’s why I think like fight tips because it’ll give you the extra edge. I know it’s hard to understand as somebody who watched the UFC and instead of deciding to actually take up the martial arts and just watch it and say you see red it’s very difficult. Once you get into a couple of training sessions I’d like to hear back from you fight tips really helps you if you’ve actually been in the gym.
He doesn't even hit properly with bareknuckles
For everyone hating on his fingers remaining loose throughout: this way of boxing is possible on a bag or pad, but only if your knuckles are well aligned with your wrist and lower arm. I've been doing exactly this hand position myself recently and am surprised to see it here. It's not bad technique: it's different technique. All techniques have their drawbacks
OK but where does the thumb go when in the glove. It's imossible to make a traditional fist with the thumb locked over the index finger and the thumb ends being vulnerable.
This may be the solution to a longstanding problem with both my index fingers when boxing!!! Thank you! I really appreciate this info and demo. Nobody else on line that I have found has given me this perspective.
u were my first online boxing coach sir i did boxing n already left but you r still here cant belive met u after a long time thanks for everything from everyone
So we just gonna ask a question and never answer it?
he said that if you hit it in the knuckle or skull it will breaks the thumb so dont put it in front of but instead outside
never got into martial arts, but I do like the idea of punching something. idk why it just seems therapeutic the way you do it
It's Ben 8 years since I saw your channel loved the advice and smart tips 😊❤
Love regards from Saudi Arabia ❤❤🎉🎉
Man I haven't seen your videos in a minute I'm glad you're still around
Wow... I've been boxing for years and have always subconsciously been doing that. This was a really great way of describing it and to consciously practice the right form! 👍
Ain't there no way! I used to watch your videos years ago! I can't believe the algo brought us together again! Glad you stayed consistent Shane!
Been watching your videos for YEARS since the mouth guard video. As a fellow Philadelphian I’m glad you’re still helping others and bettering them🙏🏾🙏🏾
Damn havent watched this dude in like 8 years forgot he existed this crazy
I can see the finesse of your technique even tho I am not a martial artist
Literally the most useful channel. They way I would use them strained my finger but this, thank you.
Good stuff, you are well spoken and articulate the subject matter well.
I been watching this guy for like 11 years
Jesus Shane’s form is so damn beautiful
I have been watching your chanel for 6 years now. It was the first martial arts chanel I ever subscribed too and still I am incredibly impressed by your technique everytime. Keep going you're great! ☺
same here! Very nice snappiness in the punches too!
yup it's been like 6 years for me too, honestly amazed at his consistency, i learned a lot from this channel.
Why? His "technique" is dogshit
@@OberWanKenobii Maybe it's just us who followed him on his journey for quite a bit. But I would say the lessons he got from true elites like Bas Rutten weren't wasted on him. He really grew a lot as a fighter and his technique is at least sufficient to demonstrate and teach a thing or two. Cheers!
@PhilosoFox I mean, sure but his "lessons" and "tips" are not only absolutely trash and wrong, but they will get beginners who listen to it hurt
He’s such A Great Coach and Teacher.
There's actually another way of making a fist that protects your wrist a little better, but still has the benefits of your open hand style. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on it sometime if I can make it to one of your seminars.
Shane still out here kilking it with Fight Tips! Love this channel so much, i love following along to your footwork drills as warm ups. Keep up the excellent work sir it's inspiring me to get better
That piece of glass advice is fuckign crazy thx dude.
Just watching hit the bag with such elegance made me sub
It’s amazing! The science behind EVERYTHING is attainable.
You are 100% not supposed to punch with a soft fist with or without gloves. You have a relaxed fist in general, but clinch your fist before impact.
Exactly idk what he’s going on about In this video. You’ll definitely hurt your hand keeping it open like that
“A glass straw” never heard that before and it’s honestly perfect advice. I was told to imagine you have a handful of thumbtack’s. If you throw a punch wrong it’ll hurt like you actually have a handful of them so practice. Also condition your hands a stronger bone makes a harder impact.
When I first started doing boxing, I hated wearing gloves. It felt like instead of making a proper fist, I was doing some weird claw thing and hitting anything took a lot of getting used to
I’ve been watching his videos since the old mouthpiece video man his channel keeps getting bigger and better
I was noticing that when I go bareknúx I wouldn't squeeze my hand either. My fingertips would end up wanting to just rest on my palm and it was super comfortable for me. I asked someone with more experience if it was okay to do and they said no. Glad to see that I could actually switch back to punching like this. Thank you so much.
Honestly amazing how many people think this is solid advice when it’s exactly the opposite of what you should do / how you should train … it goes to show if you speak confidently and with consistency about a subject you can be completely wrong but if you “look the part” people who know even less about the same subject will think you are a genius… truly a dilemma for our times
That's exactly how I have been punching bags bare knuckles for over 20+ years. Thanks for the tips.
i did martial arts for years and my instructor would kick you if you had an open fist while punching. strength of the punch is correlated to density of your fist (obviously) so more mass in a smaller area. plus you can do a good job of breaking your fingers punching with an open fist, which seems a bit worse than over-flexing a tendon. then again you need to be hitting with your knuckles, not a flat fist anyways
Unless you're using palm strikes of course :)
Yeah this guy is a hack, he’d get his fingers snapped fast in an actually self defense situation
Thank you yess!!
If you bend the last knuckle and make a tight fist, it pushes on your palm and you cant over flex your main knuckles even if u try to.
Ive been in a couple hundred bare knuckle... contests? I dont like criticising other fighters, but this guy is just repeating things he's heard. I strongly disagree.
Im sure his method is fine for gloves. I have no idea.
@cHAOs9 I agree, his "preference" is just weird, and will likely cause beginners to break their fingers if they listen to his advice
Dude your punches are mesmerising it’s crazy
I’ve always hit bags the same way, keeping fingers untucked. Same with any street/bar fights I’ve ever been in. Never had any issues even when going nearly full force into someone’s head. As long as the bones in your hand are aligned properly along with your wrist bend it’s all good to me.
First time I see a video of someone talking a about this I think it's amazing information 👏
Finally a correct tutorial on how to make a fist
Now I understand why my older brother used to tell me to squeeze something like a lighter if I ever found myself in a street fight lol
Intriguing!
I appreciate your breakdown and thank you for sharing your insights.
Best to you!
It’s crazy to think I used to be a kid watching your videos to help with bullying, now I’m a grown ass man and you still look the same😂
I'm so happy Mr Reyes design is still the best ! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
When I was a kid, I learned to either hold a lighter or a roll of quarters to make my fist solid.
that last combo went so hard lol. love it!
That piece of glass tip is amazing, good shit
Yes! First time I have seen someone explain this on the internet
that's perfectly demonstrated
... and that's also what got my fingers in trouble in a real fight...
so, choose your venue carefully !
I would have never thought this this is genius
thank you so much for the advice! I’ve been trying to figure out why boxing is so hard on my hands even when I wrap them
U made me unlock something that will make boxing more fun, thenks
The hands are quick! Damn son 💪
You know, im may not be much of an exercising or fighting guy in anyway. But your explanation is really nice and your use of punches are great drawing reference.
Thanks a ton!
Would love to see your drawings! I'm working on an animated series myself -- shoot me an email: Shane [at] fighttips [dot] com
That is such a dope advice
u want a tight grip. as tight of a grip as possible tbh. there bear buckle boxing and they all say the same thing. super tight grip so once u make contact, the force doesnt go back into your hands as much
correct. This loose grip crap is terrible advice based on a miscommunication with martial arts. The goal of a loose hand is to snap it closed as tight as possible on contact. People ignore that and just tape everything super tight that basically reinforces bad habis.
Got it thank you boss ❤Cali luv
@@Dead_Goatcool thank you boss ❤Cali luv
Agreed
Why? Please site your sources!
Definitely changed my training methods thank you
Finally someone else who doesn't clench their fist. I agree I don't feel my last knuckle either my finger tips get jammed I IMMEDIATELY. I just have a very weird finger length.
It also prevents wasted energy and muscle strength from keeping ur knuckles closed up also having an open posture allows the fingers to fall backwards if something goes wrong
Clean and sharp punches. Man im jealous now
this was very helpful
Thanks for that, the glass straw idea is so smart. 😊
i’ve been watching this guy since i was 13.. im 21 now
Bro i haven’t seen this dudes videos in so long
that works really well god damn
This should be the first lesson in boxing but I find out about it after 2 years of boxing 😂
Very true! Hit my hands on a bag with a tight grip. Almost broke my finger. The light grip helps connect knuckles to the bag while absorbing more force!
learn to throw a punch and you wont get hurt with a tight grip. Only uncoordinated people have issues with a tight grip.
this is game changing
That feels so weird but I can see why it would work I’ll be sure to try it next time
been watching you and carrying a mouth guard since you made the video on why you carry one, crazy seeing your channel again i havent seen it in like 2 years
Thanks for dropping back in, Jesse! You should join our team on MAGNVS.io
That overstretching part!!!!! U used to feel like it was being ripped over my knuckles so I had to correct that shit
Great advice man
I always thought the tighter you squeeze your fist the more dense the hand mass becomes, translating into a harder punch due to the lack of impact absorption in the hand
Respectfully, that's not how physics work... That said, science has been working on the way tension, effort, acceleration and impact interact-- and while we understand more every year... no one has anything close to a majority understanding, much less an absolute understanding. Follow the evidence though, not folk wisdom or emotions 😊
How many fights have you been in?@@TreyYork1
@SL1CEND1CEN I don't know how that is relevant to my answer about the physics... the density can only increase with the addition of actual material-- so swinging the hand around held out loosely from the body could increase density because of pooling blood, but tensing doesn't do that.
I did have a few fights in the early 2000's, but I realized pretty early that I wasn't going to be a champion. My cardio was no where near where it needed to be for my weight class, and I thought school was a better choice for me. Which is where I learned what allows me to backup my statement!
I did train with, coach, and corner fighters who had a lot more fights than I did... which, again, isn't super relevant
??? No. That sounds almost the opposite of what you should do for a punch. A fully tight fist should only be applied at the moment of contact, in a punch. If you keep your fist tight throughout the whole punch motion, then you lose a lot of speed and power.
@@ruga-ventoj Well I didn’t say anything about keeping it as tight as possible throughout the punch motion 😂 so your comment doesn’t apply. I just said that I thought a tight fist translated to a harder punch than a punch from an open or loose fist.
Also a punch is thrown and landed in a split second, do you think someone’s got time to be cycling through squeezing and loosening right before impact with every punch of a combination? Surely if you can do that you aren’t punching with good speed. And as physics guy pointed out, it might just be an old myth anyway
Nice video, thx for the tip and it helped my sparring ❤🎉
Me watching boxing videos knowing full well if i get into a fight im just running away
First combo looked clean af
That sweet little "bop-bop" sound the bag makes on contact is just "mwah" chefs kiss
This was an amazing analogy thank you for helping me and lots of others
I was taught the method you explain with the piece of glass (just not explained like that) in my unarmed combative course for personal security details when I was in the army doing PSD for generals and the secsef and sec army. Its definitely the way to go for bare knuckle
Dang bro I remember watching all your videos in high school like 10-14 years ago lol
I figured out punching that way in my own and thought I was weird for it but I’m glad it’s a good habit!
That was very helpful.😊
The part where squeezing the fist is something i learned on my first says of self practice, making a tight fist not only hurts the knuckles more but also feels like youre crushing the tip of your fingers
I personally prefer to train with bandages and you naturally get a ball of bandage to make your fist over. You get the conditioning of bare knuckle practice and at the same time you are protected from injury and have rhe proper fist making by default.
Never heard this in my life. Did several arts and every single one made me make a right fist with no gap. This helps to prevent breaking your fingers if you hit accidentally with you lower finger joints. I agree the method provided is easier on the tendon but it raises question to potentially breaking your fingers.
I guess it is one of those, if you ask 1000 experts the same question, prepare to get 1000 different answers (not literal).
But on a personal note, all my spars were with bare knuckle and I think I would have broken my fingers (more so) by now if I did it this way.
Good advice sensei
Bending thumb back on full power punch is hell
The idea that boxers punch their whole lives, but break their hands in real fights because they don’t know how to throw punches without gloves, is fascinating
Hands are made for climbing, squeezing, holding, writing... not smashing into other harder bones
Awesome advice
100% agree with this! this is how i train!
Putting a clipper lighter in your hand is perfect for most
I heard Mike Perry say the exact opposite, that the trick was to squeeze as hard as possible
him having a punching bag inside his living room is so shane fazen