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<blockquote data-quote="Sherman" data-source="post: 634847" data-attributes="member: 3434">RE: This is why you must train a liveI question whether boxing is a good way to learn how to throw a punch in a real fight.&nbsp; I work out in a gym with boxers and they can spend up to 15 minutes wrapping their hands before they put on their gloves.&nbsp; That is so they can punch without spraining their wrists.&nbsp; I trained in traditional karate, where we learn to punch properly without gloves.&nbsp; This requires developing total control over the punch at every stage of the execution.&nbsp; I hit the bags with full force with my bare&nbsp; knuckles.&nbsp; Several times I have had alarmed boxers run up to me with a pair of gloves.&nbsp; But in Karate, you learn to punch with control.&nbsp; You hit your target with full force with your wrist square so it doesn't twist.&nbsp; I also do bare knuckle pushups every day to condition my knuckles.&nbsp; In traditional Karate, you practice hitting a makiwara, which is a padded striking post.&nbsp; If a boxer gets in a real fight, where you don't have time to put on gloves, and actually hits bone, not only will it be excruciatingly painful, but he runs the risk of spraining or even breaking his wrist.&nbsp; The boxer never learns to safely hit a target with full force without the aid of hand wrapping and gloves.[attachment=24159]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sherman, post: 634847, member: 3434"] [b]RE: This is why you must train a live[/b] I question whether boxing is a good way to learn how to throw a punch in a real fight. I work out in a gym with boxers and they can spend up to 15 minutes wrapping their hands before they put on their gloves. That is so they can punch without spraining their wrists. I trained in traditional karate, where we learn to punch properly without gloves. This requires developing total control over the punch at every stage of the execution. I hit the bags with full force with my bare knuckles. Several times I have had alarmed boxers run up to me with a pair of gloves. But in Karate, you learn to punch with control. You hit your target with full force with your wrist square so it doesn't twist. I also do bare knuckle pushups every day to condition my knuckles. In traditional Karate, you practice hitting a makiwara, which is a padded striking post. If a boxer gets in a real fight, where you don't have time to put on gloves, and actually hits bone, not only will it be excruciatingly painful, but he runs the risk of spraining or even breaking his wrist. The boxer never learns to safely hit a target with full force without the aid of hand wrapping and gloves. [attachment=24159] [/QUOTE]

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