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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sherman" data-source="post: 634870" data-attributes="member: 3434">RE: This is why you must train a liveThe Karate punch contacts its target only through the first two knuckles with the wrist level and the thumb tucked in tightly.  So you are never going to hit anything with your fingers and thumb, and your wrist will never be in a twisted formation.  This takes control and practice.  If you wear a glove, you will never get this practice or know how to do it.  With a glove, you may actually be hitting someone with your thumb, but the force distributes through the glove so you can get away with it.  That is why boxers wrap their hands.</blockquote>