Bare Knuckle Training.

[SportsScience]

Are there any proven negitive effects from hitting the bag with bare knuckles? I do it now because i found i liked it much more than hitting with any type of glove. Much more satisfying and my hands dont even get cut up anymore like they did when i started.

 

[Snowman3459]

It's a good way too toughen your skin...that's about it.

 

[Airdyne23]

Are there any proven negitive effects from hitting the bag with bare knuckles? I do it now because i found i liked it much more than hitting with any type of glove. Much more satisfying and my hands dont even get cut up anymore like they did when i started.

I know some Karate guys who have always hit the bag bare knuckle. Every single one of them has broken their hand at some point.

Ever wonder why people wear gloves for training/fights? There's your answer.

 

[Airdyne23]

It's a good way too toughen your skin...that's about it.

Pfft, real men like me wash their face daily in brine. Really helps with the ladies.

 

[Mr Fingers]

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[Mr Fingers]

I know some Karate guys who have always hit the bag bare knuckle. Every single one of them has broken their hand at some point.

Ever wonder why people wear gloves for training/fights? There's your answer.

I have trained with TKD guys who hit the bag without gloves, but they have conditioned their hands for breaking. From what I was told it takes years to properly condition your hands. I don

 

[Higus]

i'd be more worried about injuring your wrist from not having the support of a glove or wrap. The only thing that punching bare handed is going to do is toughen the skin on your hands. It's not going to make you punch any harder or faster or better.

 

[SportsScience]

Is it not similar to running barefoot?

 

[mrpopenfresh]

I have trained with TKD guys who hit the bag without gloves, but they have conditioned their hands for breaking. From what I was told it takes years to properly condition your hands. I don

 

[BudoNoah]

Hitting the bag without gloves or wraps will strengthen your wrists and toughen the skin and bones of your hands over time, you just have to be aware of your limitations--don't start off hitting the bag with your bare knuckles just as hard as you did with gloves on, for a start. In addition to not using gloves on the bag I use a makiwara (same concept, but conditions the skin and bones a bit more and resists more the harder you hit) but I'm still working up to striking full-power on that. It just takes time and patience, and there are plenty of old Okinawan and Japanese martial artists whose hands work just fine despite this type of bare knuckle training. Just as an example, the head of Shorin-Ryu (Shuguro Nakazato) has been training since he was very young and he is also a Judan in calligraphy and does it regularly, which is not something you can do well with arthritic hands.

 

[Airdyne23]

I have trained with TKD guys who hit the bag without gloves, but they have conditioned their hands for breaking. From what I was told it takes years to properly condition your hands. I don

 

[thirteen]

If it were me I'd train the kyokushin way and use a makiwara board.
Start light and build up intensity over time.

 

[SpineBreaker]

I've never covered my hands with anything in over 7 years of Shotokan training, and never hurt my hands. I've beat them up on a makiwara to the point where I need to stop, but good technique, including how you form a fist, makes punching a bag not that dangerous.

 

[Bekim]

Is it not similar to running barefoot?

No.

 

[Vhagar]

I've never covered my hands with anything in over 7 years of Shotokan training, and never hurt my hands. I've beat them up on a makiwara to the point where I need to stop, but good technique, including how you form a fist, makes punching a bag not that dangerous.

False. All this proves is you don't hit the bag very hard.

Training in gloves is better in every way, and hitting a heavy bag should be done in 16's.

Alway's train in 16's, it's better for pad work and heavy bag work, I feel like I should not need to explain why.

 

[karlcom]

I train bare knuckle for self defence,

Its taught me the strongest position to hold my wrists/knuckles with or without gloves

as long as you start light and build it up slowly i think it can benefit and strenthen hands and also teach good knuckle alignment

False. All this proves is you don't hit the bag very hard

This is the guy I train under(self defence) no lack of power there starts 35 sec in

YouTube - Power Punching for the street.

 

[panamaican]

Bare knuckle training can be very effective it just requires more discipline to get there.

And for all the people saying that bare knuckle fighters must have no power, they really should get up to speed on the history of bare knuckle boxing.

Good punching technique is good punching technique. If you're breaking your hand on the bag then you need to check your wrist alignment and which part of your fist is making contact with the bag. It's significantly more important when you don't have the cushioning of a glove or the extra support of wraps. There are some punches that a gloved fighter can throw that a bare knuckle fighter should definitely avoid.

 

[Genki Pseudo]

Bare knuckle training can be very effective it just requires more discipline to get there.

And for all the people saying that bare knuckle fighters must have no power, they really should get up to speed on the history of bare knuckle boxing.

Good punching technique is good punching technique. If you're breaking your hand on the bag then you need to check your wrist alignment and which part of your fist is making contact with the bag. It's significantly more important when you don't have the cushioning of a glove or the extra support of wraps. There are some punches that a gloved fighter can throw that a bare knuckle fighter should definitely avoid.

This. good form is everything, and bareknuckle will strengthen your wrists. However the risk of hurting your wrist or fist/knuckles is much higher as you really need to maintain perfect form when punching hard

 

[mrpopenfresh]

Is it not similar to running barefoot?

Your feet are made to absorb impact and be on the ground all the time, you hands aren't really made to hit stuff.

 

[Varth]

Honestly why risk it? Putting wraps and some gloves will toughen you up in no time and will help you avoid injuries because honestly even the greatest expert does shit sometimes. My heavy bag feels like concrete and without all the gear I would have definately broken something.