There's an alternative way to make a fist that deals with this issue. It requires completely changing how you make your fist so don't bother until you've exhausted all other options.
The change is only applied to the index finger so the 3 outside fingers don't change.
Start with holding your hand like you're making a pretend gun. Index finger pointed, thumb up, last 3 fingers closed like a fist. Now bend the index finger at the base, so it's pointing 90 degrees from it's earlier position, then bend the finger at the next knuckle so that the top 2 segments of the index finger are resting on your palm.
This is the primary difference - the index finger not being curled under.
Finish by putting your thumb in it's normal position. This should fix the extension of the index knuckle and probably the middle knuckle as well.
Edit: I have no idea how this works with wraps.
Dick?
What is your edit referring to? Also, what does caulking your wrists mean? I just tape them. And yeah, my finger on my right hand hurt, mostly my index.
Haha, yeah. I tried to say c-o-c-k your wrist, and it censored me, so I went with caulk which, at least in American English, is pronounced more or less the same.
Hurt how? In gloves or without?
There's an alternative way to make a fist that deals with this issue. It requires completely changing how you make your fist so don't bother until you've exhausted all other options.
The change is only applied to the index finger so the 3 outside fingers don't change.
Start with holding your hand like you're making a pretend gun. Index finger pointed, thumb up, last 3 fingers closed like a fist. Now bend the index finger at the base, so it's pointing 90 degrees from it's earlier position, then bend the finger at the next knuckle so that the top 2 segments of the index finger are resting on your palm.
This is the primary difference - the index finger not being curled under.
Finish by putting your thumb in it's normal position. This should fix the extension of the index knuckle and probably the middle knuckle as well.
Edit: I have no idea how this works with wraps.
You may have a deformity which makes punching damaging for you.
What exactly is preventing the finger from curling into a fist??
ouch...cant you break the index finger that way? or maybe im picturing it wrong but i dont think so.
I have a similar lack of mobility, where I can't for the life of me make a fist that hits with my first knuckles, As can be seen from the second image, the mobility issue is in my knuckles, even with fingers out I can't get them past a 90 degree bend.
What gives, has anyone encountered this before? Is there a way to strike around it or to mobilise past it?
And no it doesn't have to do with how I am making the fist, and no it won't collapse into a better position from the force of a strike. It's also not a temporary condition that will go away from rest.
Cheers.
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https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/a-sinister-fist-tutorial.2236285/I have a similar lack of mobility, where I can't for the life of me make a fist that hits with my first knuckles, As can be seen from the second image, the mobility issue is in my knuckles, even with fingers out I can't get them past a 90 degree bend.
What gives, has anyone encountered this before? Is there a way to strike around it or to mobilise past it?
And no it doesn't have to do with how I am making the fist, and no it won't collapse into a better position from the force of a strike. It's also not a temporary condition that will go away from rest.
Cheers.
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If I keep my wrist straight like I'm supposed to, there is no way I can tuck my fist in tight enough to strike with my bottom knuckle on my index and middle finger like I'm supposed to. Instead, my middle knuckles jut out too far, and I end up connecting with the finger part of my fist. The only way to correct this is by bending my wrist slightly down, but I'm told that this shouldn't be done. Is my fist just the wrong shape for fighting? Does anyone else have this issue?
EDIT: This should make it clearer: This isn't my hand, but I noticed that this fist has the same issue. See how the fingers stick out so that if he was punching straight on the lower knuckle and finger would connect with a flat surface before the knuckles he's supposed to connect with? His arm is even sloped down in this pic, if it was straight, the problem would be even more pronounced. I don't know if his other fingers do the same thing, but mine do. Basically, my middle knuckles jut out.
Do you guys get what I'm saying now?
Your fist is quite clearly not in line with your wrist.
But - yes, this is normal. This is why people breaks their hands when punching.
Years of boxing actually changes the alignment of your fists.