punching sand???

[TredKiller]

my trainer said it hardens your knockles.

is this true?????????

[Del Coqui]

it probably does, not sure how that would help on a fight.

[TredKiller]

it probably does, not sure how that would help on a fight.

i wouldent, but my knockles tend to get sore and cut,
so tougher knockles would be a soulution.

[REMOVED SHARK 99]

Using wraps would stop this I believe, I use wraps and there are no cuts but before I used them I had big sores near my knuckles.

[Kinetic Linking]

If it does that would be cool. I've never heard any reasonable suggestions on how to toughen knuckles and it's definitely worth looking into. Great, you can wear wraps and gloves in a boxing match, but boxing isn't just a sport, it's a form of self defense. For self defense you want tough knuckles.

[bklynboy]

If it does that would be cool. I've never heard any reasonable suggestions on how to toughen knuckles and it's definitely worth looking into. Great, you can wear wraps and gloves in a boxing match, but boxing isn't just a sport, it's a form of self defense. For self defense you want tough knuckles.

Better than punching sand, I think, is knuckle push-ups. First do them on wood floors and then on sidewalks.

[Drunken Cat]

I don't know the details, but I've heard of punching sand as a martial arts technique far hardening knuckles.

[bklynboy]

I don't know the details, but I've heard of punching sand as a martial arts technique far hardening knuckles.

Yes it is. And I used to do that. I switched from Shodokan to Fu-Jow Pai (southern Shaolin) and they discouraged toughening up your hands by hitting sand, gravel and wrapped boards and recommended knuckle push-ups. It's too long of a post but I think that hitting barehanded can cause a variety of problems while I know that knuckle pushups strengthen the knuckle and after almost 30 yrs has not given me any problems.

I know it works because it took me a while to be able to do knuckle push-ups on wood and even longer before I could do it on sidewalks. For years I didn't even think twice about doing knuckle push-ups. Now, if I don't do them for a few months (I don't train anymore, just keep myself in shape) I have to start on wood floors again before going back to sidewalks.

[Drunken Cat]

Yes it is. And I used to do that. I switched from Shodokan to Fu-Jow Pai (southern Shaolin) and they discouraged toughening up your hands by hitting sand, gravel and wrapped boards and recommended knuckle push-ups. It's too long of a post but I think that hitting barehanded can cause a variety of problems while I know that knuckle pushups strengthen the knuckle and after almost 30 yrs has not given me any problems.

I know it works because it took me a while to be able to do knuckle push-ups on wood and even longer before I could do it on sidewalks. For years I didn't even think twice about doing knuckle push-ups. Now, if I don't do them for a few months (I don't train anymore, just keep myself in shape) I have to start on wood floors again before going back to sidewalks.

Interesting, thanks for filling in the details.

[Pork Chop]

Yes it is. And I used to do that. I switched from Shodokan to Fu-Jow Pai (southern Shaolin)

One of Wai Hong's guys?
Aside from the good advice on the running thread, i knew there was a reason I liked yah. hehe

I was Jow Ga in DC.
School's floors were plywood, pushups everyday.
Jumping knuckle pushups on the stairs when we were ready.
Heavybag was duct-tape over canvas and we were encouraged to hit it w/out gloves - so nothing crazy hard like a sandbag or a makiwara, but we had to have good structure or we'd roll our wrists.