Also, try not to hit them with the lateral column of your fist, that would be the 4th and 5th knuckles. The neck of the 4th and especially the 5th metacarpals are the weakest bones in the hand and are prone to transverse fractures, often known as a boxers fracture.
I work in orthopedics and it’s probably one of the most common hand injuries I see. Really, if you’ve never punched anyone before, I wouldn’t start with someones face/head. Unless you have a job/training that has toughened up your hands, you’re more likely to hurt yourself worse than anyone else.
Good point! I forgot about that. Almost every untrained person wants to curve their punches and connect with the third and fourth knuckles instead of the first and second. One of the easiest ways to break a bone in your hand.
Yeah… People just don’t know how easy it is to break a bone in your hands. Skulls are made up so much harder and more dense bones than your metacarpals.
There’s a reason even people with years of conditioning as boxers or mma fighters still wear gloves and protective hand wraps, and it isn’t to protect their opponents’faces.
Also, try not to hit them with the lateral column of your fist, that would be the 4th and 5th knuckles. The neck of the 4th and especially the 5th metacarpals are the weakest bones in the hand and are prone to transverse fractures, often known as a boxers fracture.
I work in orthopedics and it’s probably one of the most common hand injuries I see. Really, if you’ve never punched anyone before, I wouldn’t start with someones face/head. Unless you have a job/training that has toughened up your hands, you’re more likely to hurt yourself worse than anyone else.
Good point! I forgot about that. Almost every untrained person wants to curve their punches and connect with the third and fourth knuckles instead of the first and second. One of the easiest ways to break a bone in your hand.
Yeah… People just don’t know how easy it is to break a bone in your hands. Skulls are made up so much harder and more dense bones than your metacarpals.
There’s a reason even people with years of conditioning as boxers or mma fighters still wear gloves and protective hand wraps, and it isn’t to protect their opponents’faces.