Better punches?

[RZZZA]

Hi all, I'm a new member who needs to ask some experts about training, and overall just how to throw better punches, decent kicks, etc. I'm a fan of the MMA and boxing although I've never officially trained at a dojo or under a master, or in a real boxing ring, never had any classes and all that I've learned throughout my life has been self taught.

I took a lot of my punching form from various T.V. sports such as boxing and the MMA, and I took my "snapping punch" thing from Bruce Lee, who said the way to throw an effective punch is to let your arm fly with a loose fist and at the moment before impact you tighten up your fist really quickly, which gives you a faster hand and that "snapping" thing at the end of your punch if you time it right.

Well, my real question has nothing to do with Bruce Lee, it has to do with asking if the following training method is effective, counterproductive or what. Ok, what I do is take relatively light barbells in both my hands (10 pounders) and go through the punching motions repeatedly until I give out. I go to my stance, throw a straight jab, return to my stance, and I do that again and again with both arms, switching from lefty stance to righty. Is this a good way of building my arms and shoulders up to throw better punches?

Also, I have been punching walls for a long time using the Bruce Lee snapping thing, in order to compress my knuckle bones so they become hard. I know that muay thai fighters bodies are like steel, and I heard one of the reasons that martial artists are able to put their fists through hard materials such as walls and bricks is partly because their bones are compressed and hard as diamonds after years and years of continious impact upon them. So taking this theory, I began punching walls with more and more conviction and today I think I can honestly say that my right hand is much stronger than my left (I'm a righty so I neglect my left hand, my right is tons stronger) thanks to my continuous wall punching.

The problem is that, someone told me that punching walls may actually do a lot to hurt your arm, as tiny cracks form on your knuckles which can lead to complications. So has punching walls affected me for the better or for the worse? There is no pain as of yet, but I'm afraid that the next punch may be a little too strong and I'll permanently damage my hand, even though I always try to punch with good form.

Okay well thats all for now, thanks in advance to any who can offer their opinions to me.

[Tom Yum]

Do you want to be able to fondle your spouse when you turn 60?

There's better ways of toughening up your fists. Knuckle pushups are good. Hitting a bag with wraps alone is also good.

[Scott Bolinger]

punching walls, you could end up jarring your wrist to hard, or brusing the bone in your hand. Your better off making a punching board. Something with a little give to it.

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"The problem is that, someone told me that punching walls may actually do a lot to hurt your arm, as tiny cracks form on your knuckles which can lead to complications. So has punching walls affected me for the better or for the worse? There is no pain as of yet, but I'm afraid that the next punch may be a little too strong and I'll permanently damage my hand, even though I always try to punch with good form."(you)

Why do you think punching wall's is good? There has to be another way. Do you think Bruce Lee used to punch wall's? Do you think Mike Tyson or any other great fighter used to punch wall's. I don't think so.

Why do you want to punch so hard, something so hard. Or are you tapping the wall's? Soft hit's hard...Hard hit's soft...Why do you think boxing glove's were invented?!

My mate(who used to punch wall's, and who I don't know anylonger) reckon's curtain's are much better!!

I cannot see how punching wall's help's with technique..the other person will see you coming for starter's!

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[QUOTE=bbbb]"The problem is that, someone told me that punching walls may actually do a lot to hurt your arm, as tiny cracks form on your knuckles which can lead to complications. So has punching walls affected me for the better or for the worse? There is no pain as of yet, but I'm afraid that the next punch may be a little too strong and I'll permanently damage my hand, even though I always try to punch with good form."(you)

Who's arm is it going to hurt?!

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Go to a boxing gym...after your hand's have healed('cos he does not want to see those hand's)..and you will be surprised at the technichality of a leveraged punch..something you can never learn by yourself!