As an older fella having had my share of hand injuries, open hand strikes (palmstrikes, edge of hand) or hammerfist is pretty much the sum total of my hard training. I find I can hit much harder with a palm strike from certain angles anyway.
The one punch that still rocks it is from close up, fence position where the right hand comes from 4 o'clock to 10 o'clock targeting the jaw just behind the chin combined with a body/foot shift. It's a short shot, and somehow the angle prevents hand/wrist pain or injury for me.
I think as one gets older you just kinda settle into your proven go-to strikes. You know from experience what works for you. I don't spend much time training stuff I probably will never draw upon, but I do like to test out new things to keep learning.
"I think as one gets older you just kinda settle into your proven go-to strikes. You know from experience what works for you. I don't spend much time training stuff I probably will never draw upon, but I do like to test out new things to keep learning." Very much agree with this and it's how it should be really, you find what works for you as an individual and keep it sharp - but always with an eye out for a possible upgrade right?
Thanks for your comment Rodrigo, hope you're doing well, Jeth
As always, very informative article.
As an older fella having had my share of hand injuries, open hand strikes (palmstrikes, edge of hand) or hammerfist is pretty much the sum total of my hard training. I find I can hit much harder with a palm strike from certain angles anyway.
The one punch that still rocks it is from close up, fence position where the right hand comes from 4 o'clock to 10 o'clock targeting the jaw just behind the chin combined with a body/foot shift. It's a short shot, and somehow the angle prevents hand/wrist pain or injury for me.
I think as one gets older you just kinda settle into your proven go-to strikes. You know from experience what works for you. I don't spend much time training stuff I probably will never draw upon, but I do like to test out new things to keep learning.
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"I think as one gets older you just kinda settle into your proven go-to strikes. You know from experience what works for you. I don't spend much time training stuff I probably will never draw upon, but I do like to test out new things to keep learning." Very much agree with this and it's how it should be really, you find what works for you as an individual and keep it sharp - but always with an eye out for a possible upgrade right?
Thanks for your comment Rodrigo, hope you're doing well, Jeth