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Date Posted: Thu, May 01 2003, 19:46:59 GMT
Author: john Fahy
Subject: Hand Conditioning
In reply to: Ciara 's message, "....." on Thu, April 17 2003, 21:10:35 GMT

All appropriate attacking tools should be toughened. How to go about it is the question since it is a personal endeavor and can only be experienced by the person involved. There are pros and cons to various knuckle and skin conditioning. If a practitioner constantly strikes a rough rope surface then calluses will develop. In a dry climate the calluses can crack and become bothersome, also, the underlying skin surrounding the callus may not support the callous sufficiently in a lateral direction and could cause a tear of the base skin. In the case of the feet a water blister could develop from excessive carpet friction and cause a loss of a large portion of skin under the toughened area. Callus knuckles are more obtrusive socially. On the other hand it is not necessary to callous the knuckles while training.

By hitting a smooth surface like leather or the side of an old refrigerator or filing cabinet the skin will toughen up enough to get the job done for various TKD breaks. The resilience of the makawara, and sheet metal on the aforementioned will allow the force to dissipate. The knuckles will get larger and start to fill in between the center. A tortilla roller can be used to further deaden the nerves between the knuckles. Bloody knuckles are not desirable and should be allowed to heal before resuming training.

Wrapped hands are used to protect the knuckles and wrist but if the knuckles are conditioned and a bag glove is used then the main reason for wrapping the hands are for the wrist. During a momentary loss of concentration when hitting the heavy bag the wrist could bend and result in a sprain type injury. Doing pushups on the fingertips and knuckles will help to strengthen the wrist area.

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