Brick Break fore-fist punch on two LBC bricks

[ComicBookGo]

that is awesome. Rarely you see a punch to a brick. It's always a palm or a chop or an elbow, anything to avoid the punch. And when they DO punch the change it to wood, so you never see a raw fist on a raw brick. Then if someone is actually brave enough to do it, they do the down thrust, meaning your strike comes down on it (vertical), thus using shoulder and chest leverage and gravity too. You did a straight to the face (horizontal) punch! On top of that; no padding!

[RedhillTaekwondo]

@ComicBookGo Thanks for your kind words. It is nice to be appreciated.

[animenolifer2]

how many boards do you think this is equal to?

[RedhillTaekwondo]

Depends on the type of board. Do you mean wooden boards or plastic focus boards? I haven't done a punch on wooden boards since I was a colour belt.

[animenolifer2]

hum...wooden boards i guess^^

[RedhillTaekwondo]

I'll get some wooden boards and see how many I can do. I'll let you know.

[animenolifer2]

ooo okie thanks alot, i'll wait patiently (:

[RedhillTaekwondo]

@animenolifer2 Sorry it has taken so long to reply I had an accident with an industrial band saw and ended up with 9 stitches across my fore-fist. I broke some bricks again this week for the first time since. will try out some wood this week.

[EricJames47]

Very impressive sir!

I am currently training in Tae Kwon Do and I was wondering if there are any knuckle conditioning exercises you could recommend. Thank you!

[RedhillTaekwondo]

Thanks!

The best advise I can give on conditioning is take it slowly, a little every day is better then going crazy once or twice a week. Start push-ups on the fore-fists making sure to keep even pressure on both knuckles. Then when you feel no discomfort with this move on to using a straw makiwara or leather punch bag. Putting your bones under stress causes them to become more dense but you should avoid injuring yourself. If you feel any sharp pain stop and give your body time to recover.

[EricJames47]

Thank you. By the way how would you condition knife hands?

[RedhillTaekwondo]

Again start gently and build up. The more time you spend the harder they get. Straw Makiwaras are the best for knife hands. You can also toughen your knife hands against the opposite inner forearm with repeated tapping. I ofter use this method when I have 5 minutes to spare, stuck in traffic or while I am watching a movie etc.

[EricJames47]

Thank you very much.  I appreciate it.