Does punching wood or a wall make your knuckles stronger?

Question

Does punching wood or a wall make your knuckles stronger? I heard from one person it does but from another that it doesn't. Does it or does it not? If not what does?

Answer 1

only if you know what you're doing

Answer 2

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Answer 3

No it'll just make home depot lots of money cause you'll be spending money fixing the damage. If you want to strengthen your hands by punching. You can either get a punching bag or get a wood board, wrap it with a cloth a couple of times and use that to punch. You gotta punch it a couple hundred times a day for a year or 2, then your nerves in your knuckle will die and your bones in your hand will get stronger. In the beginning your knuckles will bleed, you will be in pain, but eventually your hands will adjust. Also you have to know the proper way to throw a punch, you'd be surprised how many guys can't throw a punch the right way.

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

yes it does, but there was a reason why people did that. Back in the old days, they used there environment to train. Thats why you see traditional karate users hitting wood. Because that is all they had in the past!!!!! hitting a punching bag works just as well. Banana trees are what mouy fighters use. but it isn't a really strong wood to break your bone.

look if your gonna hit wood or a wall, dont' be stupid about it. Hit it softly or else your gonna damage your hand instead of strenghting it. you have to start off soft untill your hands can take it, then hit harder.

Hit a punching back instead. It gives the same effect, but has a less chance of damageing your hands, then strenghing it.

Don't listen to the people who say no "u can't", they obiously don't know the past, nor are they probably good martial artists.

I strongly suggest that you don't hit wood or wall, there is no point, a punching bag does the same job. So hit a punching bag instead of breaking your house or your hand. With out your hand, it is gonna be difficult to be a striker.

Answer 6

Yes.

When a bone is damaged, the small calcium structures that make up the bone break down as a result of trauma, and rebuild in smaller form but larger numbers, i.e. stronger and denser bone. Surely you don't think that Okinawan Karatekas and Muay Thai fighters do this training for nothing? Those are some of the hardest styles around. It has been proven that competitive breakers have different bone structure from the average human. I don't know how to go about training for it, though.

Why do all these people who know zero about martial arts answer these questions?

Answer 7

Do not attempt any thing without an instructor's supervision.

In a sense, yes. Punching semi-flexible things like work, makiwaras, punching bags, etc., will condense the bone in the knuckles, and strengthen the muscles around the knuckles. Hitting things non-resilient like walls repeatedly will cause swelling and quite possibly permanent knuckle damage, leaving you crippled or with arthritis in old age.

So yes, it will, but be careful.

Answer 8

Chrisford above is right--most people here don't know what they're talking about.

Correct and accurate repetitive striking (read: using proper technique) against strong stable objects (read: proper equipment, not any ordinary wall or plank of wood) will increase the density of your knuckles. This happens by creating tiny microscopic stress fractures on the bones of your knuckles. Then by continuing to use your hand for striking practices and everyday use, your body does not get the opportunity heal these stress fractures "correctly." Rather your body adds a layer of calcium deposit over the stress fracture that does not go away. This repetitive fracturing and healing over time is what adds to the density of your knuckles.

Answer 9

Yes it does but I don't see any professional boxers incorporating punching wood into their workouts. To would have to hit the wood a million times for anything to happen for years. You would fare better by spending that wasted time by training. Through your training, your hands will make your knuckles stronger

Answer 10

you can make your knuckles harder but not by punching. punching will cause arthritus in the wrist ans other joints the same way jumping on your leg without bending your knees will cause damage. to condition your knuckles and hand it is far better to hit them with a stick while your hand ias open and not on the palm but on the knuckles and hand. use ice afterwards increased stress = increased bone density but if you involve joints you will only hurt yourself
flod mayweather has to get injections in his hands all the time due to stress. same way a tradesman has injuries from using a jackhammer or something. you need to do thing properly or dont do them at all.

Answer 11

The Okinawans use Machiwara, which is a post for developing the punch. It is not necessarily for hardening the knuckles but that is a result of proper usage.

A beginner would not punch the post, but push it. Without proper alignment, it would be difficult, so it forces you to use proper technique. The pressure would begin to toughen the knuckles. Once your alignment is right, you would be allow to punch.