odee
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Post by odee on Jun 5, 2013 21:55:41 GMT -5
Well, there's no arguing that it is a weapon and a weapon that any primate could use but it's not really an impact weapon and that's the point of the article - That our hands evolved to become impact weapons.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 23:59:04 GMT -5
I think it is also BS. The hand is made up of many little bones and is very brittle without gloves and wraps.
All sensible self defense experts say never punch the head with a fist. Punch the body with the fist but hit the head with your palm, elbow or forearm
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Post by odee on Jul 23, 2013 5:25:10 GMT -5
Sensible my ass. Punching the head is risky for someone of limited skill, I agree with that but it's still one of the best ways of finishing a fight quickly, the head is hard and thick across the top but it still has plenty of weak areas that a person with skill can usually connect with for a fast, clean fight ender. The temple, the ear, the jaw, the area across the cheek and nose, under the chin. That's a lot of fight ending targets to just be dismissing it as something you shouldn't hit with your fist, especially since your fist is on the end of one of the most dexterous and accurate appendages your body possesses. Targeting the head is risky but so is fighting in general and quite often the winner is the guy who is more inclined to take those risks, Risk and reward. There is a big difference between a calculated risk and someone just swinging at the head because it's what they saw Jackie Chan do in a movie.
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