A Hard Punch In Karate And Steel Finger Martial
The exercises on this page will give you the strongest fingers, and therefore an incredibly hard punch in the martial arts. This is going to be true for karate, kung fu, kenpo, taekwondo, or whatever. With a little thought, it can even be true in the Mixed Martial Arts arena.
It is a truth that a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. This concept can be found in the martial arts for any hand technique, and especially punching. The punch is only as strong as the flimsiest digit.
The first exercise is doing simple push ups. The point, however, is to do these push ups on the finger tips, and thus make the fingers like iron rods. It is difficult, however, to start on the fingertips, and one should work up to them.
First, do your push ups on the palms, then on the backs of palms. This will build up the wrists, which are going to have to be strong to support the fingers. After you can do palm push ups, go for the fists.
Fists are great for hitting, but you want to learn how to hit with a smaller and smaller fist area. You can smack a ball a mile with a club, but you can make a hole in it with a screwdriver. This is the theory you want to have in mind when you practice.
Start doing push ups on half knuckles, and slowly work your way to just two knuckles, and finally, one knuckle on each hand. It won't be too long before you will be able to do push ups on the fingers. In the beginning, the fingers will be bent, but with a little work you will be able to do them on straight fingers.
You can help yourself to this goal by doing the push ups in soft dirt, or on a folded wash cloth, which will adjust to the lengths of the your fingers. As you get better and better, you can reduce the number of fingers you are doing push ups on. Eventually, you will be able to do push ups on just the index fingers of your mitts.
This method for improving the strength of the fingers can take a while, and you will find that it takes a high degree of mental concentration. The mental concentration is, however, the most important thing you can get out of this exercise, for the mind will last longer than the body. Whatever you get out of this martial arts exercise, no matter whether you practice karate, kenpo, kung fu, taekwondo, or another martial art, you will find that strengthening the fingers in this way will give you a hard punch.