Quote Originally Posted by Lords Gym
Quote Originally Posted by Chris N.
With your elbow pointing out your arm is going to curve when you extend it. The wrist has to turn to follow suit. It all depends on the target, and how you're going to get past their guard.


sure the wrist turns as the forearm turns , however turning the wrist and bending the wrist are separate issue. . if you are throwing the punch properly, whether the hook, upper cut , ect. you should have no bend in the wrist... bending the wrist will not help you find your target only cause long term problems. .

I can say with certainty that I have never bent my wrist throwing any punch . .. the forearm , wrist and fist become one, str8 as an arrow on impact .

if your wrist is bent especially on a solid impact shots your looking at a host of problems in short period of time. not a habit to get into .
And that my friend is why I was careful not to say "bend" the wrist. Turning your wrist as in rotating your fist is what I meant.

I agree with you if you have a bend in your wrist at the moment of impact that's where the damage is going to be. When your punch lands your fist and forearm should be straight on. This is good for other reasons to, for one you want to sprain your wrist and for two you don't want to lose leverage in your punch. Now having your wrist sprained is very likely if you're the kind of fighter that keeps it loose right until the point of impact. This is because an opponent is a moving target for crying out loud, you're going to have to adjust your punches either by shortening them or lengthening in order to land your punch. You may decide that you need to curve your punch so that you can get around your opponent's arms, and even your feet are going to affect your punch is thrown. It depends on the target, and what you're trying to do.

Anyways I see what you mean, and I'm not trying teach here, I'm just adding onto what you said.