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Originally posted by raiftel:
Not so much an episode query.
Anyways I am not a fighter at all so was wondering why you should not punch somebody with a closed fist ... From a pure psyhics level I am assuming it is because a closed fist would break the hand...but I honestly don't know.

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Originally posted by Knibblet:
It was a joke, raiftel. From beginning to end, a joke. Mal was making a funny.

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Originally posted by Knibblet:
It was a joke, raiftel. From beginning to end, a joke. Mal was making a funny.

As for breaking the hand, you're much more likely to do it if you have a loose fist than a proper closed fist. To make a perfect fist (perfect for punching, that is):
1.Start bending your fingers at the 1st (topmost) knuckle, then the 2nd, then roll them into your palm.

-- Do NOT have your fingers flat against your palm - they are rolled. People with long nails find this uncomfortable because the nails dig into the hand. This is why fighters don't have elegant manicures. If you have your fingers flat when you punch, ensure you have a friend ready to drive you to the St. Lucy's emergency room. --

2. Your thumb wraps around and the tip tucks over the index and middle fingers between the 1st and 2nd knuckles. Tight tight tight

3. Your stricking point is the flat surface created by your index and middle fingers between the 2nd and 3rd knuckles. The 3rd knuckle is where the finger meets the hand. Hit with that board.

-- do NOT hit people with your knuckles ... remember the trip to St. Lucy's --



"Just keep walkin, preacher man."

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Originally posted by Beatle:
Yeah you can break it(the skull is very hard and teeth are very sharp),

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Originally posted by Rat:
I know it's a joke, I know it's funny, I know it makes me laugh, what I don't know is why.
-Ratboy

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Originally posted by Static:
Oh. . wow.
A woman who knows the physics and mechanics of a punch. I think I love you.

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Originally posted by Static:
That is why the best place to punch, when aiming at the head/face is square on the nose. Getting hit in the nose causes more immediate pain than anywhere else, and a square hit will also produce lots of blood, which panics your opponent.

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Originally posted by raiftel:
Not so much an episode query.

In the Train Job Mal says to the doctor something along the lines of "They say to never punch somebody with a closed fist, but on occassion it is damned amusing" (sorry for the brutalised quote )

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Originally posted by ReaverMadness:

Everybody is getting into how to properly hit someone if not with/or with a closed fist. With the thought of my patron saint (Jayne) in mind... the best way to hit someone is in the neck from 300 yards.


When I die I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandpa. Not screaming and yelling like everyone else in the car he was driving.

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Originally posted by Knibblet:
It was a joke, raiftel. From beginning to end, a joke. Mal was making a funny.

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Originally posted by Static:

Which brings me to my favorite little rule. . .

Never bring a knife to a gunfight. . .ALWAYS bring a gun to a fistfight.

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Originally posted by Static:
Getting hit in the nose causes more immediate pain than anywhere else, and a square hit will also produce lots of blood, which panics your opponent.

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Originally posted by Static:

That is why the best place to punch, when aiming at the head/face is square on the nose. Getting hit in the nose causes more immediate pain than anywhere else, and a square hit will also produce lots of blood, which panics your opponent.

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