Im 23 and have done martial arts for approx 11 years followed by gym work for 3 years. The information that i have posted above is my opinion and is not a professional recommendation.

By all means try what iv said but As stated by the Admin in a previous post, hit how you feel comfortable!!!

NO fighter no matter how good, can take someone elses technique… every fighter is different – thats what makes the sport so interesting!! and its down to YOU to find your own techniques. (Other fighters can only offer advice).

Not to sound rude but…
If your using wraps I would guess your wrapping your hands wrong.

All the years iv been training and iv only ever popped my wrist when i dont have wraps on, once iv wrapped my hands and wrist i can savage a heavy bag with no gloves only wraps!!

I would suggest that you research how to wrap properly… I normally start with a couple of wraps over my nuckles and then focus the wrest of the wrap on the lower part of my hand / wrist / and upto 4-5 inches up my arm.

I see A LOT of people at the gym putting ‘hand’ wraps around their hands… Even though the are called hand wraps they are not for your hands… roughly 70-80% should be focused on wrapping your wrists up nice a tight (not tight enough to make your hands go blue)

If you stop the bending of your wrist (with wraps) AND wear gloves too I can almost garuntee your power will increase AND your less likely to injure!!!

Hope that helps

I also lift heavy weights but I have noticed the bag work allows me to bend and twist in a more natural fashion (shadow boxing / pretending to dodge a punch and ducking etc)

I would say try it!! If you enjoy it stick at it – If your back is like mine you WILL ache afterward!! but i honestly belive it is helping me stretch my back out more efficiently. (oh, and keep you head up, if you drop your chin and put your shoulders up it can sometimes make you neck stiff etc, use your forarms as your guard)

Hope that answers your question

I used to do martial arts for about 11 years when i was younger and have recently got back into boxing (mainly bag work at the gym) … I currently training with my mate and we both had this issue… I noticed from watching his technique from a distance that it was to do with the positioning of his hand … If he hit the bag with his right (with his fist vertical – index finger at the top and little finger at the bottom) then he almost certainly lost power and visually looked more like an uppercut. BUT once he focused on hitting the bag with his fist horizonal (index finger on the left and little finger on the right) his punches connected to the bag more efficiently and definately delivered more power! … This also puts your wrist in what i consider to be a more natural possition.

I dont know if this will help you but it has helped both of us

In my case I had to stop training for Police and will resume it when I am fully healed. The punch ball is just a way to get my heart rate up but I have to be careful with that too because of sore knuckles and my foot.

Bottom line though it is better to take the time to heal and do what you can in that time than to force yourself to do more than your injury will allow. Being stubborn could easily cause the injury to worsen and cause more or possibly permanent down time.

It is hard to do but remember, the shape your in now can be revived when you are 100%. Do what you can to maintain the level you’re at and look forward to being able to get back to full throttle workouts and routines.