Why Are Hands Considered to Be Weapons in Martial Arts?
While saying, “My hands are lethal weapons,” was a popular quip among fighters in the early 1990s, the idea of the hands being lethal is not all that far from the truth. Although most martial arts schools and traditions instruct students in basic open-hand combat with strikes, punches and blocks, a few focus on the hands as more dangerous weapons. By toning the skin of the hands with calluses and strengthening the muscles of the wrists with repetitive punching and strike exercises, a martial artist can create a pair of durable and damaging weapons which, when coupled with training, can quickly become lethal.
