Does having a roll of quarters in your fist actually ever help in a fight? Is it just a myth or is there a biomechanical advantage?
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A proper punch requires you line up your two big knuckles with the bones in your firearm. This usually means your knuckles are pointed slightly below your wrist.
Your fingers must be curled in and thumb underneath the make your hand as solid as possible AND keep your smaller knuckles out of the way from the striking knuckles (the ones lined up with your arm.)
A roll of quarters is going to make a proper fist impossible but give you slightly more momentum. If you hit something hard like a skull your fingers are going to get hurt bad.
Maybe for soft flesh like a kidney or gut shot the coins might give someone who doesn’t know how to hit a slight advantage but it’s not going to be better than learning how to make a proper fist and throw a proper punch.
If you want a punching weapon get some knuckles. Or spend the money on deescalation techniques and never have to punch anyone.
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