Instead of trying to tell you how to avoid breaking your hand on someones head I want to pitch you on why you want to palm strike instead of punch.
Can you break your wrist by punching someone. As with finger and hand pain sharp pain in the wrist means stopping your workout and getting checked by a professional. It has two bones. Ideally it needs to use the old punches so you dont break your hand.
Not sure how much real science happened but with pretty high confidence I suggest not crushing your finger in a car windowSupport us on Patreon. One of the fractures is when you break the 4th or 5th metacarpal - the bone in your hand between your wrist and ring or pinky. Sprained Wrist This is one of the most common wrist injuries from punching and almost every person who uses a heavy bag falls victim to it at some time.
And anything else useful for street boxing. The wrist is made up of eight small bones which connect with the two long forearm bones called the radius and ulna. Depends on how hard you hit and where your punching is connecting.
Modern boxings defence - ditto and ditto. Raise attackers hand to chest then break thumb by shoving your hand forward. Also like finger and hand pain you can mitigate your risk for this kind of injury by putting on hand wraps for.
If you punch with your forearm and wrist straight the force of the impact rides your arm up to your elbow shoulder and torso. If you land a punch on their forehead your more likely to break their hand. The bones can be broken in a few different ways and the tendons can get sore through certain activities.
Modern boxings footwork since it is way better than the old methods and probably about the best you can find anywhere. Take your forearm about 3 inches above your elbow and place. Tell me below witch one works on yall.