wedding ring damage

[lightfoot]

I was just reading the thread on punching with the bottom three knuckles and a thought struck me.
Most married people wear a wedding ring. You must take it off for class, but on the street you wouldn't have time.
My question is:
Is there any possibilty that a wedding ring could damage your knuckles when punching with the lower three knuckles?

[fa_jing]

I think this is where you make contact with your knuckles, and not the whole fist. But I would probably just punch with the top two knuckles. I know from experience that punching a heavy bag with the ring on and no gloves definitely causes pain to the ring finger.

-FJ

[rubthebuddha]

who's gonna feel it more, you or the attacker?

of course, i'm 24 and single and i haven't worn any jewelry of any kind since a dopey ring one of my girlfriends gave me in high school, so i'm kinda unfamiliar with the physics of wedding rings and punches. but it seems that a sore finger sucks a lot less than a sore face.

ideas?

[vingtsunstudent]

if you're worried about damaging your ring or yourself for that matter then you shouldn't be fighting in the first place.
vts

[lightfoot]

rtb - agreed, in a fight you think first about damage to opponent rather than a bit of pain for yourself.
and from what fj said there is a possibility of damage/pain to the knuckles
vts - I'm not 'worried', just interested

[Abstract]

i'm married & if i hit someone with the same hand my ring is on i think it would tear their chin/cheek/lip up.

It's just a band, but has a greek key ring design on it with raised grooves...this thing would rip into the skin on someone's grill. My knuckle/ring finger would probably swell up pretty good though.
:eek:

[rubthebuddha]

swelling on the hand? that's why god invented ice. the other guy has to worry about who invented dental work and how good of an inventor they were.

[straight blast]

Yes it will probably break your finger. It broke my brother's finger when he hit someone with one on. But, them's the breaks...:D