How top practitioners of karate and kung fu manage to punch so hard has long been a mystery. Previous studies have shown that the force is not determined by muscular strength alone. Now scientists ...

Brain power, not brute strength, may explain how karate experts can break bricks with a bare-handed strike, according to scientists who say years of martial arts training alter the organ’s wiring.

Brain scans have revealed distinctive features in the brain structure of karate experts, which could be linked to their ability to punch powerfully from close range. Researchers found that differences ...

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