Kobushi (TV Series)
Kobushi (拳) is a Japanese word for ''Fist (hand), fist''. It may also refer to: * Kobushi (Transformers) * ''Magnolia kobus'', a species of Japanese magnolia also known as the Kobushi magnolia * Kobushi (TV series), ''Kobushi'' (TV series), a French children's TV series. * Kobushi Factory, a Japanese girl idol group * Kobushi, a form of melisma characteristic of Enka singing. {{disambiguation ...
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Fist (hand)
A fist is the shape of a hand when the fingers are bent inward against the palm and held there tightly. To make or clench a fist is to fold the fingers tightly into the center of the palm and then to clamp the thumb over the middle phalanges; in contrast to this "closed" fist, one keeps the fist "open" by holding the thumb against the side of the index finger. One uses the closed fist to punch the lower phalanges against a surface, or to pound with the little-finger side of the hand's heel; one uses the open fist to knock with the middle knuckle of the middle finger. Physiology and neurology Making a fist is virtually unknown among other primates. This is because while "most primate hands are long of palm and finger ndshort of thumb", the proportions are the opposite for humans. At least one study has claimed that the clenching of one's fist can be used to recall information. Some studies have shown that making fists can help humans to cope with stress or anxiety because th ...
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