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Kakuto Uchi is a karate open-hand strike that uses the back of the bent wrist as the striking surface — the hand bends sharply downward at the wrist, exposing the bony prominence of the dorsal wrist (...
Koken Uchi is a strike using the top of the bent wrist (koken/kakuto) — the wrist is bent sharply backward and the bony top of the wrist joint is driven into the target. [1] This unusual striking surf...
The Crooked Cut, delivered with crossed wrists to strike with the short edge, used to break the opponent's Ochs guard.
Strikes delivered with an open hand, grouping the traditional striking surfaces of Okinawan and Japanese karate — the spear hand (nukite), palm heel (shotei / teisho), bent wrist (kakuto), arc hand (k...
The Power Line Punch is Jack Dempsey's concept of optimal structural alignment during a punch — an imaginary straight line running from the shoulder joint, through the elbow, wrist, and knuckles, alon...
A non-spinning backfist thrown by snapping the arm outward from a bent-elbow position, using the wrist as a pivot point to whip the back of the fist toward the target.