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The Krav Maga Hammer Fist delivers the bottom of the fist in a hammering motion, effective against various targets from multiple angles with minimal injury risk to the striker. [1]
The fundamental downward hammer fist raising the fist overhead and driving it straight down onto the opponent's head, face, or collarbone using gravity and arm strength.
The fundamental horizontal hammer fist swinging the bottom of the fist in a lateral arc at head level, using torso rotation to drive the ulnar side of the fist into the target.
A hammer fist driven straight downward onto the target, commonly used in ground-and-pound positions or against a bent-over opponent.
A hammer fist swung in a horizontal or lateral arc, using the bottom of the fist to strike the temple or side of the head in a sweeping motion.
A strike delivered with the bottom of the closed fist (the ulnar side), swinging the fist in a downward or horizontal arc like a hammer.
The Fundamental Open Hand Strike family covers striking techniques delivered with an open hand rather than a closed fist — including palm strikes, knife-hand strikes (shuto/chop), ridge-hand strikes, ...
The Forward Grip (also called saber grip or hammer grip) holds the knife with the blade extending from the thumb side of the fist, as one would hold a hammer. [1] This grip provides the greatest reach...
Tettsui Oroshi Uchi (Descending Hammer Fist Strike) is a Kyokushin Karate downward hammer fist strike using the bottom of the fist, targeting the crown of the head, collarbone, or bridge of the nose. ...
Tettsui Hizo Uchi (Hammer Fist Spleen Strike) is a Kyokushin Karate hammer fist strike targeting the spleen/liver area. [1] Mas Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate, demonstrated this as a fundamental c...
Tettsui Komekami Uchi (Hammer Fist Temple Strike) is a Kyokushin Karate hammer fist strike targeting the temple (komekami). [1] Mas Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate, demonstrated this as a fundament...
The Smashing Elbow subfamily encompasses powerful downward elbow strikes characterised by maximal force generation, where the striker drops their full bodyweight behind the elbow to deliver a heavy, c...
The Fundamental Punch family covers punching techniques that span multiple martial arts traditions beyond Western boxing — including backfists, hammer fists, spinning backfists, and superman punches t...
The Axe Kick family groups kicking techniques in which the leg is raised high — often above the opponent's head — and then brought straight down onto the target in a chopping motion, using the heel or...
The Krav Maga Strike family covers striking techniques from the Israeli self-defence system designed specifically for real-world combat situations — emphasising maximum damage through gross motor move...
The Standard Ringen am Schwert technique encompasses the fundamental grappling actions at sword range: the pommel strike (Mordschlag), crossguard hooks, half-swording transitions, and disarms executed...
Seiken Jodan Uke (commonly called Age Uke or Rising Block) is the fundamental karate defence against attacks descending toward the head — overhead strikes, hammer fists, downward bottle or stick attac...
The Cross Block (juji uke) crosses both forearms in front of the head to create an X-shaped blocking structure that intercepts powerful overhead or straight attacks. [1] The cross block uses both arms...
The Forearm Block raises the forearm horizontally above the head to create a shield against high strikes, using the flat surface of the forearm to absorb and deflect incoming attacks. [1] Unlike the r...
Shoulder locks are submissions that attack the glenohumeral joint (shoulder socket) by forcing the arm into extreme internal rotation, external rotation, or abduction. [1,2] The shoulder is the most m...
The Panantukan subfamily covers Filipino boxing (also called suntukan or dirty boxing), a striking system that uses the same angles of attack from stick fighting applied with the fists, forearms, elbo...
Standard Panantukan encompasses the core techniques of Filipino boxing: the gunting (scissoring destruction to the opponent's attacking limb), the hubud-lubud (tie-and-untie sensitivity drill), the lo...
The Halberd-Pollaxe (HEMA) family covers the fighting techniques of European hafted polearms — the pollaxe (a long-handled weapon combining an axe head, hammer, and spike) and the halberd (combining a...
The Standard Halberd-Pollaxe subfamily covers the fundamental techniques of European hafted polearm combat as described in the historical fight books: guards (posta), strikes with both the axe head an...
The Standard Halberd Technique executes the core pollaxe actions: the overhead strike (delivering the axe head or hammer to the opponent's head or shoulders), the thrust (driving the top spike at the ...
The MMA Escape family covers escape techniques specifically adapted for mixed martial arts competition, where the threat of ground-and-pound strikes fundamentally changes the mechanics, urgency, and p...