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The Krav Maga Throat Strike targets the throat using the web of the hand between thumb and forefinger, potentially disabling the attacker's breathing. [1]
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...
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 karate spear hand thrust using four fingers held tightly together and extended forward to pierce into soft targets such as the throat or solar plexus.
The Defence Against Headlock uses leverage on the attacker's chin and throat combined with strikes to escape the standing headlock position. [1]
The Tiger Claw Strike is a Chinese martial arts open-hand technique where the fingers are spread wide and curved like a tiger's claws, striking the opponent's face, throat, or body with the fingertips...
The Crane Beak Strike bunches all five fingertips together into a single pointed formation — like the beak of a crane — and drives this concentrated point into vulnerable anatomical targets such as th...
Washide Uchi is a karate open-hand strike where all five fingertips are brought together into a single point, forming a shape resembling an eagle's beak or a bird's beak. [1] The tips of all five fing...
Ippon Nukite is a karate open-hand strike using a single extended index finger as the striking surface, with all other fingers curled tightly into the palm and the thumb locked across them for support...
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 (...
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 fundamental spear hand strike thrusting the extended, rigid fingertips forward in a straight line into the opponent's throat, solar plexus, or other soft tissue target.
A thrusting strike using the extended fingertips held rigidly together, targeting soft tissue areas such as the throat, eyes, or solar plexus.
The Phoenix Eye Fist is a Chinese martial arts striking technique where the index finger knuckle is extended beyond the other knuckles to form a single protruding point, creating a concentrated striki...
The Angle Five Strike is a straight thrust (estocada) directed at the opponent's centreline — typically the solar plexus, throat, or face — delivered by driving the tip of the stick or blade straight ...
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 ...
Nihon Ken is a karate striking technique using the extended middle and index finger knuckles as the impact surface. [1] The hand forms a partial fist with the index and middle fingers extended at the ...
Nukite Chudan is a spear hand thrust targeting the middle level (solar plexus, ribs, or throat) using the tips of the extended fingers held together in a tight spear formation. [1] The hand is held fl...
Nukite Jodan is a spear hand thrust targeting the upper level — primarily the throat, eyes, or soft tissue of the face — using extended fingertips held together. [1] This is the most dangerous applica...
The thrust lapel choke drives the fist, knuckles, or forearm into the opponent's throat using the collar as a grip anchor. [1,2] The attacker grips the collar with one or both hands and thrusts forwar...