spear hand
Straight finger strike
A spear hand is a martial arts strike using the extended fingertips, with the hand held rigid and flat like a blade.
The fingers are pressed tightly together to form a pointed striking surface, targeting soft tissue areas like the throat, solar plexus, or eyes: She drove a spear hand into his midsection.
Also called a knife hand or ridge hand in some traditions.
- thrustForceful forward motion
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
- kung fuChinese martial discipline
Bruce Lee · jab · fingers · palm · blade · chop · punch · cobra · pierce · extend · attack · technique · form · kata · combat · rigid · straight · deadly
hand formation
spear handfist
Tightly closed hand
clenched fist · hammer fist · palm strike · haymaker · back fist
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