Striking

Striking comprises a substantive amount of focus in Viam Chao. The system uses many of the "standard" strikes found in other systems: punches from boxing, kicks from Tae Kwon Do, Muay Thai, and Savate, elbow and knee strikes from Muay Thai, headbutts, and a variety of unconventional strikes like open-handed techniques, hammerfists, and even shoulder taps.

Several striking strategies are employed, but some of the main concepts are hard on soft and everything is a target.

Closed Hand Strikes

 * back fist
 * cross
 * hammerfist
 * hook punch
 * jab
 * knuckle strike
 * straight blast
 * uppercut

Open Hand Strikes
Open-hand strikes are stressed early in Viam Chao because of the potential for damage to the hand with closed-hand strikes like punches, especially for people with more delicate skeletal infrastructure in the hand.
 * arm blast
 * eye gouge - gouge, jab
 * knifehand - inside, outside, vertical
 * palm strike
 * ridgehand - inside, outside, vertical
 * wrist strike

Other Strikes

 * elbow strike - all variations
 * shoulder tap

Kicks

 * axe kick - inside, outside, down
 * back kick - standard, spinning
 * crescent kick - inside, outside
 * front kick - snap, thrust, push
 * hook kick - standard, spinning
 * inverted kick
 * round kick - snap, Thai
 * scrape kick
 * side kick - standing, turning, stepping, spinning
 * stomp kick - ball, heel
 * up kick - top, snap, punt

Other Leg Strikes

 * knee strike - all variations

Other Strikes

 * headbutt