Closed-hand strikes are basically any strike with the hand where a fist is made. These include strikes where the knuckles are the point of contact (punch) as well as those with other contact points.
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.
Close-hand Strikes[]
- back fist
- cross
- hammerfist
- hook punch
- jab
- knuckle strike
- straight blast
- uppercut