Video: The Basics of the Palm Strike
Saturday, December 7, 2013
On the streets, you want to use to heel of your palm to strike the opponent. Without proper training, your fist has a high chance of rolling backwards at the wrist upon high velocity impact.
Even though I know a little bit about punching pads and bags, it's another thing altogether to strike hard bone such as the head or chin of an opponent in the streets. I feel that striking with the heel of the palm minimises injury and is also a lot quicker because you don't have to ball your hand and clench it to make a tight fist.
Watch Shane Fazen teach you some basics of the palm strike.