| The back fist is one of the most fastest hand | | | | between the ribs can be very painful indeed. |
| techniques available. As it uses a snapping motion | | | | One of the best ways to use the backfist is with a |
| rather than a thrusting one, (like most other strikes), | | | | lop sao. Used highly in Wing Chun the lop sao involves |
| it can be whipped out in a flash. So why is it not | | | | grabbing your opponents guarding hand, pulling it |
| used more frequently by martial artists. Well it is a | | | | down and towards you while simultaneously |
| technique that relies heavily on the striking point to | | | | executing a technique (in this case the front hand |
| achieve the best results. You must use the actual | | | | backfist). By pulling your opponent vigorously into the |
| back part of the knuckles to strike. | | | | backfist strike, it can be made twice as powerful. |
| Seldom people strike with the padded hammer fist or | | | | This is a technique that could be adapted into MMA |
| the back of the hand, which will not do much | | | | training and fights as it softens the opponent up |
| damage at all, but a strike with knuckles to targets | | | | while pulling into a range for a take down or further |
| such as the eyebrow or upper lip can be very painful. | | | | clinch striking. Occasionally a spinning backfist is seen |
| Also when wearing gloves, it is impossible to strike | | | | in kickboxing and MMA fights, but that is all and this is |
| with the boney knuckles, and many fighters tend to | | | | a shame, because it is a very useful strike for |
| disregard the technique because of this. Kyokushinkai | | | | softening opponents, like the jab, and for closing the |
| fighters although, (who fight without gloves) should | | | | distance for further strikes or grappling. It should be |
| use the technique more often. A hard strike in | | | | studied more. |