Soo Ki      

Hand Techniques

 HAND STRIKING 1) Closed and open hand striking methods:  including palm, fist, wrist, finger striking              techniques and specialized hand  training exercises 2) Pressure point striking 3) Striking using the arm            and  shoulder 4) Blocking and parrying

Striking with the hands requires more than just innate power, it requires understanding.  The hand itself is made up of many small bones and joints that can be injured if one doesn't understand proper hand strikes.  Indeed, there is catch phrase called “the bar room  break” where the knuckles of the two smallest fingers are broken after someone attempts a hay maker to the jaw. 

Power in the hands is not entirely generated from the muscles of the arm.  A martial artist learns how to use his body dynamics to generate much more force.  With proper balance and understanding of how the body moves he can have very fast and powerful hand strikes.

Power isn't the only consideration, either.  Precision in hand strikes and an understanding of how the hand works allows the martial artist to focus his attack on pressure points which can incapacity an opponent quickly.  In this way, a small person with relatively little strength can defeat a larger person.

Straight Punch

Gwahn Soo

Spear hand

Jihk Gwahn Soo

Vertical Spear Hand

Knife Hand

Reverse Knife Hand or Ridge Hand

Hweh Juhn Soo Doh

Spinning Knife Hand

SSang Soo Doh

Double Knife Hand

Back Fist

Elbow Strike

Praying Mantis Fist

Palm Strike

Back Hand strike

Reverse Palm strike

Double Palm strike

Tiger claw

Tiger Mouth Fist

Little Finger Hammer Fist

Il Ji Gwuhn

One-Finger Fist

Middle Knuckle Fist

Four-Finger Knuckle Fist

Thumb

One Finger

Two Fingers

Five fingers

Block

Sah Mah Gwi 

Praying Mantis Block

Four Directional Cross Block

Left, Right Punch, and Rear Knife Hand Strike