This page provides details on the martial arts “Ridge Hand Strike”. In this open hand technique, the martial artist hits a target with the thumb side of their open hand (versus the knife hand strike where they are hitting with the pinky side of their hand). Martial artists need to be careful and tuck their thumb into their palm in order to avoid breaking it when striking a target. For information on other punching & striking techniques, please visit Black Belt Wiki’s main Punches & Strikes section.
Martial arts punches & strikes and all other martial arts techniques should only be practiced under the supervision of a trained martial arts instructor in order to prevent injuries and to ensure the proper technique is utilized.
Video Demonstration of the Ridge Hand Strike