Elbow attacks

are very powerful and often used for close-quarters fighting. Be careful to avoid raising the shoulder on the attacking side as this weakens the 'focus'.

Shuto-uchi (knife-hand strike). When using the 'knife-hand' or little-finger edge of the hand the palm should be stretched open at impact, the root of the thumb pulling outward but the thumb itself bent inward (so as not to get caught in any loose clothing and possibly injured).

Begin the outside strike with the attacking hand palm upward and close to the ear. The elbow is pointing sideways. At impact, the arm is more or less straight in front of the body and the wrist is twisted so that the palm is facing upward. For the inside strike raise the hand to the opposite ear, palm facing the ear. Swing the hand inward in a wide arc and at impact twist the wrist so that the palm faces downward.