Hand Techniques

Before you can begin using your hands to defend and attack you need to know what your hand is capable of doing. Click here to view the attacking and blocking "tools" of your hand.

Testing For 9th Gup Yellow Stripe:

• Front punch with the fore fist
• Side block with the inner forearm
• Low block with the outer forearm
• Low block with the knife-hand

Testing For 7th Gup Green Stripe:

• Guarding block with the knife-hand
• Twin block with the outer forearm
• Rising block with the outer forearm
• Outward strike with the knife-hand

Testing For 6th Gup Green Belt:

• Side block with the outer forearm
• Thrust with the straight fingertip
• Side strike with the back fist
• Wedging block with the outer forearms

Testing For 5th Gup Blue Stripe:

• Inward strike with the knife-hand
• Circular block with the inner fore arm
• Guarding block with the outer fore arm

Testing For 4th Gup Blue Belt:

• Hooking Block With The Palm
• Front Strike With The Elbow
• Twin Block With The Knife-Hands
• Double Block With The Inner Fore Arm

Testing For 3rd Gup Red Stripe:

• Side block with the reverse knife-hand
• Upward block with the palm
• Upward strike with the elbow
• Vertical punch with the twin fore fists
• Upset punch with the twin fore fists
• Rising block with the X-fist
• Pressing block with the palm
• Angle punch with the fore fist
• U-shaped block with the arc-hands

Testing For 2nd Gup Red Belt:

• Upset thrust with the flat fingertip
• Side back strike with the back fist
• Side thrust with the twin elbow
• W-shape block with the outer fore arm
• Double pushing block with the inner fore arm
• Front thrust with the flat fingertip
• Pressing block with the X-fist

Testing For 1st Gup Black Stripe:

• Pushing block with the palm
• Upward punch with the forfeits
• Downward strike with the knife-hand
• Side front block with the inner forearm
• Side thrust with the elbow