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One thing I’ve noticed while training law enforcement officers is that they tend to deliver the palm heel strike with their fingers facing at an approximately 45-degree angle toward their target (see Fig. ssss1).

I have found that when you do this, your fingers will strike the suspect’s head before the heel of the palm. Although this partial touch with the fingers is momentary, it offers an attacker enough time to prepare to absorb the strike—making it more likely he’ll be able to withstand it (see Fig. ssss1).

Therefore, when executing a palm heel strike, your fingers should be at an almost 90-degree angle to your forearm—so that you get the maximum impact with the heel of your palm (see Fig. ssss1).

If your wrist is not flexible enough to strike with your fingers at this angle, bend your elbow back slightly, which will allow the heel of your palm to strike the area correctly (see Fig. ssss1: bent-elbow palm strike).

You must choose which form of the basic hand strikes you want to use. Most men seem to prefer to use their fists. This is probably how they learned to strike while growing up, and what they have grown to depend on as an adult. Once the shortcomings of the fist strike have been demonstrated, most officers are willing to try the palm heel strike. They discover that the palm heel strike is not difficult to do and can produce a tremendous amount of power. I like the power the palm heel strike generates from both long and short ranges. I have never used my fists in a street fight—only palm heel strikes—and have never lost. Finally, to the general public, the palm heel strike does not look as offensive as a punch with a fist.