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At the end of the day, the orientation of the fist should, in most cases, be affected by your level of proficiency in throwing the strike. If you believe you have the control and range to ensure that you can connect with the larger knuckles, rotating the fist and engaging the shoulder muscles will give your strike more power. Another consideration is whether or not you are carrying a weapon. If your primary tool of self-defense is a firearm, baton, pepper spray, etc., the risk of breaking a knuckle probably isn’t worth it. If you break a bone in your hand during this process so that you are unable to draw/use these tools, then the strike will have failed to achieve its purpose in creating the time, space and distance to allow you to get to them.

If your assailant is effectively using a high guard to protect their head (possibly even against your hook punches), you may want to get them to drop their hands so that this target is exposed. Do not be fooled into thinking that because someone is acting in a defensive manner they are beaten/finished, or that you have the advantage. It may be that they are simply waiting for an opportunity to pull out a weapon and change the odds of the fight.