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Once it hits, continue to drive it upward, while at the same time pulling your hand back behind your head.

In this and the next photograph, you can see how the body turns inward to add power to the strike.

If you were square-on to your aggressor, your elbow will have now come directly to your assailant’s center line; i.e., directly between their guard.

By continuing the upward arc of the elbow after it has connected, you will cause the head to be driven backward, and the elbow will be scraped upward into your assailant’s face.

Combining Hook Punches with Hammer-Fist Strikes

The outward hammer-fist can also be thrown as a second strike after a hook punch or slicing elbow—it works especially well if either of these short-range strikes have missed—either because your attacker pulled their head back, or because you misjudged the range and distance (something which can easily happen in a dynamic situation).

If your assailant moves their head back to avoid one of these strikes, immediately turn your body back and extend the arm, throwing a horizontal outward hammer-fist at your attacker’s head or neck. It is probably best to err on the side of caution and strike a little deeper than might be necessary to reach the target. This way, you will at least make contact with your forearm if your attacker pulls their head away again.