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Tettsui-uchi (literally: “iron hammer strike”), is referred to by the slang term, hammerfist. To execute a hammerfist strike, make a tight fist, and imagine that your hand is the head of a sledgehammer. Then, pound your opponent with your [[Shutō|shutō]].
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'''Tettsui uchi''' (literally: “iron hammer strike”), or '''hammerfist strike''' earns its name because it requires you to imagine that the [[Shutō|shutō]] of your closed fist is the head of a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1tTN-b5KHg sledgehammer].
  
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Hammerfists are incredibly simple and robust, and they are the weapon of choice when delivering crushing blows to the hardest parts of your opponent’s anatomy, like the [[Kyūsho#Side_of_the_jaw|jaw]], the [[Kyūsho#Temples|temple]], or even the [[Kyūsho#Skull|skull]] itself. Like many of our other strikes, hammerfists are versatile, and can be thrown in can be thrown in four directions -- most of which are just more brutal versions of shutō-uchi.
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Hammerfists are incredibly simple and robust; they are the weapon of choice when delivering crushing blows to the hardest parts of your opponent’s anatomy, like the [[Kyūsho#Side_of_the_jaw|jaw]], the [[Kyūsho#Temples|temple]], or even the [[Kyūsho#Skull|skull]] itself. Hammerfists are versatile, and can be thrown in can be thrown in four directions.
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==Hammerfist strike==
 
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The downward hammerfist strike is exactly like the  [[Hassō-shutō_uchi|hassō-shutō-uchi]], but executed with a closed fist.  
 
  
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[videos of inside hammerfists, fast and slow from the front and from the side.]
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==Downward hammerfist strike==
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The downward hammerfist strike is a brutal, closed-fist variation of [[Hassō-shutō_uchi|hassō-shutō-uchi]].
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[videos of downward hammerfists, fast and slow from the front and from the side.]
  
 
==Inside hammerfist strike==
 
==Inside hammerfist strike==
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The inside hammerfist strike is exactly like the bent-wrist knife-hand strike [[Tate-shutō_uchi|tate-shutō uchi]], but executed with a closed fist.  
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The inside hammerfist strike is a brutal, closed-fist variation of [[Tate-shutō uchi|tate-shutō uchi]].
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[videos of inside hammerfists, fast and slow from the front and from the side.]
  
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[videos of inside hammerfists, fast and slow from the front and from the side.]
 
 
==Outside hammerfist strike==
 
==Outside hammerfist strike==
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The outside hammerfist strike is exactly like the winding knife-hand strike [[Makkikomi-shutō uchi|makkikomi-shutō uchi]], but executed with a closed fist.  
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The outside hammerfist strike is a brutal, closed-fist variation of the winding knife-hand strike, [[Makkikomi-shutō uchi|makkikomi-shutō uchi]].  
  
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[videos of outside hammerfists, fast and slow from the front and from the side.]
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[videos of outside hammerfists, fast and slow from the front and from the side.]
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==Downward hammerfist strike==
 
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Downward hammerfist strikes are used to deliver crushing blows to your opponent’s abdomen and genitalia, typically when escaping from an attacker who has grabbed you from behind. 
 
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To throw a downward hammerfist strike, pull your arm back sharply, as far as possible. (For best results, just throw a rear [[Elbow_strikes|elbow strike]].) Then, straighten the arm out and down in a snapping motion. ''The forearm should not swing freely while the elbow remains fixed in place, like a folding pocket knife.'' The elbow should drop down as you perform a downward hammerfist, giving it the same crack-the-whip feeling as an outside hammerfist or a winding knife-hand strike,
 
  
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[videos of downward hammerfists, fast and slow from the front and from the side. Also, show a bad example where the fists swings uselessly from the side, and shout “NO!” or something.]”
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==Rear hammerfist strike==
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Downward hammerfist strikes are used to deliver crushing blows to your opponent’s [[Kyūsho#Abdomen|abdomen]] and [[Kyūsho#Groin|genitalia]], typically when escaping from a grab from behind.
  
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To throw a rear hammerfist strike, pull your arm back sharply, as far as possible. (Ideally, this is a [[Elbow_strikes#Rear_elbow_strike|rear elbow strike]].) Then, straighten the arm out and down in a snapping motion. ''The forearm should not swing freely while the elbow remains fixed in place, like a folding pocket knife.'' The elbow should drop down as you perform a downward hammerfist, giving it the same crack-the-whip feeling as an outside hammerfist or a [[Makkikomi-shutō uchi|winding knife-hand strike]].
  
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[videos of rear hammerfists, fast and slow from the front and from the side. Also, show a bad example where the fists swings uselessly from the side, and shout “NO!” or something.]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 22 January 2021

Tettsui uchi (literally: “iron hammer strike”), or hammerfist strike earns its name because it requires you to imagine that the shutō of your closed fist is the head of a sledgehammer.

Hammerfists are incredibly simple and robust; they are the weapon of choice when delivering crushing blows to the hardest parts of your opponent’s anatomy, like the jaw, the temple, or even the skull itself. Hammerfists are versatile, and can be thrown in can be thrown in four directions.

Downward hammerfist strike

The downward hammerfist strike is a brutal, closed-fist variation of hassō-shutō-uchi. 

[videos of downward hammerfists, fast and slow from the front and from the side.]

Inside hammerfist strike

The inside hammerfist strike is a brutal, closed-fist variation of tate-shutō uchi. 

[videos of inside hammerfists, fast and slow from the front and from the side.]

Outside hammerfist strike

The outside hammerfist strike is a brutal, closed-fist variation of the winding knife-hand strike, makkikomi-shutō uchi. 

[videos of outside hammerfists, fast and slow from the front and from the side.]

Rear hammerfist strike

Downward hammerfist strikes are used to deliver crushing blows to your opponent’s abdomen and genitalia, typically when escaping from a grab from behind.

To throw a rear hammerfist strike, pull your arm back sharply, as far as possible. (Ideally, this is a rear elbow strike.) Then, straighten the arm out and down in a snapping motion. The forearm should not swing freely while the elbow remains fixed in place, like a folding pocket knife. The elbow should drop down as you perform a downward hammerfist, giving it the same crack-the-whip feeling as an outside hammerfist or a winding knife-hand strike. 

[videos of rear hammerfists, fast and slow from the front and from the side. Also, show a bad example where the fists swings uselessly from the side, and shout “NO!” or something.]
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