| In Krav Maga Fighting there are two different types of | | | | weapon first. Your hands are your weapons, so you |
| punches. There are straight punches and heel strikes. | | | | want to strike first and then move you body. Your |
| The straight punch is making contact with the fist. | | | | body always follows the swing of the fist. |
| When you strike you want to attack with the top two | | | | Lastly when swinging the fist, you always want to |
| knuckle of the fist, which are the pointer finger and the | | | | keep your guard up. When you strike with one hand, |
| middle finger. When throwing the punch, you want to | | | | you want to get your other hand near your face to |
| keep the fist vertical as if you were holding a coffee | | | | protect it. The shoulder that is swinging the punch |
| mug in your hand. Also when you throw punches, you | | | | should be up and your chin should be down. That way |
| want to tighten it before contact is made. | | | | you are protected on the side you are swinging a |
| There is also the heel strike. The heel strike is actually | | | | punch from as well as from the other side where you |
| a stronger punch and it sometimes eliminates possible | | | | have your hand for protection. |
| injury to the wrist. The heel strike is striking with the | | | | These are just a couple Krav Maga Fighting |
| palm of the hand. This is a great Krav Maga | | | | techniques to help you Learn Krav Maga and better |
| Technique for women because if they have long | | | | defend yourself. Whether you are a woman, man, |
| finger nails they might not want to tighten their fist in | | | | elderly or youth, this style of self defense is an |
| case the finger nails dig into their hand. Instead they | | | | incredibly important to learn. |
| can defend themselves by striking with the palm of | | | | Note: when looking up this fighting method, beware |
| their hand. | | | | mispellings such as kraf maga and kraw maga. |
| As you strike you should always attack with the | | | | |