The Basic Arm Strikes of Karate

The first type of strike you learn is the basic punch for this strike you need to make sure you have a proper fist,your fist must look like this:

This is what a fist looks like.

The elbow one of the other first strikes you learn this strike can be done to the head or to any part of the upper body :

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Uraken Uchi (oo rah ken oochie) the back fist strike is a strike done with thefront two knuckles of your hand and can be done to the lower half of the face as well as the upper body:

Haito Uchi (High to oochie) is a strike to the back of the neck with the side of a open straight hand, if done correctly the strike is very helpful if not done correctly you may kill or badly injure your opponent: