Ridge Hand is a scary technique!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- see so many videos on how to use the ridge hand but very difficult to find it in action proving its effectiveness. It doesn't matter if the hand is open or closed, you can see here how well it works!
Bas Rutten and Chuck Lidell used these a lot. Good strike.
Very right!
I used to think that the ridgehand strike was a so so technique until I got hit with one.
I saw a guy in competition get his top set removed by a double ridgehand... trouble was, it was supposed to be a semi-contact bout.
@@haffoc experience.
I’ve been there. Funny thing is that you don’t even have to get hit hard to go down.
@@blockmasterscott u right . The brain shakes like pudding.
Very underrated technique.
It really is!
Everything has its place with right timing. But one thing is for sure, karate is freaking cool!
Yes it is!
Except the pants
open hand techniques are great cos they can be part strike - part throw.
These are very specialized techniques. When I was a young Karate-ka, I thought techniques like Haito Uchi, Uraken, etc...didnt work. It was only until I gained experience, I learned how they are very effective tools at the right moment.
I agree with you. I felt the same way until I saw these techniques being used in mma and or kick boxing.
I like that jam🎸
Thank you!
Igor Vovchanchyn used a similar strike in MMA, but with his forearm.
He retired at age 32, with screws in both elbows. I guess he kept dislocating them.
Same strike different variation.I saw a 75 year old karateka split a baseball bat in half with that
Igor also was in a lot of wars with fighters who were much bigger than him too. That probably didn't help either.
@@Saku19 that was probably from being placed in armbars
While taking my dan grade in goju ryu karate, a friend of mine was also taking his. He had to do a defence against a rear hand head punch. He blocked with his left hand while steping off to the left and delivered a perfect ridge hand to his opponents chest, unfortunately for his opponent it was right under his heart. Hence he collapsed and started fitting like moments on the floor. The strike had upset the heart rhytm. Yes a dangerous stike indeed.
Sorry about the guy who got hit under the heart. Just goes to the effectiveness of the technique. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Thanks for sharing. The Ridge Hand was yesterdays technique of the day. This timing couldn't be better! I like the technique although, to be honest, I haven't used it in a combat situation. I am confident it works and is effective, it is fast, accurate, and comes from a blind angle. Whats not to like? Keep practice, and train for life.
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Ching Yi Kung Fu Association
Thank you for your comment. I appreciate your views and opinions.
Yup it was used a lot and brought on the scene during competition by Lama Kenpo karate in the late 90's and early 2000's in the Southern California area and later in film!!
I did not know that. Thank you for sharing this information.
the thing about ridge hand techniques is that they can be used to strike with the underarm instead which has got to be close to effective as muay thai roundhouse kicks with the shin
You make a good point. This is like a roundhouse kick to the face. But with the arm or hand. The hand behaves like a foot and the arm behaves like a leg. Very good point you made. Thank you!
The first three strikes demonstrated are ridgehand (haito uchi) and, as has been commented by at least one other viewer, the rest appear to be deliberately aimed to land using the forearm (ude uchi).
The range off several of the landed strikes is clear that the intention was to not hit with the gloved hand. This strike might be disallowed under some rule sets of combat sport.
Regarding its effectiveness, Jesse Enkamp sensei includes the forearm strike as the first of ten karate techniques that MMA fighters should know: -
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Its like a kick, long range full swing.
I agree with you. Reminds me of a round kick.
@davidskaratetips.7306 yeah.
I’ve been hit with one. I’ll be the first to say that the ridge hand is no joke.
N. It is not. It’s like getting a round house kick with the arm.
well yeah... you are not punching with the padded part of the glove, its illegal in boxing for a reason. Some people spar like they dont care about their opponents health tho so they will strike you with ridge hands.
I believe the his technique is not, nor has it ever been, meant for sport. I think it was intended for self defense only. It is funny to me that I am seeing it in sport now.
@@davidskaratetips.7306 It is meant for sport but MMA. MMA allows elbows already which are even more: lethal, lets say.
As a beginner, I'd always considered the ridge hand a thing for point Karate scoring. Then one night at fight night, I got hit with a good one across the chest. Since then, I've worked it with more serious intent.
Glad you enjoyed the video.
One of Charlie Murphy's Favorite moves.
What part of the hand do you land with to prevent breaks?
They call it a ridge hand but you can add some forearm in there for added coverage and damage. But as far as breaking is concerned, this comes with a good coach, time and practice.
You literally show a bunch of forearm strikes and call the ridge hands. Very much blurring the lines, especially since the configuration of your hand in a ridge or balled fist is NOT going to change how your forearm feels on someone’s neck or head. If your highlighting the ridge hand the hand should be what is emphasized, not just not hitting with the fist. I can forearm strike just as easily with a closed fist or open palm.
Ridge hand from front, they never see it coming ..
Katsunori Kikuno is great at performing this technique.
I enjoy his fights. Very unorthodox
@@davidskaratetips.7306 from the modern martial arts perspective, yes.
Hmm... 🤔🥊👍
Thank you!
I've been in the Martial arts for many years and the past few years I've been developing my own family system,
and one of the main techniques that I've incorporated is the ridge hand strike.
Hopefully this video demonstrates its validity and power. Thank you for watching.
For casual people it can be harmful you know. Better hit with your inner palm. BDW legs in most cases of human anatomy is longer than your hands!
This is just one of many techniques you can use. Practice safe and be careful with this.
@@davidskaratetips.7306 Like middle ages collective human waste disposal? yeah it works,yeah people remember it, but no one uses it because of reasons.
It's inferior to palm strikes or punches..........why? The risk of breaking your own hand or forearm. Also you can hyper extend your own elbow. Can the ridge hand or fore arm strike work?.......yes, but they are inferior to accurate punches and palm strikes.
A ridge hand is a left hook, but it is faster. The majority of people nowadays, their hands are so weak. They are unable to do this technique.
That ridge hand is like being hit with a baseball bat across the face. It is not fun being on the receiving end of that strike.
Blows to the neck are dangerous. It doesn't have to be a ridgehand.
Doesn’t matter if the hand is open or closed. The pain feels just the same.
You'll be pulling teeth outta your broken wrist for weeks.
cool...kinda parry a kick and punch.
that's scary
Yes it is. It hurts really bad when hit by it. Lot more surface area is hit. It hurts. A lot!
Lariato
Hitting someone with the forearm is not a ridge hand. If the hand isn't what is hitting it isn't a ridge hand no matter how similar the motion is. In fact, if striking with the ulna, it isn't necessary to use a ridge hand at all. Similarly slaps and palm heel strikes are not the same.
Interesting. If I throw a front kick, but the opponent closes distance and I hit with my knee, what is that? I didn't hit with my foot as intended, but I still threw a front kick. If a ridge hand has a high chance to connect with a different part of the body, isn't that just a different possible outcome of the technique?
@@TheMisterGuy its a closeline if not performed with the hand…. If you hit with a knee its called a knee…
intersstimg. But if i go tp jead butr him and he ducks and hits my fist, thats still a hrad butt since my head is connected to my body?@davefletch3063
@@davefletch3063 "If you hit with a knee its called a knee…"
No, not from the perspective of the person doing the move. The technique they performed does not retroactively become a different technique based on outcome.
What you're missing here is that a given technique does not always land in the intended way, but it's still the same technique to the person doing it, because that's the choice they made.
@@TheMisterGuy the weapon isnt the technique. A ridge hand is only a ridge hand when you hit with the ridge of the hand. If you turn it over it is no longer a ridge hand, but a shuto. If you punch a guy and he slip the punch, but you catch him with your elbow, its an elbow strike, not a punch..it is kindergarten level. Not sure why you are confused by it. It doesn’t matter what technique or weapon you are trying to utilize, it only matters which one actually happens
Karate is an artistic rappresentation of a fight, not a real fight
Like your mom
@Duskshadowraider I understand the frustration of being unable to comment constructively, but you can't even make a connection and an insult that makes any sense. And, besides, you're out of fashion.
Same could be said of all martial arts including Muay Tai and BJJ. Karate has been proven to be just as effective when trained the way it was originally intended.