Striking

The most common form fighting techinique in the martial arts that involves the use of palms, fist, elbows and any body part that can be used as a "striking weapon" The most common of the striking form is Kung Fu and Karate. This kind of fighting style is the universal fighting style since primitive men used hands as the earliest form of "weapon". This fact could be seen in the way lower forms of mammals use fore legs as thier arsenal against their prey. Therefore, the striking style is not only limited to the martial arts found in East Asian Regions. Muay thai is already gaining its popularity as a sport, not only in the south eastern regions of Asia where it originated but also in other parts of the world. In the west, popular forms of striking such as Boxing, that originated from bare-knuckle boxingis considered a martial art.

See also:

• Wing Chun
• Krav Maga
• Bando
• Kapap