Thundering Hammers

Thundering Hammers is one of the classic self-defense techniques found in American Kenpo Karate, you will see it on most every seminar, self-defense category at a Kenpo tournament, you can find it on your form 4. Here you have 3 different videos presenting the very same technique.

Let’s go over this technique step by step:

• As the punch comes in step to your 10 with your left foot while you block the punch using an inward block.
• Deliver an inward forearm strike to the middle section using your right arm.
• Execute a left hammer strike to the kidney and finish the technique with a right hammer strike to the neck.

Recommendations

• Right after your first hammer turn it into a check to be able to continue with the second hammer.
• your right knee should check his right knee.

Recommended Kenpo Techniques

• Deflecting Hammer Self Defense Technique
• Shielding Hammer Self Defense Technique

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