John Hackleman, also known as the Pit Master, is a martial artist and MMA trainer who’s trained the likes of Chuck Liddell, Glvoer Teixeira, Court McGee and many others. If there’s anybody who knows fighting it’s this guy.

In this video from ‘THE PIT Online Dojo’ we see Hackleman demonstrate how one hand can actually be six totally different weapons.

One of the techniques Hackleman goes over is the palm strike, which is actually not a strike with the palm but with the heel of the hand which Hackleman stresses in the video. Now the palm strike is seen in many traditional martial arts as well as in the early days of Pancrase employed by Bas Rutten, but it is seldom seen in the UFC. That doesn’t mean it can’t be used effectively in self-defense though and it can be used in a few different ways.

Another technique seen in the video is the hammer fist. Now the hammer fist is actually seen quite a bit in the UFC, particularly during ground and pound. It can also be used with a spin standing up when throwing a spinning hammer fist, which is probably more effective than a back fist when no gloves are worn.

Also seen broken down in the video are a series of eye poke techniques, the C-hand strike, basic punches, as well as the old school karate chop.

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