The Body's Natural weapons

The human body (not to mention other animal bodies) come equipped with anatomy that can serve as natural defensive and offensive weapons. They are: The teeth (as for biting a nose); The top of the forehead (as for bashing an opponent in the ball of the nose); The elbows for striking vulnerable in - range targets: The heel of the palm of the hand for thrusting and smashing blows (as for smashing the nose with a forceful blow); both outer and inner forearms (the inner forearm is most often used for striking into the area of the brachial plexus on the neck); The outer (pinky) side edge of the closed fist. This is called a hammer fist, and is good for striking most every target; The open cupped palm; The outer side edge of the open hand, below the pinky and above the wrist, this is used for delivering what is commonly called the Karate or Judo chop; The fingers and thumb formed into a claw (as for briskly and forcefully raking down the face or gouging into the eyes and then raking); The knees (as for groin strikes, also face smash tactics); The shins (for soft targets unless your shins are well conditioned as through Muy Tai training); The foot (top, side, heel and bottom, as for kicking and stomping). The next entry will be on the body's vulnerable targets.