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In the Russian military, the right hand, palm down, is brought to the right temple, almost, but not quite, touching; the head has to be covered. In the Hellenic Army salute, the palm is facing down and the fingers point to the coat of arms. In many militaries, [12] hand salutes are only given when a cover (headwear, usually a hat) is worn.
A palm-strike. Open-hand strikes include various techniques used in the martial arts to attack or defend without curling the hand into a fist. The most famous of these techniques is probably the so-called "karate chop", which is also described as a knife-hand strike (shuto uchi) although there are many other techniques. A spear-hand or nukite.
kaisho juji uke: open-palm x block (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan) kakiwake uke: floating x block (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan) morote uke: double forearm block (e.g. in the kata, Heian sandan) nagashi uke: rising palm sweep block (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan) osae uke: palm block; otoshi uke: dropping forearm block
Palm heel - a classic self-defense strike where the hand is pulled back to engage the base of the palm in an upwards thrusting strike. This is particularly dangerous if applied to the base of the nose or chin and can result in death. This strike is banned in competition Taekwondo.
Strikes are the key focus of several sports and arts, including boxing, savate, karate, Muay Lao, taekwondo and wing chun.Some martial arts also use the fingertips, wrists, forearms, shoulders, back and hips to strike an opponent as well as the more conventional fists, palms, elbows, knees and feet that are common in combat sports.
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The palm-show is dominant across most of Europe, but Italy predominantly uses the palm-hide wave. [22] Waving the hand to say "hello" or "goodbye" is done by moving the fingers down towards the wrist and back to an open palm position while keeping the palm facing out. Another way to say "goodbye" is done by wagging the fingers.
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