One advantage to the hammerfist is that you are striking with the bottom fleshy part of the fist instead of the knuckles, thus reducing the chance of injuring your hand. It's also picked up by new students quickly as it's a fairly simple technique to learn.
Various types of hammerfist include:
1. Horizontal Hammerfist
a) The basic side hammerfist is a palm down strike sometimes used to attack an opponent standing off to your side. *technique example
b) The hammerfist can also be used against an opponent positioned in front of you. It can be thrown as a direct strike from your guard. It can also be used as a follow up/recovery strike whenever your hand crosses your center line. One example would be as a follow up to a hook.
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| Andrei Arlovski following up the hook with a hammerfist |
2. Vertical Down Hammerfist
Against a standing opponent, you will occasionally see the vertical down hammerfist used as a strike to an opponents head. *technique example
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| Artem Lobov lands a forward hammerfist |
Also used when you are framing against an opponents lowered head with one hand and hammer fisting with the other.
More often it is used whenever your opponent is lower than you, such as when they are doubled over or have fallen to the ground. There are a ton of examples of its use in mma against a downed opponent.
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| McGregor hammerfisting Aldo |
The diagonally down hammerfist can be thrown as either a front (palm up) or back (palm down) strike.
4. Diagonally Up Hammerfist
A back (palm down) strike which is fairly uncommon but can be useful from a Philly Shell style position.
5. Spinning Hammerfist
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| Santiago Ponzinibbio lands a back hammerfist |
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| Cung Lee vs Silva |
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