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Even though the striking surface of both the hand-sword and hammer-fist are technically the same surface, a difference can be noted because each are executed with completely different hand positioning. The hand-sword can be related to the pokes, claws, and heel-palm striking surface category - where the hammer-fist can be related to the punch, back-knuckle, and half-knuckle striking surface category.
As a further note: the hand-sword striking surface can be directly related to the side kick and in-step arch kick striking surface category - as they are opposites (high weapon vs low weapon); and are also both open weapons. In contrast, the front kick striking surface is more closely related to the punch striking surface category, rather than the more obvious strike, the heel-palm striking surface category. This is true even though the first weapon comparison are opposites, while the second weapon comparison are both open, which seems at first to be the more obvious choice.
The major striking surface of the poke vs claw can be directly related to the striking surface of the punch vs back-knuckle. Each of which uses the front (tip) of the weapon vs the side (front / back) of the tip of the weapon. Even though these surfaces are close in proximity, they are distinct in execution and analysis.
Even though the claw and heel-palm hand positioning is very similar and can often be used as a single, sophisticated maneuver; they are distinct. The heel-palm hand positioning is slightly more open (bend of fingers) with the fingers and thumb more tightly grouped. Where as the claw is typically executed with fingers slightly more bent, slightly more spread and thumb not grouped with fingers. Also, keep in mind that the heel-palm can also lend itself to being converted immediately into a four-finger poke just as easily as a claw.
Due to the positioning prior to (cup and saucer) and the Path of Travel of the execution of the Outward block and Middle-knuckle strikes during the execution of the form Short Form Two, it can be considered that these two maneuvers are reverses of one another. If the form is executed without the cup and saucer positioning (i.e. without the 'V' step) the positioning of the Middle-knuckle strike changes (Point of Origin) and this effects the path the Middle-knuckle strike travels and thus alters whether the strike remains a reverse or not. In this second case (without the 'V' step) the left Middle-knuckle strike would only be an opposite, not a reverse.