A distinct category of a strike which is physically distinguishable by striking with the lower case area of the palm (e.g. heel of the palm) as the natural weapon's contact point with the intended target.

Comments:

The layman's term for this strike is the heel-palm, but the terms can be used interchangeably.

Palm-heels can be executed in vast array of directions (e.g. straight, side, up, down, etc.) and orientations (e.g. horizontal, vertical, inverted, etc.).

Additionally, palm-heels can be executed with different Methods of Execution, including (but not limited to):

Thrust

Hammer

Hook

Roundhouse

Lift

Loop

Given the numerous potential options available to effect the maneuver, one can see that the potential for creating a list of all potential palm-heels is daunting. This is why primarily only the palm-heel strikes included in the original written curriculum are individually listed in this section.

Palm-heel strikes are closely associated with both the thrusting and clawing Methods of Execution used in tandem to create a sophisticated basic. Another way to think about this is: one should not say heel-palm without claw, and visa-verse.

Derivation:

The term palm-heel is taken from the physical characteristic of the strike's contact point being the heel of the palm of the hand.