Daily Archives: September 15, 2014


Landing the Spinning Backfist

Ota Eihachi Sensei demonstrating Pinan Sandan The spinning backfist, or hammerfist, can be used in both self defense situations and sport fighting, if it’s used correctly. These are usually seen in kata as hammerfists (which I actually prefer to the backfist), and the kata tells you precisely when to use them in self defense. This brief article is going to […]