I believe it's called a 'scots slap' or something similar. Can't find the article I read about it(years ago) Essentially, it's a ridge-hand with the thumb coming across the palm. I've only ever performed the technique once, while drunk, and kind of in a sucker-punch sort of way, followed by punches. With that said, I'll give my assessment of it in pretty gross terms. It has less surface area than a 2 knuckle or 3 knuckle punch, and the(mine at least) thumb knuckle is thicker(less prone to breaks?) than themiddle finger knuckle. IMO(from personally testing it along with my cousin), it causes the ribs more pain, not sure about physical damage(makes sense though) to the ribs than the heel of the palm. It doesn't shake one's head as much as a palmstrike, but it's more likely to cut your face. When it comes to being a primary weapon, this technique is fucked. Alignment is fucked for power. There aren't many angles where you can easily get your elbow behind the 'scots slap.' With straight punches, you risk hitting with your thumb instead of your knuckle, and, maybe it's my technique, but power from the hips/legs doesn't carry over to the strike as well as with a cross or a palmstrike. It really is just a slap with the thumb knuckle, with the exception of short(think elbow-reach) hooks. Also, some angles cause the thumb to bend even more toward the palm, which can be painful. The #1 reason I haven't tried it out more is that it leaves the fingers exposed. I've hit my fingers against a hard surface enough by accident with a closed fist to know that I'm not fond of the feeling. Though I've never seen an adult effectively grab somebody's fingers in a fight, but I've personally made use of twisting exposed toes to secure leglocks to good effect,so it may be some sort of risk that way. I think, probably a short hook to the temple is where this strike poses the biggest threat, and I think only if you're higher up than your opponent. Anyone else know more about this strike or ever tried it, who has had a different experience or could shed some light on what possible advantages it could have vs. other types of strikes? I'm often too eclectic of a person, so I refuse to believe that the reason I've almost never seen this strike is because it's worthless until I hear it from someone else.
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