The Hand Blocks-Two Fourteen (2/14, or the second building block studied), are the most used parts of the body; although the hand will automatically put up a defense for blocking an object that enters its circumference, a person must reprogram the reflexive action to react accordingly without injury to the hand. The small nineteen bones in the hand must be built up in order to withstand a strong blow or it will be knocked away (or suffer sprang of the wrist or be broken) and leave an opening for the enemies’ strike. Conditioning the hand is acquired by push up strength (palms-fists-knuckles and fingers), grappling heavy objects and the practice of slapping hard surfaces. Special ointments are usually applied to help strengthen with the training. FOA
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The finger tips are where the blood line ends and returns back to the heart and other organs, therefore heavy pressure to the finger tips can cause a person to pass out. The thumb is the largest member of the hand family; however it is the weakest by itself;
Therefore Jam the thumb, pull it back and strike or press against the bone gaps between the forefingers and the thumb (the Area called the Tiger or dragons’ mouth related in the martial arts). Press or strike (with the pointer finger fore-knuckle strike) to the area bottom of thumb knuckle-bone which leads to the wrist it is a very painful strike. Apply the pressure anywhere to the pinky where the bones connect as well as the pointer finger, middle and ring finger as these areas are where the pressure points are located but are very small and hard to hit without an acupunctures needle and are, therefore recommended for health purposes. The inside of the Hand-“The Palm” is almost a well-protected layer of callous tissue, therefore one must punch, slap, kick, pierce through (stab with pointed instruments,) and