This page provides details on the martial arts “Ear Clap”. This martial arts technique involves a martial artist striking the ears on an attacker in order to escape from them. This strike is also known as a Thunderclap Strike, Cupped Ear Blow, Thunder Palm Fist, etc. For more information on a wide variety of punches & strikes, please visit Black Belt Wiki’s main Punches & Strikes section.
Details for this Strike
- Start by making a knife hand and cupping your hand slightly.
- Then strike the attacker by slapping your hands together against their ears.
- When throwing both hands together, it may be preferential and quicker to shoot the hands forward about 6 or so inches away from the ears
- And then proceed with the ear clap
- This will be less devastating but a quicker stun
- Note: Use extreme caution when practicing with a partner. For safety reasons, it is better to practice this technique on a BOB training dummy.
Martial arts punches & strikes and all other martial arts techniques should only be practiced under the supervision of a trained martial arts instructor.
Video of an Cupped Ear Blow (Self-Defense Technique)