Offensive Tools can be categorized in three main  groups; Upper body or hand and arm tools, such as various punches and elbow strikes Lower body or foot and leg tools, like kicking and kneeing attacks body weapons(head butt, hip check, shoulder check,  biting, etc.) Upper Body Weapons Hands Closed Western Boxing Strikes; i.e. jab, cross, hooks, uppercuts, overhand. Eastern Boxing Strikes; i.e. hammer fist, back fist, upward hammer, knuckling. Open Street Tech's ; i.e. ear cup, groin slap, palm slap. Eastern Tech's; i.e. chop or knife hand, ridge hand, eagle claw for raking, spear hand/split finger for poking. Elbows Forward Backward Upward Downward Lower Body Weapons Kicks With the Foot Side kick Round kick Hook kick Front kick Inverted front kick Reverse Snap kick Spin Kick With the Shin (see Muay Thai Curriculum) Knees (see Muay Thai)