Do you have cutting punches/kicks in your style?

Just wondering what other styles include cutting punches and kicks in their curriculum. Here is a training schedule Grandmaster Tsai put together for one of his China trips. I would love to do this some day...

Day 3 Training Topic: Introduction of Iron Fist
1) Turn your fist into a powerful weapon.
2) Make your fist as hard as steel.
3) Hammer Fist for instant effectiveness.
4) Utilizing your body weight and velocity to produce explosive punching power.
5) Injury free, safety training.
6) Counter speed with perfect timing.
7) Secret to beating size and strength is to cut down the roots.
Day 4 Training Topic: Complete review of Iron Fist
1) Cutting Tiger Palm
2) Cutting Knife Hand
3) Small Circular Cutting Punch
4) Half Moon Cutting Punch
5) Circular Upper Cut
6) Spinning Cut
7) Defense and offense postures to control the combat.
8) Breaking blocks to attack the weapon.
Day 5 Training Topic: Iron Fist Training
1) Quick cut
2) Slice cut
3) Circular cut
4) Snap cut
5) Striking cut
6) Block cut
7) Blitz quick strikes to end combat.
8) Accuracy and muscle reflex for super snaps.

Day 6 Training Topic: Iron Fist
1) Double and Triple Cuttings
2) Combination one, two, three, and four
3) Control the fight with concentration power.
4) Determination in strikes VS. Force
#1
1) (Right) Half Moon Circular Cutting Palm to Face
2) (Left) Over Head Cross Cutting Punch to Ribs
3) (Right) Straight Hooking Uppercut to Chin
4) (Left) Short Cutting punch to Ribs
5) (Right) Over Head Cross Cutting Punch to Bladder
6) (Right) Side Hook Kick to Head
7) (Right) Tear Drop Full Power Back Fist to Collar Bone
8) (Left) Snap Leopard Palm to Throat
9) End in Strong Fighting Stance
#2
1) (Right) Spear Hand to Throat
2) (Left) Over Head Cross Cutting Punch to Bladder
3) (Right) Short Cutting Punch to Sternum
4) (Left) Stick Punch to Bladder
5) (Right) Uppercut to Chin
6) (Right) Back Fist
7) (Right) Side Thrust Kick to Chest
8) (Right) Hook Kick to Head
9) (Left) Stick Punch to Bladder
10) End in Strong Fighting Stance
#3
1) (Right) Hammer Fist Strike (Breaking Opponents Guard)
2) (Left) Cutting Punch to ribs
3) (Right) Uppercut to Jaw
4) (Right) Stomp Kick to Knee
5) (Right) Side Thrust Kick to Ribs
6) (Right) Round House to Face
7) (Left) Stick Punch to Ribs
8) (Right) Ridge Hand to Neck
9) End in Strong Fighting Stance
#4
1) (Right) Rising Cross Kick to Inner Thigh
2) (Right) Back Fist to Chest
3) (Left) Stick Punch to Bladder
4) (Right) Rising Cutting Punch to Jaw
5) (Right) Back Fist to Temple
6) (Left) Straight Punch to Solar Plexus
7) (Right) Cutting Punch to Jaw
8) (Right) Side Thrust to Mid Section
9) End in Strong Fighting Stance
Day 7 Training Topic: Combination five, six, seven, and eight
1) Importance of the safe zone.
2) Awareness of the Danger Zone.
3) How to turn the body into an instant weapon.
4) Block without blocking, distance control.
#5
1) (Right) Ridge Hand to Neck
2) (Left) Cross Uppercut to Jaw
3) (Right) Overhead Cutting to Floating Ribs
4) (Left) Cutting Punch to Head
5) (Right) Cutting Punch to Head
6) (Right) Front Thrust to Bladder
7) (Right) Side Thrust to Floating Ribs
8) (Left) Cutting Punch to Chest
9) (Right) Cutting Punch to Chest
10) (Right) Back Fist to Temple
11) (Left) Snap Punch to Solar Plexus
12) End in Strong Fighting Stance
#6
1) (Left) Hammer Fist Break in a Circular Down Motion
2) (Right) Over Head Cutting Punch to Sternum
3) (Right) Side Thrust Snap Kick to Ribs
4) (Right) Snap Back Fist Strike to Face
5) (Left) Cutting Punch to Ribs
6) (Right) Tiger Rip Claw Striking Diagonally Across Face
7) (Left) Tiger Rip Claw Striking Across the Face
8) (Right) Groin Grab Dropping Down
9) Rip Groin Stepping Back into Fighting Stance
#7
1) (Right) Knife Hand to Side of Neck; Grab Back of Head
2) (Left) Cutting Elbow to Head
3) (Left) Knee to Mid Section
4) (Right) Short Overhead Cutting to Mid Section
5) (Right) Snap Elbow to Ribs
6) (Right) Full Power Back Fist to Collar Bone
7) (Left) Cutting Punch to Ribs
8) (Right) Half Moon Ridge Hand to neck
9) (Right) Side Thrust Kick to Ribs
10) End in Strong Fighting Stance
#8
1) (Right) Snake Head to Throat Leaning Back
2) (Right) Side Thrust Kick to Ribs
3) (Left) Low Over Head Cutting to Chest
4) (Right) Back Fist moving Forward
5) (Left) Cutting Palm to Chest
6) (Right) Cutting Palm to Chest
7) (Left) Upper Cut to Jaw
8) (Right) Upper Cut to Jaw
9) (Right) Side Thrust Kick
10) End in Strong Fighting Stance
Day 8 Training Topic: Combination nine, ten, eleven, and twelve
1) Take control with quick actions in the deadly zone.
2) Winning the fight without fighting.
3) Balance is a powerful advantage.
4) Hand and Feet coordination.
5) Non-telegraph action training.
6) Effective counter strikes.
#9
1) (Right) Double Dragon to Eyes
2) (Left) Double Dragon to Eyes
3) (Right) Cutting Punch to Throat Moving In
4) (Left) Iron Forearm to Throat Moving In
5) (Right) Dropping Cutting Elbow to Collar Bone
6) (Right) Rising Cutting Elbow to Chin
7) (Right) Dropping Cutting Elbow to Solar Plexus
8) (Right) Back Fist to Head or Chest
9) (Left) Vertical Punch to Bladder
10) (Right) Side Thrust Kick to Mid Section
11) End in Strong Fighting Stance
#10
1) (Right) Cutting Kick to Lower Leg
2) (Right) Side Thrust Kick to Floating Ribs
3) (Right) Back Fist Lunging Forward
4) (Left) Vertical Punch to Bladder
5) (Right) Vertical Punch to Bladder
6) (Right) Front Thrust Kick
7) (Left) Front Thrust Kick
8) (Right) Jumping Butterfly Crescent falling on left knee
9) (Right) Drop Reverse Hook Kick
10) End in Strong Fighting Stance
#11
1) (Right) Vertical Strike to Solar Plexus
2) (Left) Overhead Cutting to Sternum
3) (Right) Knee to Groin
4) (Right) Elbow Strike to Sternum
5) (Left) Cross Step to Full Power Back Fist
6) (Right) Half Moon Ridge Iron Forearm
7) (Left) Stomp Kick
8) (Right) Stomp Kick
9) (Double) Ear Slap
10) (Double) Shock Palm to Chest
11) End in Strong Fighting Stance
#12
1) (Right) Phoenix Eye to Eye Socket
2) (Left) Rising Cutting Palm to Nose
3) (Right) Cutting Punch to Sternum
4) (Right) Rising Snap Elbow to Chin
5) (Right) Back Fist to Bladder
6) (Left) Uppercut to Chin
7) (Right) Vertical Strike to Ribs
8) (Left) Vertical Strike to Ribs
9) (Right) Vertical Strike to Ribs
10) End in Strong Fighting Stance
Day 9 Training Topic: Iron Fist Review and certification
1) Iron Fist Review and certification
2) Power of penetration.
3) Force of impact.

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Yes, but that's quite a long list IMO. I believe that your wrist plays an important role in cutting.

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I think it's just a list of different ways you can use the techniques in combo drills.

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Yep quite a few of those techniques I recognise from certain techniques with my style.

too much

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“	Originally Posted By: TaichiMantis I think it's just a list of different ways you can use the techniques in combo drills.	”

LOL...... I can see that. A roll of the wrist works on any motion, especially sweep like motions. Instead of sweeping, the roll will produce a cut. If you think about it, a Mantis type hook also involves a roll, but at the same time it also cuts. Although this may not be how certain styles use them.

It's all in the wrist.

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This is the result of one soft cut by my teacher as he was trying to think of a drill for us to do.

It started as an instant knot, then I rolled it out, put jow. Next day it turned into a bruise, but with striations in them. Now the bruise is slowly spreading down my arm.

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lol Not bad Jawsman.

Heres a some of mine I got whilst training:









Man it was fun getting them

LOL..... that first pic was great!! Ah the joys of training!!!!!



Now I got's Popeye forearm, and I didn't even eat spinach to get them.....

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Yeah, it's awesome

I want to get some more this week tbh. Might do some sparring, I have loads of stuff I need to train on anyway.

I dunno if you could classify a Phoenix Eye Fist as a cutting move, but it can easilly break the skin and cause alot of blood. It's done by extending the index finger so the 2nd knuckle points out, and then resting the thumb against the side of it for support. Of course, as with nearly all Zui Quan fist techniques, the wrist plays a vital role in it's effectiveness. The attack is meant to hit the skull right beside the eye, in front of the temple, and fracture the skull which possibly results in death. Of course, it will hurt no matter where it hits if done properly.

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I'd consider the phoenix eye strike more of a pressure strike than it is cutting. Cutting involves rolling of the wrist, not turning... but rolling.

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Ditto jawsman... it's a directed pressure point strike. Not saying it couldn't cut skin if it pops something thin like at the nose, but it's really a directed strike.

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On the subject of single knuckle fist formations,

I have always prefered the support and safety of using the middle finger knuckle, I think its called Dragon Fist rather than the Phoenix Eye, any expierience or opinions on that,

granted i havent conditioned the Phoenix eye on the makiwara, but essentially it feels unsupported in comparison to an unconditioned middle knuckle formation.

and on subject, I dont see either as a 'cutting' or 'glancing' strike, definatly vital point strikes IMO.

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Jim... you're referring to the Dragon's Head with tmiddle knuckle. I'm not comfortable with that one at all (shape of my hand), but I do condition my Phoenix eye with a sand bag. I wouldn't advise the same with a makiwara... *ouch*

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