Palm strike or Punch?

Palm strike, anytime you have a straight-in shot. Palm strikes are not an option for hooks or other side strikes.

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Palm strike. I agree with Liondancer and Jas Key. Also in the court of law a punch is considered aggressive whereas a palm strike is considered defensive.

And a palm strike can actually do more damage than a punch. On soft parts of the body it can do some real damage like rupture organs. And on hard parts of the body it can be pretty brutal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTeQqoPl0ok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wf_t-buSZk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgJycjUOVL8

In the first video a slight palm strike to the foot (hard target) you can break the foot or ankle, let alone possible lung collapse or organ damage. The last he is palm strike to break the boards and they are not fake boards. He bought them that day right before the demo. Try doing that with a punch and you are looking at injuring yourself not the opponent.

The concussive forces from a palm strike are more violent than that of a punch.

@Flag..." Palm strikes are not an option for hooks or other side strikes." -

Reply: Yes you can. Circular and coiling strikes are very common Matter of fact it seems strikes have more power when using circular turning. Do to more force being generated and thus transfered

Depends on the task at hand. If you are aiming at a hard target you palm, if you are aiming at a soft target then fist. If need to stick to just one, then I'd say palm.

Depends on the target. Does anybody ever pick targets anymore or is it just hit and hope something lands and maybe even does damage to the opponent? A palm strike is for large or flat hard targets, if a palm doesn't fit and/or your target is soft you use a punch. If you practice your punches and your technique is solid you will not break your wrist or bones. If you understand strategy of a punch and don't just rely on wailing using all of your energy to hit but can use your opponents energy too you also have a better chance to not break anything. It is so much easier to hit someone with a punch when they are on their way in.

Palm heel strikes are great, I love them too but I would not rely on them as my only defense.

@ John P: A good palm heel strike is not a slap. Far from it.

Palm strike

In Britain, in over 60 years, I have never come across "palm strike" - it is an expression which was unknown to me until I read your question. I would say "a slap with the hand" (which implies "with the open palm"), as opposed to a "punch" which is done with the closed fist.

Punch to the junk always gets a person's attention

In Dungeons & Dragons terms, should the monk go for the quivering palm or the straight punch attack...

After level 10, Monk punch attacks are pretty strong and reliable in terms of dealing damage...

If you go for the quivering palm, then that may defeat your enemy instantly... but they get a saving throw, and high-level enemies are pretty good at beating saving throws.

You could try the quivering palm on a warrior-class enemy, they are less likely to make their saving throws than other classes, but as you gain levels as a monk, the quivering palm attack is going to be less useful against most of the enemies you meet.

Or... were you talking about reality?