Knifehand Strike

      

Knifehand Strike
Other	Chop
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Volume #4, Chapter #38
Anime Debut	DB029
Movie Debut	Movie 18
Data
Type	Physical Martial Arts Technique
Sub-Type	Basic type
Class	Offensive
Range	Close range
Derived technique(s)
Asura Violent Furious Attack Strike of Revelation
Users
Beerus (Movie only) Mark Muten Rōshi Nail Namu Shisami (Movie only) Son Gohan Son Gokū Tullece (Movie only) Whis Vegeta

This is a physical move in which the user utilizes the portion of their hand from the little finger to the wrist. It is a universal strike typically used to quickly incapacitate the opponent with a blow to a vulnerable portion of the neck, such as the mastoid muscles, throat, or collarbone.

Trivia

• The Knifehand Strike is a technique utilized in many real life martial arts, such as taekwondo, aikido, and karate. In fact, it's most commonly known as a "Karate chop". It is among one of several real-life techniques used in the Dragon Ball series.