I did boxing and muay thai and competed for 18 years. not trained for 18 years, I started competing at 12. So I'd say I'm reasonably set for most situations.
Yes I would say that you are. And your point is what exactly?
I would say just having done Judo for many years when I was young and having a decent natural right cross and good chin had me set for most situations against untrained guys also even before I did Wing Chun.
When you are young, you don't even need martial arts to defend yourself if you are fairly strong. But will it work in 20-30 years is also another question.
Limited experiences in certain ring fighting already had delivered enough ppl in coffins exactly from da tech streets and without gloves of course.
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Instead of stories about fights on the roofs etc.
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Open hands techniques are widely taught in womans self defense courses too.
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Regards to throat striking with open hand techniques, usually special forces more practise so called choke- strike type striking above throat with opened and algined hand, where neck is attacked with surface between index finger and thumb in order to debilitate for short time not to kill.
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Or if it is possible to strike throat with hand- spear, then by 95% instead of this is possible to hit chin properly too. Fist, elbow.
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I don't need to watch videos from the 60's to show me what works.
Choose your main weapons, whether fist, palm,spear hand, and train them with power, speed and precision.
Angles also are different. To strike with a fist may not be possible from some positions. Maybe you could break your fist bare knuckles, there are many variables.
Maybe you want to give him a chance so you palm strike his nose only.
KO him maybe his head hits concrete and he dies, happened many times so going for KO is not safe. Body shot is better.
Or maybe he has a weapon so you can't rely on the punch maybe not KOing him but you have to make sure he is debilitated or injured from one strike so a spear hand is necessary.
Be prepared for different situations.
If one thing we have learned in MMA over the years is that yesterday's 'useless style or technique' is tomorrows latest addition or champions evolution.
I remember when MT was trashed even as useless against wrestling and Sambo.
When you add unkown variables outside our sport it is an even more unknown question. Who is qualified to talk about this? I did not say I was, maybe special forces but they use mainly weapons or knives at close range.
There is a tradition passed down from a time when this was used and we trust that tradition since it is not tested nowadays.
If someone softly hits your throat you feel it, so no need to prove anything for power strikes.
But for most ordinary situations I stick with the palm heels or maybe palm hooks.
More defensive looking, and can switch from control to striking easily and control of force and damage is easier.
If MMA was bare knuckle I think palm strikes would be much more popular than closed fist punches.
