Editing Karambit (section)

=== As a weapon ===
The karambit is held with the blade pointing downward from the bottom of the fist, usually curving forwards. 

While it is primarily used in a slashing or hooking motion, karambit with a finger ring are also used in a punching motion, hitting the opponent with the finger ring. 

Some karambit are designed to be used in a hammering motion. This flexibility of striking methods is what makes it useful in self-defense situations. 

The finger guard makes it difficult to disarm and allows the knife to be maneuvered in the fingers without losing one's grip.<ref name="Tarani">{{cite book |last=Tarani |first=Steve |title=Karambit: Exotic Weapon of the Indonesian Archipelago |publisher=Unique Publications |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-86568-206-1 |pages=15–22}}</ref>

The short [[Filipino people|Filipino]] karambit has found some favor in [[Western culture|the West]] because such proponents allege the [[biomechanics]] of the weapon allow for more powerful cutting strokes and painful "ripping" wounds, and because its usability is hypothesized as more intuitive, but more difficult to master than a classic knife.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}