You can use your hand or your forearm. The block can be with one arm or two. Elbows are used to strike in all conceivable directions. Fingers, thumbs, both edges of the hand, palms, backhands and fists are used at all possible angles. It is common to strike with two blows at once, the double strike.
Targets are any vulnerable areas on the body, including the joints.
Kicking Figure 8 - Knee Kick In Balintawak, kicks are done only to low targets such as foot, knee or groin. Side kicks, roundhouse kicks, front kicks, and oblique kick are all used. At close range, the front knee kick is used as a weapon. There are a number of specific techniques for doing Hubad Lubod. Here are some of them.