If you have the blade pointing towards the leading hand, it can cause serious injuries.
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To perform a rock chopping motion properly and safely, make sure that the blade is pointing down at a perfect 90° angle or a slight angle away from the leading hand during cutting.
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The leading hand should slowly move away from the blade with the blade closely following the leading hand to perform precise, uniform, and safe cuts. The lead hand needs to be in a claw shape facing the lead knife - the side of the blade should be parallel sliding on the knuckles of the leading hand while chopping.The maximum height of the object depends on the size of your knife and your knife skills - smaller objects will be easier to chop. Before you start, make sure that the cut object is not too tall to be cut and if so, cut in half or into smaller pieces first.Use a chef's knife for this kind of cutting.Note that this method is not suitable for chopping or dicing onions or shallots. This technique is great for general chopping into small pieces and also for slicing or dicing small objects into uniform shapes since this method allows you to be very precise.To hold an object properly, use a so called "claw shape effect": the finger pointing inside the palm of the leading hand and no fingers sticking out in order to create a "claw" shape. The hand which doesn't hold the knife is often holding and leading the object that is being cut (this will be referred to as the leading hand).
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