Originally posted by HuangKaiVun
If you are a woman who’s trying to fight off a would-be rapist, you had better have some knowledge of those points so that you can have a framework of where to aim your attacks.
More like, you’d better fight like an animal to rip off/punch/bite anything you can. I don’t think specific points come into it with the panic response. Of course… if their well-enough trained, they don’t panic… :rolleyes: but then if they’re well-enough trained, hopefully they’ll be able to spot and neutralise/kick ass, before they get taken down/dragged off.
Originally posted by HuangKaiVun
My experience is that squeezing or striking some of those deadly points can be really traumatic. I’ve practiced on myself some of that stuff, and I have had to exert extreme caution.
I’d stop that if I were you!!! 
Have you ever knocked yourself out?! 
That HKV, he can really grab his own ass without a flashlight!
There you go Daredevil: no links as such… but a mention ofcountless stories, HKV’s forte. Well, that’s me sold!
HKV, you’re more than welcome to find any of these remarks potentially offensive!
If you’ve ever seen a one-punch KO in a boxing match, you know that such things are possible. If you’ve ever had your trachea closed by a tight choke, you know such things are possible. If you’ve ever passed out because of closed carotid arteries, you know such things are possible. If you’ve ever bumped your funny bone and lost use of your hand for a minute, you know such things are possible.
What do links and the JAMA have on real life?
…and if you’ve ever done a full contact sport then you know that such things are possible, but not necessarily probable.
Possibilities are nice little beasts, but not what I stake my life on.
Yep.And sometimes boxers fall in the ring after being accidentally hit to a pressure point,not a classic boxers knock-out huh.
MP Did I ever say easy or likely? I’m pretty sure I didn’t. And as far as I can tell, that wasn’t the question.
That said, there’s a guy who studied aikijujtsu in my taiji class, and sometimes during push hands, hell give a little poke to a spot on the neck or arm or ribs or something, and it hurts like hell for a second and aches for days.
I’ve asked him to ease back on this stuff, but my point remains. You don’t need to knock someone out or kill 'em for a pressure point technique to work. Sometimes creating a little time or space for a more traditional attack is all you want.
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For example: when I took a few judo lessons, I learned a rear choke from the ground that presumes the target has his chin tucked too close to get under. So, you jam the knuckle of your thumb in the spot behind the jawbone where it meets the ear to get him to turn his head. With that done, you can slip your arm around his neck, clasp the other hand, and yank back to close the trachea. I don’t see any reason a similar use of sensitive spots couldn’t work in other contexts.
Good point CSN. Looks like I owe you a pint.