What is pressure points strikes? Most of us are aware that some parts of the body are more vulnerable to damage than others. Some people refer to these vulnerable parts as pressure points or vital points. I'll focus on how to knockout, control or restrain a person by striking these points, through proper Karate. There are 3 categories of effects that can be achieved by pressure points strikes:
1. To knockout a person - this is quite obvious although the results may vary from temporary unconsciousness, comatose to death.
2. To control a person - you may want to strike a person so that he release you, stop attacking you, lose his sights or balance or expose his more vulnerable point (a setup strike).
3. To restrain a person - sometimes you do not want to cause any permanent damage or serious injuries to a person. You may then use pressure points strikes to immobilize a person, cause him to temporarily lose control of his limbs or to pin him down.
Make a strike to the eyes with all fingers extended so you won't be likely to miss.
Box the ears with the hands cupped. It can actually blow their eyes out of socket and if done with enough force, cause a temporal hemorrhage and death.
Strike the nose with the heel of your hand in an upward angle. If done with enought force it can drive the nose bone into the brain and cause death.
Strike the throat with the knuckles of your fingers. Nobody can continue a fight without breathing. If done with enough force it can crush the esophagus and cause death.
Kick the front of the knee. It only takes 20 lbs of pressure to break a knee backwards. This results in a permanant injury. They cannot stand and contiue the fight. A 6 year old can kick with 20 lbs of pressure.
Pressure points strikes are very effective for street fighting, and they level the odds when you are facing bigger, stronger, or faster opponents in a hostile situation. Here are some of the most common pressure points strikes for the purposes described above:
1. To knockout a person - strike with your punch, palm-heel, hammer-fist or forearm on his Stomach 5 point (lower jaw of the mouth), or if you are at his back, strike the Gall Bladder 20 point (behind the head on the bottom hollow part). Strike up and 45% inwards.
2. To control a person - attack with middle-knuckle fists or both thumbs on both his Triple Warmer 17 points (behind the ear on the bottom hollow part). Strike horizontally inwards then 45% upwards. Slam your forearm 90% straight down his Lung 5 point (one inch below crease of elbow) on either one of his arm. This would weaken his legs and make him stick out his head, so that you may strike his Stomach 5 point if you want to knock him out.
3. To restrain a person - hold your opponent's arm and rub with your knuckles or forearm on his Triple Warmer 11 point (slightly above the elbow joint), the pain will keep him from moving or using his arm. Use your knife-hand, hammer-fist, or forearm to strike 45% downwards his Triple Warmer 12 point (middle of the arm on the hollow triceps muscle). This will bring him on his knees and immobilize his arm.
1. To knockout a person - this is quite obvious although the results may vary from temporary unconsciousness, comatose to death.
2. To control a person - you may want to strike a person so that he release you, stop attacking you, lose his sights or balance or expose his more vulnerable point (a setup strike).
3. To restrain a person - sometimes you do not want to cause any permanent damage or serious injuries to a person. You may then use pressure points strikes to immobilize a person, cause him to temporarily lose control of his limbs or to pin him down.
Make a strike to the eyes with all fingers extended so you won't be likely to miss.
Box the ears with the hands cupped. It can actually blow their eyes out of socket and if done with enough force, cause a temporal hemorrhage and death.
Strike the nose with the heel of your hand in an upward angle. If done with enought force it can drive the nose bone into the brain and cause death.
Strike the throat with the knuckles of your fingers. Nobody can continue a fight without breathing. If done with enough force it can crush the esophagus and cause death.
Kick the front of the knee. It only takes 20 lbs of pressure to break a knee backwards. This results in a permanant injury. They cannot stand and contiue the fight. A 6 year old can kick with 20 lbs of pressure.
Pressure points strikes are very effective for street fighting, and they level the odds when you are facing bigger, stronger, or faster opponents in a hostile situation. Here are some of the most common pressure points strikes for the purposes described above:
1. To knockout a person - strike with your punch, palm-heel, hammer-fist or forearm on his Stomach 5 point (lower jaw of the mouth), or if you are at his back, strike the Gall Bladder 20 point (behind the head on the bottom hollow part). Strike up and 45% inwards.
2. To control a person - attack with middle-knuckle fists or both thumbs on both his Triple Warmer 17 points (behind the ear on the bottom hollow part). Strike horizontally inwards then 45% upwards. Slam your forearm 90% straight down his Lung 5 point (one inch below crease of elbow) on either one of his arm. This would weaken his legs and make him stick out his head, so that you may strike his Stomach 5 point if you want to knock him out.
3. To restrain a person - hold your opponent's arm and rub with your knuckles or forearm on his Triple Warmer 11 point (slightly above the elbow joint), the pain will keep him from moving or using his arm. Use your knife-hand, hammer-fist, or forearm to strike 45% downwards his Triple Warmer 12 point (middle of the arm on the hollow triceps muscle). This will bring him on his knees and immobilize his arm.