Striking the weak points Part 2

Other obvious point for stirking if it's a male attacker is the groin, and for obvious reasons is extreamly painful and one the most common parts struck in a fight. This is because it's easily accesible and the effects are detremental. A knee, kick, or punch would be enough to bring the attacker to his knees. A strike to the testicles espically if from underneath is even more effective.

- Wrist/Elbow - These joints in a combat situation are used not to inflict but serious pain but to control your attacker and dictate how the fight goes. The wrist and Elbow are both joints that have a very limited path of movement and if they are forced in a direction they wouldn't usually move then serious damage to the bones and muscles can occur. ( A link to a E-book on wrist locks will be given on request.)

- Kidneys - The kidneys are located in the back just below the ribs. And when a blow is delivered to the kidneys the assailant will suffer a rather sickening pain and cause them to be disorientated for a short while. The assailant must have their back to you or at least sideways on for the strike to have any kind of impact. But this position isn't difficult to achieve after any punching action is made. Also if your attacker is on the ground 90% of the time they will curl up into a ball in order to protect their face and frontal body. leaving the kidneys wide open for strikes.

- Solar Plexis - The solar plexis is one of the most common place to stirike as it is an accessible place to strike. The solar plexis is a large nerve group located just below the point of the sternum or breastbone. A powerful blow and a knuckle stirke is delivered to the solar plexis can induce a painful shock and difficulties in breathing. However if the same blow is applied to a smaller person to yourself the chance of injury is greatly increased as the referral shock after impact will be sent to the spleen and other vital organs.

- Throat - The throat is another vunerable area as stikes to the throat can cause a reflex gagging action to the victim gasps for air. The extended knuckle stike and knife hand are by the most effective way of striking this area. Although it's an effective area to strike you will find that any experienced fighter will tuck their chin down, making this a very difficult area to stirke.

Important read!

Please be very careful when considering striking the throat. This is where a "carotid sinus" lives. By attacking this point you artificially trigger a carotid sinus reflex. This reflex is a trigger in response to high blood pressure and will result in the heart rate dropping below 60 beats per minute and a drop of blood pressure. I will not go into any more detail. But this is one of the most dangerous points on the entire human body to strike, and over situlation to that point is excruciatingly painful and can very easily lead to death.

- Mouth - Similary the mouth is also a vunerable spot, blows to the mouth can cause the splitting and bleeding of the lips aswell of the tearing of skin in your mouth. However If your hand comes into with the teeth you can cause yourself serious injury.

- Temple - The temple has always been a favourite area for martial artists around the world, it's said this is because of the relative thickness of the temple area compared to anywhere else on the skull. But this is not true the temple has the same thickness as several other places around the skull. The reason the temple is a much more effective area to strike is because its much flatter than other parts of the skull, so the referral shock is much more intense after impact than anywhere else, the intensity of the shock affects the brain much more. If sufficient force is applied its quite easy to cause the hemorrhage of blood vessels in the brain without fracturing the skull.

- Nose - The nose is another sensitive sense organ a hit to the nose can be extreamly painful, causing bleeding and imparing breathing, more often then not it will cause the eyes to water, causing vision difficulties. If the nose is broken permanent disfigurement can happen and breathing will be permanently impared. The nose is susceptible to open handed blows and upward stirkes.

- Eye - The eye is the senseitive sense organ and is extreamly senseitive, strikes to the eye are very dangerous and the seriousness of attacking the eye should not be underestimated. Blows to the eye can cause tearing of the skin and potential blindness, aswell as being extreamly painful. Strikes to the eyes are vicious and should only be used in life and death situations.

Blows to the Jaw are the preferred method of striking. Before striking the eye you should consider if the situation you are in, Is the threat to you enough to justify a vicious stirke to the eye? However if your a women, child or elderly and being attacked by a adult male a strike to the eye may be needed.

- Head - The head is the Control centre for the entire body, controlling all major processes. Not only does the head contain the brain but also houses 4 of your vital sense organs including your eyes, nose, ears and mouth. All of which are very sensitive and can be easily damaged. Blows to the head can eeasily result in a person falling unconscious, and powerfull blows can cause serious damage resulting in brain damage and possibly death.

Knockout punches very rarely occur from just a single punch and normally occur after a severe beating and multiple blows to the head. Knockouts happen because after the first blow the Brain is shaken inside the skull and thrown against it, after several more blows a blackout occurs. The best locations for a knockout punch are on both sides of the jaw, as this causes the shaking of the head. Just watch boxers 80% of head punches are to the jaw.

Powerfull blows to the temple and windpipe can also easily cause death so be careful when striking these areas. Even a gental strike to the windpipe can cause difficulty in breathing.