With the knowledge of pressure points, one can strike
these targets and use it as self-defense. The human skull and face are very
sensitive areas, along with the neck, torso and arms.
Starting with the head and the face, a strike to
the head can lead to lose consciousness, severe headaches, immobility in the
arms and legs, vomiting, lose of bowel control, and even a concussion
which is very dangerous. Hitting to the face, for example the nose, leads
to uncontrolled nasal leakage, severe shock, double vision and semi-permanent
to permanent vision problems. It can cause permanent deformity and broken
bones. Common broken bones in the face include, the jaw and the nose. One can
perform these strikes by striking the top of the head with a hammer fist and
(empi) elbow strike. In the temple, the strikes that can be used are empi
uraken, tettsui, shuto, haito. Strike towards the ears include, haishu, and tettsui.
Strikes to the nose with, uraken, haito and, empi are used. Striking can also
be done under the nose with teisha, hiraken, nake dakaka. Last but not least,
the jaw with siken, uraken, kakuto and empi.
Moving on with the neck, the neck contains an
important artery called the carotid artery. If the carotid artery gets damage,
it can cause trauma to the body. This artery won’t get damaged with a
simple touch but with a blunt force. Striking the carotid artery can restrict
blood flow to the brain, and lead to neurological injuries. Bleeding from the
brain is also a possibility when striking the neck. Some of these strikes
include, shut, tettsui, wan, empi and can are used when striking towards the
carotid artery. Empi, shuto, and kakuto are used for the back of the neck.
Empi, tettsui, and wan for the side of the neck. For the throat, ipponken,
nakadak ken, and kakuto are used.
Another target is the torso. Direct hits to the
torso down the center leads to trauma of the central nervous system. It puts
the heart in shock temporarily and immobilizes the body due to lack of breath.
A strike to the torso also increases blood pressure and causes irregular
heartbeat. Blurred vision, nausea, lack of motor function and uncontrolled
bowels are also some of the after side effects when striking the torso.
Seiryuto, tettsui, and empi strikes are used for the collar bone. Strikes such
as seiryuto, teisho, wan, and hiraken can be used when striking the shoulder
seam. For the sternum point, seiken, tettsui, and empi are used. Seiken,
tettsui and empi, are used for the solar plexus. Ippon ken, nakkadaka ka,
kakuto, and empi for the kidneys. Siken, maigeri for the stomach.
Seiken, and maigeri for the bladder and mei geri and kakuto for the
hip seam.
Last but not least, the arms. The arm contains a
nerve called the triple warmer which is located in the triceps, two fingers
above the elbow joint. One of the advantages of recognizing this pressure point
is that it can be used for joint manipulation. There is also another pressure
point located on top of the forearm and on the wrist. If done correctly, one
can control the other person's movement. Strikes towards the biceps that are
used are, seiryuto, empi, tettsui, and wan. For the triceps, seiken, empi,
and wan. Strikes towards the deltoids include, empi, seiken, and haito.
Brachioradialis strikes include, nakadak ka, wan, seiryuto. Strikes for the
back of elbow are, ippon kei, and seiken and for the hand, strikes
are, ippon ken, nakadaka ka and seika.
Hermen Orosco, Sempai CCDK
Striking Crane
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