gojushorei

I've had experience using pressure points and had them used on me numerous times. I think like all other techniques in the martial arts they have to be trained to be effective. I've heard arm-bars and chokes mentioned and striking mentioned several times in this thread. Would you be able to do any of those thingss effectively without training or lots of experience? The answer is a resounding NO! I wouldn't rely on pressure points to end a confrontation to the sole exclusion of all of my other techniques. That wouldn't make me a very good martial artist, or a very smart person for that matter. To limit yourself to one aspect of fighting is not very bright and will probably get you killed if you ever try it in a self defense situation. Pressure points are just another tool in my tool box that I'd use if the opportunity arose. I hate talking negatively about fellow martial artists but George Dillman and his crew really put a poor light on pressure points. They are not the be all end all in martial arts nor should they be, in my opinion, studied by unskilled martial artists. Pressure points are like the icing on a cake. If the cakes good you don't really need the icing but it'll make the cake taste better if you have it. Unless it's cheap icing of course. I'm done now.

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