VinnieDaChin Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 not just muscles but any space between muscles where you reach tendons and things like that. like the one between your bicep and tricep in the inside of your arm... hurts like hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myst Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Unfortunately these spots have different effects on different people.My sister and I don't respond to pressure points. I can feel it a little when someone presses really hard, but not enough to subdue me. My sister, on the other hand, doesn't feel them at all. My instructor used to push as hard as he could on my sister's pressure points and she would just stand there! So if you're going to use pressure points on an attacker, make sure he's hurt enough so that if the pressure points don't affect him, it won't make much difference. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way. When sorrows like sea billows roll. Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, 'It is well, it is well with my soul.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tufrthanu Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Pressure points also do not work well on people that are drunk or high. With the average person however the trick to the pressure points is if you find one that doesnt work switch rapidly to another one on a different part of the body. And to remember that the ones on the head are much more effective...that one below the cheekbone if struck can knock someone out...due probably both to immense pain and probable trauma to the brain. Long Live the Fighters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NineTailedFox Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Myst... very interesting... you and your sister don't respond to pressure points. I'm wondering if you know why that is, and I am also interested to know what rank does your instructor hold? He is a TKD instructor right? ... Does anyone else have any experiences inwhich they too do not respond to pressure points? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaG Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Myst... very interesting... you and your sister don't respond to pressure points. I'm wondering if you know why that is, and I am also interested to know what rank does your instructor hold? He is a TKD instructor right? ... Does anyone else have any experiences inwhich they too do not respond to pressure points? I respond quite well to some and I don't respond to others. We have a guy in our club who is a non-responder - he is a teenager and he has shot up in height recently. My instructor has a theory that once he starts growing upwards and starts filling out a bit that he may start responding - but for now... nothing! Tokonkai Karate-do Instructorhttp://www.karateresource.com Kata, Bunkai, Articles, Reviews, History, Uncovering the Myths, Discussion Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myst Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Myst... very interesting... you and your sister don't respond to pressure points. I'm wondering if you know why that is, and I am also interested to know what rank does your instructor hold? He is a TKD instructor right? ... Does anyone else have any experiences inwhich they too do not respond to pressure points?Yes, he's a TKD instructor. I believe he holds a 5th dan... No, I have no idea why we don't respond... I'd be interested if anyone had any theories though! When peace, like a river, attendeth my way. When sorrows like sea billows roll. Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, 'It is well, it is well with my soul.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Unless you are a genetic freak (no offense), everyone has pressure points. Maybe the applied force on the pressure point isn't being applied on the pressure point itself? It could be off by a little and not hurt. Everyones bodies are different. There are ways to deaden the nerves to lessen the pain thou. We use a lot of wrist and hand manipulation. The pressure points in the wrist are pretty painful when applied right. It also leads to arm bars and locks that are great for dissabling an unco-operative person. I have heard that under the nose if you take your finger and push up on the underside of the nose the head tilts back because there is a perssure point there. "Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class." Choi, Hong Hi ITF Founder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Shotokan Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 What about the solar plexus it hurts like hell being hit there. Isnt it just a larger area than other pressure points? Its also dangerous because it disrupt your breathing and can put you in cardiac(sp?) arrest 28 movies, 50 years Godzilla is King of the Monsters"nothing like a good workout" Paul Pheonix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOM Combat Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Hi all, The point under the nose is called governor vessell (GV 26) and is activated by pushing in and up towards the back of the skull just below where the nose joins the face. Best way to get at it is with a small flat object (ie make a fist and press the thumbn against the inside of the middle bone of your finger nit like in a phoenix eye style fist). Youi can use it quite well if you imagine you are pushing around the surface of a wheel, ie start by going up and back then rotate downwards. Its a facvourite in vertical grapplling and partic handy if you try a headlock and miss as you can wedge your forearm under it and apply the lock. The solar plexus (I think) is made up of two points, GV 15 and 16. The following is off the top of my head so it may be worth checking. 16 is above the plexus, 15 is below. For 15 you hit in and upwards and 16 you hit straight in. You tend to find that when people go for the sp they tend to hit on the underside of the lump upwards and hit 15, but also get an effect from 16. Hi Saint, you are dead on there. If you are applying the points correctly you will get a reaction, its just some people don't respond as well, but I don't know anyone who doesn't respond at all! Dan http://www.iomcombat.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myst Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 If you are applying the points correctly you will get a reaction, its just some people don't respond as well, but I don't know anyone who doesn't respond at all! DanI definately respond to a couple of pressure points, it just takes a little more effort for it to work on me. I'm not sure about my sister, though. Like I said before, it seems like she doesn't feel it at all, but she could just have a really high pain tolerance level. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way. When sorrows like sea billows roll. Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, 'It is well, it is well with my soul.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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