DIM MAK

[fujita san]

HAS ANYONE HERE PRACTICED THE DIM MAK BEFORE

[AngelaG]

If you mean Dim Mak as in pressure points, 5 element theory etc.... Yes.

[fangshi]

Often taught at the higher levels of chinese arts (internal) could also be practiced in other traditions as well but I am not sure . When you loose all that hocus pocus stuff it is really just hitting accupuntre points . Just think of it as a reverse form of accupressure . Can't do that brick trick from Blood Sport or anything else like that . But have studied the applications .

[MMACHAMP]

In my opinion...it isnt very affective on the streets...its just inpractical to try to hit a specific spot in a high tension hih andrenaline unpredictable street fight especially if they take you to the ground.

[Mr. Mike]

and if you mean the Dim Mak like in "break the middle brick"

then yes, I have seen it...Van Damme did it in a movie once.

[AngelaG]

If you hit a place riddled with PPs with a big enough weapon it is not about how can I hit a specific place in a fight, but more like how can I miss!?!

[JusticeZero]

Get rid of the baggage on the term "Dim Mak" first. It's not about touching someone in a funny place and having them fall over. If it was people would be dropping dead all the time from being patted on the back. Hit someone hard in the diafraghm and you can make them have trouble breathing for a couple seconds. Hit someone hard on the jaw at the right angle and the shock will knock them out. Is that the sort of thing you're looking for when you talk of "dim mak"?

[Traditional-Fist]

Dimmak is real and it is not about KO-ing your adversaries with general blows.

On one level it involves knowledge of accupuncture points on the body and on the level it involves knowing HOW and WHEN to hit those points to create the desired affects.

The HOW of you hitting those points involves you knowing the most appropriate techniques to use E.G. Wether to use finger attacks or specialized fist attacks such as the dragon fist or the phoenix-eye fist for a particular vital point for example.

Also, one must also know the angle to strike certain areas as this will dictate the difference between a successful hit or an unsuccessful one.

The type of energy released is another important factor. Ie. you can hit a vital point with all your force and you might cause pain. Where as a high level exponent can give less outside impact to that area but cause more internal injuries. These involve the energy concepts of kung fu, I.E. Correct Chi Kung practise.

The WHEN involves you knowing the approximate time of day when certain internal organs of the body are more vulnerable. Furthermore even seasons have an effect on which areas of the body are more prone to injury at that time of the year.

Yes it is difficult to hit precise areas of the body in a real situation and so on. However, you will find that the people trained at higher levels of kung fu (and karate) are not effected by adrenaline rushes and panic attacks.

They train to USE these techniques and are capable of using them during combat, eventhough most of them never use them because by this stage of their martial evolution they are good enough to finish a fight without using such deadly techniques - i.e. without killing their adversary.

And when I talk about people in the higher levels of kung fu, I am not talking about your average instructor who teaches in your local mall. To gain such skills one needs years of dedicated practise with an authentic sifu/master who is WILLING to teach one the higher level techniques of kung fu.

[AngelaG]

Pressure points should only ever be the last 5% of what you train. You need to make sure everything else is right first!

[Traditional-Fist]

Pressure points should only ever be the last 5% of what you train. You need to make sure everything else is right first!

Everything being right makes it easier to hit the right pressure point at the right time and in the right way.