Dim-Mak

[ninjer]

There was a special on the discovery channel called fight science and they had this one martial artis that studied in ninjitsu that know how to do it, but he didnt know if it could kill someone. Well some scientists tested it and found that that blow would kill a man.

Its easy to test the full force of something when there arent other factors involved in a fight (i.e. adrenaline, your opponent defending/hitting back). Any kind of attack you can measure would be enough to "kill" somebody.

In theory, Mike Tyson's right hook carries the equivalent of a 15lb sledgehammer traveling at 25mph. That surely will kill someone (in theory) but of all his fights, anyone has yet to die.

Taking directly from that discovery channel show, they measured a muay thai fighters knee and found it to have generated forces seen in 35+mph car crashes. That will also surely kill someone in theory, but it has yet to happen in reality.

So, in short, there is a great difference between theory and reality, hence the great difference in effective vs less effective martial arts.

[Feathers of Doom]

they are also wearing padded equipment. although i agree with you that circumstances can affect an attack.

[NightOwl]

There was a special on the discovery channel called fight science and they had this one martial artis that studied in ninjitsu that know how to do it, but he didnt know if it could kill someone. Well some scientists tested it and found that that blow would kill a man.

a blow could kill someone, but Dim-Mak is about a 'death touch' not a 'death blow'. Somehow I think that it wouldn't be as impressive if they Ko'd someone with a roundhouse to the face and then turned around and talked about their chi power. Here's my opinion:

[jaymac]

Thanks for that Night Owl. Funny how he can only knock out his students. I laughed a little too when he said that many athletes are not affected by this. So what does he call his students?