Most Damaging Single Technique

[Johnlogic121]

This might be an interesting thread. There were some comments in the message thread about 'how many strikes are lethal?' that might apply here. I am curious as to the group's consensus about the most damaging single technique that someone could apply. Throws usually are equivalant to about four strikes on an average surface, and more harmful on concrete. An avalanche throw is aJudo variation in which you preform most any of the ordinary Judo throws and then you deliberately or accidentally fall directly onto your opponent or training partner. If it is your partner, you try not to hurt him too badly, but if it is an opponent, you try to land with you hip in his groin and your elbow in his face. He generally lands on concrete or the grass and you literally smush him. Other candidates for the status of 'most damaging single technique' are the horizontal inward karate chop to the neck, but we had a thread about that already and many people doubted it was very effective at causing the neck break. Eye gouges are another alternative answer, because they normally end up being lethal from the amount of fluid and blood gushing out of the eye sockets. What do people have to say about the most damaging single technique? Remember, we want to keep this limited to one technique only, and so combinations are out of consideration momentarily. You can suggest a technique common in your martial art or one that you have heard of in another martial art. I'm open for any comments, as I think this concept will be an interesting one to discuss and debate. You have to consider both probability of reliable success and the amount of damage that is likely to be caused on average. I don't consider this to be an easy question, but I am curious. Thanks, everybody. -JL

[Throwdown0850]

I would say a punch to the temple would be quite damaging, although, it would be hard to hit considering it is a smaller target, but I think if it lands it could do quite the damage if not kill them... or a throw where their head hits the ground on contact.. I am tied up between these two???

[straightblast]

Considering that I wear steel toe boots every day for my job, Any kick landed would do some pretty good damage.

[Kagerou]

The level 3 Super Taunt!

Nothing more satisfying than jumping around and rolling like an idiot, taunting and shouting at your opponent--just to bruise their ego.

Mind, you're venerable to attack the entire time, as you can't counter.

But you walk away with the satisfaction of bragging rights; the equivalent of, "You got served!"

Why deal physical damage, when you can go for the emotions and ego of the opponent, right?

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Seriously, though?

Your smaller targets are likely to cause your greatest damage.

But I don't see hitting them straight away without setting it up through some kind of combination.

[brupans]

Surely a knife hand to the throat has to be the single most lethal technique.

[NewEnglands_KyoSa]

A nice side kick right to the heart would be pretty sweet. a chop to the left or right side of the throat, eye gouges are always devastating. chops and elbows to C-spine and/or t-spine are obviously devastasting. all of what i said was devastating but to pick the most would definately be the chop/elbow to c-spine/t-spine.

[bushido_man96]

Surely a knife hand to the throat has to be the single most lethal technique.

I am close on here, but I was thinking more of just punching the throat, right to the front, while pulling the head back to expose the target.

[unknownstyle]

straight punch to windpipe, most likely a fatal strike

[hertao]

A head wrench or twist. You can't do any more than breaking someone's neck.

[ZeroFizz]

Punch to the throat, will end the the fight and your attackers life.