So What Are the Best Striking Points On
The Human Body For Self Defence?
As human beings we've all got weak and strong points. So it makes sense to use the weaker points on the human body in any self-defence situation.
Over the years, this has happened with things like suites of armour; there has got to be things like hinges, gaps and openings or else the armour would not move. And, it's these gaps that were used many years ago by attackers. For instance: they would use small knives to strike in the armpit area or at the back of the legs.
In fact, wherever there's a hinge or movement, there 's a gap and that's similar to the human body.
If you're a 6 stone female, a punch to a normal point on the body will have little effect if an 18 stone man is attacking you. Rather, you need to make maximum use of minimal force. Therefore, we need to understand the best targets areas to strike.
There are all kinds of names for these striking points for instance: pressure points, weak areas, to name a few. But names are irrelevant. What counts is the fact that you know where they are and that you can strike them in a real situation.
You can find these weak points yourself. After all, if you press a point on your body and it hurts, you will know that if you really hit that point on someone else's body, it's going to really hurt them too. After all, if someone accidentally pokes you in the eye it hurts, right?
That's why you need to know where these targets are, and the best strike for these targets as well. The best things to do is get a poster, or something similar from a shop or wherever and then mark these points on the chart.
Next reach forward and touch them, because you need to be accurate. In fact, the most of the good striking areas are about the size of a mans watch dial or smaller.
What's more, you will need to hit that target when it's moving as well. It's a bit like table tennis, hitting a small target/ball that's moving fast, so your accuracy has to be high.
Think about your own body. Let's start at the head. The places that are most sensitive to you are the eyes and eyeball, under the nose and into the throat.
Now, there's little point hitting someone on the chin if his jaw is as hard as your fist, but if you think about someones eyes, as long as you hit in the vicinity of the eyes it will have the desired effect.
If for example, you're riding a bicycle and a fly goes into your eye, you will more than likely fall off. It's as simple as that. Even with just a little touch the fly has caused massive pain.
Under the nose is a very sensitive area. The throat between the chin and upper part of the chest is extremely sensitive. All animals protect their throat. It's a great target area.
As you come down the body, the places that can't be attacked are covered quite well by muscles the chest for example is covered by the pectorals. But people have to breath.
When you breathe out your muscles tighten, breath in and they relax. The solar plexus. If you can strike this - it's in the V of the rib cage - just give it a jab when breathing in, and than when someone is breathing out, a strike here can double them up. A closed fist or elbow works effectively in this area.
The legs, knees, shin, neck, ribs, kidneys to name just a few, can all cause severe pain and disability to the person on the receiving end if these point are struck correctly.
Also, wherever there's a joint there is a weakness. The weakness on all joints is when you use lock and levers on the outside, and strikes on the inside of the joint. All the main nerves and arteries are on the inside of limbs.
So you'll find that it is more sensitive to hit the target on the inside than the outside. If you have ever been kicked on the inside of your shin you'll know that it is much more sensitive to pain. In other words, it hurts a whole lot more.
A good way to find these areas is to use a pencil with a rubber on the end. Prod yourself to see where the areas are. This will tell you the best locations to find the points. You can even mark them up on a punch bag or target dummy.
These targets make self-defence easier and you might as well learn how to use them. A small strike in the eye is much more effective than say, ten right punches that don't land very well. But you need to be accurate and you need to remember where the targets areas are.
Plus, you need to remember and practice striking at the joints and other weak points of the body. For women a good tip is to strike at the eyeballs and low balls at the same time. Why? A man cannot defend both at the same time.
Use thumbs, elbows, knees to these points and you can disable someone without a lot of effort. In a real confrontation you will need to make sure you are accurate and know where these targets are. So practice, practice, practice.
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