What are the pressure points on the body?

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The American Heart Association has distinguished 11 known pressure points on either side of the human body.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has defined hundred of points on the body, though less than 100 are used in regular therapy.

There are also what are called endangerment points that are in areas that have nerves and blood vessels. These areas require special training in order to use them therapeutically or as a form of self defense. The following is an individual account of how these may be used for such situations:

Pressure Points on the Body

There is no way to know how many pressure points are in the body but through my experiments and accidents I have found that there are at least 20 or more on the face, head and neck area alone.

The reason why I know this is because I've had to resort to using these to defend myself when challenged with a person bigger than me in build and height /weight or more skilled. The most effective pressure points are situated in the face/neck area being if you want heal or harm defend or incapacitate the up most important pressure point is the temporal lobe because there is a large artery that passes across this thin layer of skin and bone and prolonged blocking of this pressure point will induce very alarming effects such as black-outs (is most common due to a lucky strike) disorientation even loss of senses due to last effect and if struck and blocked or severed may cause death. But on the flip-side, this pressure point has its advantages, through GENTLE manipulation can sooth a sore head by rubbing or placing warm towel or pack against it to improve the blood flow. Another is the upper lip. There is a cluster of nerve endings here so effective that I have used this to my advantage. Also just under both ears there is a recess between the jaw and the skull where the muscle is, there are just a few pressure points in the face/neck area if you want a more detailed discussion email me and I will be more than happy to help you .

One more thing take it easy with these because I hurt myself badly and I'm not afraid to say it hurt a lot every time I even thought about moving ,so think about the person you are defending against as well. Pressure points differ from each person. A muscular person would be more prone to pressure points than an obese person, and just striking or holding a pressure point might not be enough.

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Self-defense Answer

A pressure point can typically be found at any space between bones, though the vulnerability varies. Examples are under the chin, between the radius and ulna (two bones in the forearm), at the base of the head, behind the ears. Anywhere your fingers can sink in when pressure is applied.

The two main pressure points are the under the wrist and the temples

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