I have seen that demonstrated. It's like a magic trick; it's hard to believe how well it works, even seeing it.
Giles: Stop that, you two. Riley: He started it... Xander: He called me a bad name! I think
it was bad; it might have been Latin.
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-t - Nov 09, 2010 8:15:41 am PST #14715 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
§ ita § - Nov 09, 2010 8:16:43 am PST #14716 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
People used to muff it all the time at krav, basically just shoving the head back with momentum. I adored going around and laying it on each person properly and watch their eyes shoot open with the pain and shock--and then telling their partner not to stop until they got that same look.
Theodosia - Nov 09, 2010 8:19:39 am PST #14717 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
A horse-riding friend of mine told me that sheer strength was pretty much useless for controlling a horse. "You can haul off and punch one as hard as you can," she said, "and the horse kind of twitches its skin." What you've got to do is dominate them psychologically, with a good deal of positive reinforcement.
Having actually driven a half-ton ox with a tiny little twitch that was about 18" long, I can attest that this principle works on cattle as well.
Connie Neil - Nov 09, 2010 8:24:44 am PST #14718 of 30001
brillig
The philtrum is the bit right below the nose, right?
§ ita § - Nov 09, 2010 8:26:41 am PST #14719 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The philtrum is the bit right below the nose, right?
Yep. If you apply pressure evenly up and back where the nose joins there, you can induce startling tearjerking pain, and also snap the head back, which shifts the attacker's centre of gravity.
Connie Neil - Nov 09, 2010 8:27:54 am PST #14720 of 30001
brillig
I just tested pressure there on myself, and I still feel the ache.
Ah, empiricism.
Typo Boy - Nov 09, 2010 8:29:00 am PST #14721 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Hmm. A blow to the philtrum might be one of the few things a "Karate chop" is genuinely good for. Or are you better off with just pushing with a finger, easier aim and all that?
§ ita § - Nov 09, 2010 8:31:00 am PST #14722 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Or are you better off with just pushing with a finger, easier aim and all that?
Better off with the finger. I think it would be tricky to get the right angle with a strike, and if you're strong enough that would hurt on its own, you might want to resort to a brawl instead.
beekaytee - Nov 09, 2010 8:31:06 am PST #14723 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Yep. If you apply pressure evenly up and back where the nose joins there, you can induce startling tearjerking pain, and also snap the head back, which shifts the attacker's centre of gravity.
Check. Added to the arsenal.
eta: dear old dad also advocated for a heel of the palm rammed up under the nose. Cartilage to the brain, he said. I never trusted that possibility.
Dana - Nov 09, 2010 11:09:35 am PST #14724 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
This thread has gotten disturbingly offtopic. Please don't kill me for saying that.