Are you using a student to ko with this?

would anybody like to answer my questions here?     
Please?    lol

its a devestating move.  I use it in the strictest of situations, and you really shouldnt "use" a student to pratice with.  If you do find someone too play with, you can use only 10% power. (that's how I learned)

its a great move against a well placed hand on one's shoulder, or an intercepted straight punch. 

The first strike should be a fist or an open chop going inward with a "c" or cutting motion into the Lung 6 aucupuncture point.  practice this motion first until you master it.  Lung 6 is located on the inside of the arm beteeen the wrist and forearm.  When you strike you want to slide your striking object roughtly 2-4 inches on the opponant.  When you do this in practice with only about 10% power your "dummy" will have a feeling of pins and needles.  Again, please PLEASE do this (along with any other pressure point strking) with 10% power. 

the second move is pretty simple. after you make the strike with an open hand Lung 6 strike, you can stike the neck with an open strike.  the best is right dead center of the neck straight in.  If the person doesnt respond, i put a little cup on the second strike and go for just a tad bit on the back of the neck.  the main goal is to hit the jugular. this is the knock out, when you hit the jugular, the blood pressure drops and the person passes out.

One more question popped up here...   Which pp are you striking on the neck?  The explanation of the target point on the neck is a little vague...  Which point are we striking on the neck, and which direction are we striking that neck point?

Thank you in advance.

Okay so we're aiming for the jugular.  Now I have my PP paperwork/notes in front of me.  It looks like to me the target may be LI-18.

My notes say it is a metal element.  Angle & Direction: "A line of force connecting LI-18 on both sides of neck."

Activation: Touch or Hit
Polarity: Yang

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S-9 may also be this point we are talking about:
Element: Earth
Angle & Direction: "Strike with a penetrating blow on a 45 degree angle into the neck."

Activation: Hit
Polarity: Yang

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in my opinion percicion is important but not as important enough to trip yourself up. 

what I mean is, if you hit the neck; your bound to hit something good.  There are about 20 things that run up and down the neck that will hurt your opponant. 

secondly, everyone is differant. I dont respond to pressure point strikes, because of nerve damage in my spine, i dont feel external pain.  If I burn myself, I dont feel the pain until the tissue damage goes deep.  same thing with pressure point, I feel that pain later (1-2 minutes after the strike)

Thirdly when you hit someone, there is a newtons law of motion applied.  The harder and faster you swing, you will hit that target just as hard.  When you hit someone in  a soft tissue point, even if youre close to a pressure point; it causes swelling and bruising which will impact the pressure points in that area. in my opinion, the only need to understand specific accuracy is in grapling situation or where you are using your finger tips to strike. 

lastly, your katas will teach you the angle and direction of poiosn, pressure, and grab points.  I always tell people that are leaving the american styles to traditional is have a partner stand infront of them when they do kata. have the partner create street situation poses to see where your kata takes you. antoher good tip is poke yoruself.  Discover on yourself where these points are and how it feels.

Hi,

Dont try this without proper instruction or at all if possible.

a1man it is not the jugular vein that lowers the blood pressure it is the carotid sinus.

It is a baroreceptor point.

There also several nerves here that will affect other organs

tc

KG