MaFuYee
05-15-2002, 10:39 AM
does your school teach you "killing techniques"?
if so, how realistic are they?
i feel that most schools that teach "killing techniques", often teach ridiculous things that they claim will kill; and will often fool the young and naieve. (and, many times they will fool the old and stupid as well.)
e.g. i know people who are convinced that they can kill someone by punching them in the solarplexus. (after the obligatory blocking of the kick to the groin.) ... and while i guess, it is possible, (if done by, and to, the right person) i find the likelihood of this actually happening to be quite low.
then i know of a certain kempo school that teaches "killing techniques", such as: inserting two fingers through the person's right eye, hooking them around behind the bridge of the nose, and ripping his nose off from the inside out. - HAHAHA!!!
i actually had a friend who is a blackbelt at one of these schools tell me this with a straight face! - of course i had to laugh in his face, and mock him mercilessly for years, about that one.
then you've got the schools that teach the "deadly dim mak" strikes... *cough*bllsht*cough*
- while i do find merit to the potential to heal/harm using merridian points; a lot of the stuff i see out there is basically just idiots who picked up an accupuncture book and let their imaginations run wild. (* i say "many", not all.)
e.g. look at the cover of george dillman's books - he's actually using his big toe to press on a point on the top of someone's foot, no bigger than 3cm in diameter, while grabbing two on his wrist, and striking one on his forearm... and, this is supposed to send a shock to his heart, and kill him.... all for just grabbing his gi. - and what about that pier tsu idiot, who sells that "dim mak encyclopedia", for just 3 easy payments of $49.99? - and his tai chi dim mak buddy? - these people.... tsk tsk tsk...
even schools that teach something as simple as punching someone in the throat, and calling that a killing technique, i find to be a little off, because, lets face it, no one is just going to let you punch him in the throat, and even if you do manage to, without the technique required, it may just end up p1ssing him off.
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what are some of the "killing techniques" taught at your school?
- in mine, "killing techniques", are ones that are likely to do serious harm. - not necessarily kill on the spot, with one touch. - many involve breaking joints, and throwing to the ground, so that they land on their head/neck. - no guarantee it will kill, but it will certainly hurt, and possibly kill. - also, many involve quick twists/cranks of the neck; after some sort of hit/set up. - again, no guarantee of death, but certainly a high potential for injury.
if so, how realistic are they?
i feel that most schools that teach "killing techniques", often teach ridiculous things that they claim will kill; and will often fool the young and naieve. (and, many times they will fool the old and stupid as well.)
e.g. i know people who are convinced that they can kill someone by punching them in the solarplexus. (after the obligatory blocking of the kick to the groin.) ... and while i guess, it is possible, (if done by, and to, the right person) i find the likelihood of this actually happening to be quite low.
then i know of a certain kempo school that teaches "killing techniques", such as: inserting two fingers through the person's right eye, hooking them around behind the bridge of the nose, and ripping his nose off from the inside out. - HAHAHA!!!
i actually had a friend who is a blackbelt at one of these schools tell me this with a straight face! - of course i had to laugh in his face, and mock him mercilessly for years, about that one.
then you've got the schools that teach the "deadly dim mak" strikes... *cough*bllsht*cough*
- while i do find merit to the potential to heal/harm using merridian points; a lot of the stuff i see out there is basically just idiots who picked up an accupuncture book and let their imaginations run wild. (* i say "many", not all.)
e.g. look at the cover of george dillman's books - he's actually using his big toe to press on a point on the top of someone's foot, no bigger than 3cm in diameter, while grabbing two on his wrist, and striking one on his forearm... and, this is supposed to send a shock to his heart, and kill him.... all for just grabbing his gi. - and what about that pier tsu idiot, who sells that "dim mak encyclopedia", for just 3 easy payments of $49.99? - and his tai chi dim mak buddy? - these people.... tsk tsk tsk...
even schools that teach something as simple as punching someone in the throat, and calling that a killing technique, i find to be a little off, because, lets face it, no one is just going to let you punch him in the throat, and even if you do manage to, without the technique required, it may just end up p1ssing him off.
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what are some of the "killing techniques" taught at your school?
- in mine, "killing techniques", are ones that are likely to do serious harm. - not necessarily kill on the spot, with one touch. - many involve breaking joints, and throwing to the ground, so that they land on their head/neck. - no guarantee it will kill, but it will certainly hurt, and possibly kill. - also, many involve quick twists/cranks of the neck; after some sort of hit/set up. - again, no guarantee of death, but certainly a high potential for injury.