nerve martial arts???

[missionaryman12]

does anyone know about any kind of martial arts that focus on attacking the nerve centers of the body?

[LoneHusky]

I take it you've watched kiss of the dragon.

[Kenpodog]

Originally Posted by missionaryman12

focus on attacking the nerve centers of the body?

Do you mean the groin???

[Tom Yum]

Originally Posted by Kenpodog

Do you mean the groin???

See Master Tu's article....

In regards to attacking the nerve centers, that's a tough one. You have to be able to hit small areas quickly and accurately against someone's defense (unless you're hitting first).

How do you practice nerve strikes? Do you do them without actually hitting? or hitting them hard now and then?

I would imagine that any nerve striking system would be best suited for striking only a few nerves and the nerves that are easily accesible.

[EmptyneSs]

there is an ebook or document floating around on the net and on peer to peer download programs that shows all the major nerve points on the human body that u can download.

[missionaryman12]

Tom Yum where is that material at?

[Sensei Saki]

Are they exactly the same?

[BoarSpear]

You cant just go get a nerve chart or accupunture chart and start smacking points... You need a system that contains the priciples and techniques.
Anyone can strike you in ST-9 and stun you, but being able to hit that target under stress in a fight is another story. You have to be able to hit targets the size of a dime for some of the more advanced techniques to work. If you are really interested, get some study materials on Defendu, all the "judo chops" that were taught are basic dim mak. They are also the techniques the average fighter or martial artist can use. In order to be able to use high level Dim mak you will need about 25-30 YEARS of training in internal Chinese Martial Arts. You will also need to develop Iron palm skills etc to build the snap and power you need to activate the more complex strikes...dim mak should more or less develop on its own, you cant force it. If you train daily, develop the skill to hit a moving target,and can deliver the proper type of strike and power then you will discover dim mak on your own. Boxers get a "mind point" K.O. fairly often with a glancing blow to St-5 but they dont need to be dim mak experts for it to happen. Your funny bone is a point for instance, the points are scattered all over your body, however if you cant hit the major ones.......

many people try to make dim mak out as the Be all end all of self defense, IT IS NOT, it IS the longest , hardest road to follow to attain Martial Knowledge and self defense abilities...

[BoarSpear]

Originally Posted by Tom Yum

See Master Tu's article....

In regards to attacking the nerve centers, that's a tough one. You have to be able to hit small areas quickly and accurately against someone's defense (unless you're hitting first).

How do you practice nerve strikes? Do you do them without actually hitting? or hitting them hard now and then?

With less than 5 percent of total body power! there are 2 man sets with attack and defense built in that teach the timing and placement as well as angle of attack of the strikes. Some people recommend wrapping the arms in newspaper when learning the forms. You usually feel like shit for a couple of days after spending a weekend having those points hit over and over in drills if you dont, but its hard to learn about the points if you do!

Originally Posted by Tom Yum

I would imagine that any nerve striking system would be best suited for striking only a few nerves and the nerves that are easily accesible.

Amen dude. I have been practicing it pretty much my entire adult life, there are less than a dozen targets i advocate using and 75% of those are in the head and neck area.

[Maxx]

George Dillman is relatively famous for promoting the attack of nerves across the human body to generate various effects. A couple of years ago he used to be famous for performing these nerve touch knock-outs in front of large crouds of people at his seminars. I've also heard stories about him supposedly striking certain nerves and causing people to urinate, etc. Always took it with the grain of salt.

Anyway I believe he studied a form of kenpo. I've heard the actual nerve manipulation art is called Kyusho Jutsu in Japanese/Okinawan. In mainland China it's either called Dim Mak or Tien Tsueh.

[Sensei Saki]

That George is some hero.
Try to tell me that another way.Who told you stories about him supposedly striking certain nerves and causing people to urinate etc ?
That remark was either too complex or too simple for me. We were talking about took it with the grain of salt.Just because you believe it doesn't make it true.Who told you the actual nerve manipulation art is called Kyusho Jutsu in JapaneseOkinawan ?I do not understand that allusion.

[BoarSpear]

Originally Posted by Maxx

George Dillman is relatively famous for promoting the attack of nerves across the human body to generate various effects. A couple of years ago he used to be famous for performing these nerve touch knock-outs in front of large crouds of people at his seminars. I've also heard stories about him supposedly striking certain nerves and causing people to urinate, etc. Always took it with the grain of salt.

Anyway I believe he studied a form of kenpo. I've heard the actual nerve manipulation art is called Kyusho Jutsu in Japanese/Okinawan. In mainland China it's either called Dim Mak or Tien Tsueh.

HEHEHE Dillhole, I mean Dillman IF he stuck to reality he MIGHT be alright. However he seems too focused on teaching esoteric non existant bullshit.

Dillmans concept is simple, he keeps whacking you harder and harder until you decide to "feel" something with less contact .

the funniest thing EVER was Earle Montague wrote a article on Dillman back in the late 80's if i recall correctly. The really funny part is Earle didnt seem to know what Dim Mak even WAS and doubted its existance and Dillman sprained Earles fingers applying a Dim mak attack....more like a finger lock....

[Maxx]

Like I said, I take most of the stuff I hear about him with the grain of salt. I won't say that type of thing doesn't exist, but I haven't seen anything that would really convince me yet.

[Nutz]

See my thread on this subject for more information. It even includes an anecdotal video.

[Asta]

I bring you Dim Mak http://www.subfighter.com/modules.ph...ailed&lid=1118