Rupturing someones ear drum...?

[Troll Virus]

When you make comments such as you did without further knowledge then it is ignorant.

Don't sweat it.
That's 'Thai Bride's' preferred method is all.

Stick to sterotypes, martial mythology etc and he'll be your best mate (might even send you his/her promo-tape)

[johnj]

Yeah right. So, if you can hit someone hard enough to rupture their ear drum..... why not hit them in the jaw anyway?

I can see how some moves can be transitionary.... like a quick pokie in the eyes! But a palm strike to the ear is just as telegraphed as a hook to the jaw.

If you knew a cupped or palm strike to the ear was moreso a transitory method then you should have known it was not limited to first strike execution nor rotational. There are various ways to target the ear and in various scenarios whether in the clinch or groundfight.

There are 2 things we need to consider from this topic. The techniques and the result. A rupture is not guaranteed nor is a KO from a hook to the jaw (unless your placement or timing was on the money).

Thanks for calling me ignorant though! That assisted the topic a great deal!

When you make comments such as you did without further knowledge then it is ignorant.

[Thai Bri]

Tough talk is an example of ignorance. Such methods are used merely as a set up, transitory move, to illicit a response, to tune up from an advantageous position etc. A knockout is a plus.

Yeah right. So, if you can hit someone hard enough to rupture their ear drum..... why not hit them in the jaw anyway?

I can see how some moves can be transitionary.... like a quick pokie in the eyes! But a palm strike to the ear is just as telegraphed as a hook to the jaw.

Thanks for calling me ignorant though! That assisted the topic a great deal!

[Lone_Knight]

So...I don't get it...does a second set of fucking arms grow out of your back when you get into a fight?

Guess you wouldn't know...

Yea ok, smartass

I was trying to think of ways to make this move useful. You never know I could have 4 arms.

[Garland]

When I get in a fight I don't think at all, my body completely goes by itself. The moves I use in training I use in a real fight. I doubt i'd use the ear thing unless someone had me in a headlock or something.

So...I don't get it...does a second set of fucking arms grow out of your back when you get into a fight?

Guess you wouldn't know...

[piousmaximus]

I'd use the ear thing...I'd grab the dude by it while pumping palmheel strikes into his face. If I rip that fucker off in the process, more points for me.

[Lone_Knight]

When I get in a fight I don't think at all, my body completely goes by itself. The moves I use in training I use in a real fight. I doubt i'd use the ear thing unless someone had me in a headlock or something.

[piousmaximus]

Tarzan, there are those that can actually *think* of stuff to do to the other guy while in a real fight. And then, there's the rest of us.

In a real fight, you're probably not gonna be doing much thinking. If you train to fight, you're gonna fight how you trained. I'd stick to more basic stuff to train, homeboy.

[Urban Tarzan]

Tarzan, I've had two friends who busted an eardrum. In one, I was the cause.
We were sparring in my garage, and I nailed him pretty good with an open boxing glove (meaning my hand wasn't clenched in a fist), like the tip of it where the fingers are, right in the ear. It hurt, but he didn't make too much of it at the time, and we actually kept going for some time after that.

He went to see his doc a few days later coz it still hurt, had pus draining out of it, and he had this ringing in the ear thing going on that wouldn't go away.

My other buddy got his ruptured while fending off some asshole that attacked him over a road rage thing. I don't remember all the details, but he lived to tell the tale, which is all that counts.

I appreciate the response.

It seems that via your encounters with ear strikes that it's only a good thing to do to a person if you want the other guy to at least leave with a parting gift that will last him awhile after the encounter is over. Win, lose, or draw.

[piousmaximus]

Did these people who had there ear drums busted win or lose the fight? Did they go to the doctors and have it verified that there eardrum was actually ruptured? Were you present when the fights went down and the strike to eardrum did nothing?

I'm not saying you're wrong. Just after reading your statement acouple of follow up questions came to mind.

Tarzan, I've had two friends who busted an eardrum. In one, I was the cause.
We were sparring in my garage, and I nailed him pretty good with an open boxing glove (meaning my hand wasn't clenched in a fist), like the tip of it where the fingers are, right in the ear. It hurt, but he didn't make too much of it at the time, and we actually kept going for some time after that.

He went to see his doc a few days later coz it still hurt, had pus draining out of it, and he had this ringing in the ear thing going on that wouldn't go away.

My other buddy got his ruptured while fending off some asshole that attacked him over a road rage thing. I don't remember all the details, but he lived to tell the tale, which is all that counts.

[Garland]

Did these people who had there ear drums busted win or lose the fight? Did they go to the doctors and have it verified that there eardrum was actually ruptured? Were you present when the fights went down and the strike to eardrum did nothing?

I'm not saying you're wrong. Just after reading your statement acouple of follow up questions came to mind.

I had an eardrum ruptured BEFORE a fight. Long story...hit the search funtion here to look it up. Shit fucking hurt, but I went on to knock a kid out. yay...good for me. dur.

[Urban Tarzan]

Yes. I've knows dudes that busted an eardrum in a fight, and didn't know about it til afterwards. A ruptured eardrum will not put anyone out when the adrenalin is flowing.

Did these people who had there ear drums busted win or lose the fight? Did they go to the doctors and have it verified that there eardrum was actually ruptured? Were you present when the fights went down and the strike to eardrum did nothing?

I'm not saying you're wrong. Just after reading your statement acouple of follow up questions came to mind.

[piousmaximus]

I think a guy could rupture my ear.

Then I'd fukkin kill him.

Go for the KO guys, not pussyfooting around with shite like this.

Yes. I've knows dudes that busted an eardrum in a fight, and didn't know about it til afterwards. A ruptured eardrum will not put anyone out when the adrenalin is flowing.

[johnj]

I think a guy could rupture my ear

Of course it could happen...

Then I'd fukkin kill him.

Of course it may NOT happen

Go for the KO guys, not pussyfooting around with shite like this.

Tough talk is an example of ignorance. Such methods are used merely as a set up, transitory move, to illicit a response, to tune up from an advantageous position etc. A knockout is a plus.

[Thai Bri]

I think a guy could rupture my ear.

Then I'd fukkin kill him.

Go for the KO guys, not pussyfooting around with shite like this.