Critical Vein & Nerve Centers
Preface
This section identifies the weakest points of the human body. The following list (and pictures) were obtained from
"Black Belt Tae
Kwon Do" by Yeon Hwan Park and Jon Gerrard.
Frontal Body Vital Points
1. Bridge of nose: A strike to this area can result in broken bones and disorientation.
2. Temple: A strike to this area can result in disorientation or unconsciousness.
3. Septum: A strike to this area can result in extreme pain, bleeding and disorientation.
4. Front teeth: A strike to this area can result in broken bones and disorientation.
5. Side of jaw: A strike to this area can result in broken bones.
6. Carotid artery: A strike to this area can result in unconsciousness.
7. Larynx: A strike to this area can result in broken bones, permanent damage to the voice or death.
8. Clavicle: A strike to this area can result in broken bones and disabling of the arm.
9. Solar plexus: A strike to this area can disrupt breathing or cause unconsciousness.
10. Floating ribs: A strike to this area can disrupt breathing and result in broken bones, internal injuries and death.
11. Radius bone: A strike to this area can result in numbness to the hand or broken bones.
12. Groin: A strike to this area can result in incapacitating pain, reproductive organ damage (in men) or unconsciousness (in men)
13. Inner thigh: A strike to this area can result in muscle cramping or numbing of the lower leg.
14. Knee: A strike to this area can result in dislocated bones.
15. Instep: A strike to this area can result in dislocated bones.
Rear Body Vital Points
16. Base of skull: A strike to this area can result in disorientation or unconsciousness.
17. Fourth cervical vertebra: A strike to this area can result in broken bones, paralysis or death.
18. Third lumbar vertebra: A strike to this area can result in broken bones and paralysis.
19. Kidney: A strike to this area can result in internal injuries and death.
20. Coccyx: A strike to this area can result in broken bones and numbness to the legs.
21. Back of knee: A strike to this area can bend the knee or result in dislocated bones
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