With the proper force and direction you can cause a temporary paralysis in your attacker. Allowing you just enough time to break away or render other more serious blow to completely put them down or finish them off. Such places as the armpit, the ankle and wrist bones, the tendon running downward from the ear, the Adam’s apple etc. are just a a few of the same targets used in fight training. Using the right part of your body to strike any one of these targets (or in some cases a simple squeeze) can cause your attacker to bend and fold, temporarily crippling them.

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