Has anyone here studied pressure point fighting (ei: chin na and kyushyo jutsu)? What do you think of the efficacy of pressure point fighting. I have been studying some books on the subject, and find it interesting, but I am wondering about its practiality and application to a street-fighting scenario. I have studied some of the pressure points and meridians of the accupressure and accupuncture systems, so I know that the pressure points do work. After all, if a pressure point can be used to regulate heart rhythm, it can also be used to deregulate it. If pressure points can be used to control pain they can be used to cause pain as well. That's logical. But are the applications of these fighting systems practical in a real fight?

Any opinions are appreciated.

Elliot

Stratmando

If you are smaller, You need to be fast. Knees and elbows for up close, Bigger people usually do 1 of 3 things. 1)Box, punch or kick, 2)wrestle, or 3)grab and physically try to make you see their way of thinking. Redirecting their weight, can help. You have to get to the pressure points, Their are wrist locks, grapples. Speed will be your friend. Can't focus on one thing.
Pressure points, I believe can heal also.

eawoodall

the problem is not "do these systems work", for they work extremely well.
the problem is without careful slow (very slowly) deliberate action, you will
do such serious permanent damage as to be excessive in all but the most
legally defensible situations! such destruction is only for the life or death
situation and even then must be carefully thought out. you do not want to
torture, you want to survive. you do not want to cause pain without it being
needed, you want to escape, and harm as little as possible. even in mere
sparring or practice of techniques horrible injuries can arise, so you must
be extremely careful. many street fight situations do not involve people who
know 'how to move', or 'to move', so that pressure point fighting can be
effective. or they mistakenly grab you, or apply a pressure point technique
themselves, and that is their mistake. once they latch unto you, you may
counter without fear of them letting go, so you cannot miss.

a kung fu saying that i have quoted before is
the beginner blocks, the intermediate student blocks then attacks, the master
no longer needs to block.

I hope that helps. eawoodall