The Knock Out Principle.

"There are only three methods of stopping somebody
totally in their tracks and ending an encounter.
You have to attack their, AIR, BLOOD or
CONSCIOUSNESS.

All these will put the attacker into unconsciousness,
which is the only time they are no longer dangerous.
Forget anything else. These are the only 'MANSTOPPERS'.
1)CONSCIOUSNESS
Let's look at consciousness first. Basically we are
looking for the knockout which SHUTS down the brain
functioning, and puts the attacker to sleep.

The KO to the chin is the oldest vital point strike
in the book, but still one of the best. Every boxer
will tell you how to achieve it, and in the competitive
full contact arena it is nearly always a fight-stopper
(GUARANTEED).....

The point of the chin or an inch either side is the
prime target. The jaw will also provide a KO, but not
as effectively as the chin. How you strike this target
is down to you, whether it be with fist, elbow, palm
heel, knee or kick.

Although the KO point of striking is the chin, the impact
will be felt at the base of the skull where the vital
systems of the cerebellum and medulla-oblongata at the
brain stem controls vital functions for breathing, heart
rate and blood pressure...

When we impact on the chin, the brain, which is floating
in cerebral fluid, smashes against the skull, hence the
knockout and the shut down of the consciousness.

Usually the result is that the attacker's legs will
buckle underneath them and they will collapse

Depending on the angle of delivery, they will go straight
back, spin to the side or drop in a heap on the spot."

"Another target point is the temple.
Again, when struck with heavy punches,
hammer blows or elbows this can produce
unconsciousness. Those who follow the
UFC will remember in its early days,
a couple of truly devastating KO's
were produced by elbows to the temples.
2)AIR
Next up - air. Attacks directly to the
windpipe can interfere dramatically with
the breathing process. Knife hand strikes,
arc hands, fore knuckle and pinch grip
attacks to this area will deprive the
brain of vital air rich in oxygen and
the windpipe will spasm eventually
causing unconsciousness.

Naked chokes using the forearm across
the larynx area can also constrict the
windpipe, causing a gradual blackout.
This is really a highly unpleasant
feeling a nasty KO. Throat attacks are
extreme defence for extreme situations.
3)BLOOD SYSTEM
Finally the blood systems. Here we come
back to the carotid sinus. The large
carotid arteries carry blood to the brain,
rich in oxygen. You have external and
internal carotid arteries. These two
arteries rise from the common carotid and
there they join at the point of the carotid
sinus.

This is roughly level with the Adams apple
and where you can feel a pulse beat in the
neck. If this point is struck with a knife
hand blow, the blood pressure drops suddenly
to the brain and we have a KO. Also a
variety of strangles used mainly in Ju
Jutsu and Judo, known as 'sleeper holds',
can render a person unconscious very quickly
indeed."
SUMMARY
"The areas mentioned last week are
the only guaranteed points to put
someone down and out - even then under
extreme pressure they are still difficult
to achieve. You have a better chance of
executing them in a pre-emptive attack
against an impending assault, rather than
when your assailant is moving and
attacking.

If it goes to the floor, knowledge of
control and pinning are essential to get
your blows in.

Elbows and head butts can then be effective
on these points as can vicious, last resort
biting to the neck and throat.

Never forget when we were created we were
built to last and the body is highly resilient.
The weak points are there on every human
being regardless of size or strength but it
is no easy task to hit them.

If you do strike with accuracy, focus and
power even the biggest will fall. Do remember
we are talking about life threatening
situations here - NOT some minor disagreement
or argument.

These strikes are last resort techniques and
NOT TO BE ABUSED.

 The
Legendary British hard man Roy 'Pretty Boy' Shaw
some years ago  when  asked about his strategy
to winning a fight he replied simply...

'Bang them on the chin - enough said!"