"Free
my hands and I’ll varnish this floor with your brains!"
– From
"The Scarlet Citadel" by Robert E. Howard.
Sometimes
when you are exposed to physical violence, a means to defend yourself with is
not always within grasp. Your hands, however, are always with you, and can be
as lethal as any weapon. Below are lists of attacks that law enforcers are
instructed not to employ, as they may prove pernicious.
1.
TEMPLE
- A very susceptible vital spot. If struck with sufficient force, may cause
unconsciousness or death.
2. NASION - This is the summit of the nose.
If struck with sufficient force may cause death.
3. PHILTRUM - This is the area between the
upper lip and the bottom of the nose. Attack to this area may also cause
unconsciousness or death.
4. HOOK TO JAW - A powerful hook punch to
the front side of jaw may snap an enemy’s neck. Fatal.
5. ADAM’S APPLE - A sharp blow here may
cause enemy to asphyxiate.
6. SOLAR PLEXUS - The small of back. May
cause death.
7. TESTICLES - The strong, focused pain of a
vicious low blow may cause shock, resulting in death.
8. BASE OF CEREBELLUM - A powerful blow to
the nape of the neck, causing mortal damage.
9. COCCYX - A powerful blow to the tail
bone. Fatal.
10. FULL NELSON - Stand behind the enemy, put
your arms under his, and lock your hands behind his head. Bending the neck
forward may either break neck, asphyxiate enemy, or cut of supply of spinal
fluid to brain, causing brain damage or death.
11. HALF NELSON - Again, standing behind
enemy, but one arm is used to pin one of enemy’s arms.
12. BRAIN BUSTER - Bend enemy over towards
you, placing him in a headlock. Grab the back of his belt, and haul him into
the air, vertical, upside-down. Allow yourself to fall backward, landing on
your enemy’s head, which will absorb your combined weight. Most effective on
concrete or gravel.
13. RUSSIAN OMELET - Cross enemy’s legs. Fold
enemy by pinning his shoulders to ground upside-down and placing his legs above
him. Sit on his legs, folding the bass of the spine. Fatal.
14. HEART PUNCH - A strongman’s attack, it is
simply a powerful blow to the heart. (Many years ago, the wrestler Ox killed an
opposing wrestler with this attack.)
15. UPPERCUT - An upward strike to the bottom
of the jaw with the heel of the hand, causing the enemy’s head to snap
backward. May shatter vertebrae. Fatal.
16. ABDOMEN - A substantial blow to this area
may rupture a vital organ, causing death.
17. RIB CAGE - A vicious shattering of the
rib cage may cause grave internal bleeding.
18. HEAD-TO-WALL PUNCH - A swift, hard,
cold-cock punch to an enemy’s face while he is standing near a wall may drive
his head into it, causing the back of the skull to shatter fatally.
19. PINNED DROP KICK - Standing behind enemy,
holding his arms straight back. A drop kick to the back without releasing arms
may severe spine, causing death.
20. HEAD WRENCH - Grabbing an enemy’s head by
the mouth and the back of the skull, then twisting with a sudden, violent jerk
to rend vertebrae, may easily cause death.
21. CHOKE HOLD - Once a favorite of law
enforcement officials, has often proved deadly. The right arm goes over the
enemy’s right shoulder, and grips the back of the head. The left arm comes over
his left shoulder, reaches across neck, and grabs own right forearm. With
enough pressure applied, causes brain damage or death.
22. HEAD YANK -
Bend
enemy forward, grab head, and pull back
with convincing force. May separate delicate vertebrae, causing death.