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Pressure Points

Are lower measures of force that a person can use in self-defense, or in the defense of another person, as an alternative to escalated force when bodily injury or serious bodily injury is not an alternative

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Pressure Points (continued)

• Can create enough pain to create a release opportunity from your assailant

• Can temporarily immobilize your assailant, enabling you to escape and contact the authorities

• Can help you avoid becoming a victim • May save your life



Impact to the Knowledge Knot

• Used to remove an assailant from another victim• Will cause a reaction that disables your opponent

for approximately 15-20 seconds

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The Knowledge Knot is approximately in this area


Impact to the Knowledge Knot(continued)

•Hit it with your closed fist.•A blow here from a hard weapon

could cause serious bodily injury or death.• Remain aware of the requirement for

escalating force



Pressure to the Ear Area

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Apply firm pressure just behind the jaw bone, right below the ear, on either side of the head


In The Ear Area

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• Motivates a person to cease an action or move from their present position• Induces severe momentary pain • Upon release of the pressure, the pain goes

away immediately• Apply with a hard object such as a pen,

pencil, or your knuckle• Maintain pressure until the assailant agrees to

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Pressure Under the Nose

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Pressure is applied backward, just under the nose


Pressure Under the Nose (continued)

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• Apply pressure by locking your hand just under the nose, or by using a hard weapon to exert pressure against the area just under the nose• Apply force toward the back of the head until the

assailant succumbs to the pain• Upon release of the pressure, the pain goes away

immediately• Do not impact this area. This is a pressure tactic only.

Impacting this area could cause serious bodily injury.


Pressure Under the Jaw Bone

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Dig your fingers under the actor’s jaw bone, and lift upwards with severe force


Pressure Under the Jaw Bone (continued)

• Points are located under the jaw bone (one point on each side)

• Use for pulling an assailant off a victim• Works best when you are above the actor• Using all of the fingers on both hands, dig your

fingers under the jaw bone on both sides, and pull upward with extreme force

• Upon release of the pressure, the pain goes away immediately



Impact to the Neck

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The primary nerve runs the length of your neck, centered on both sides

A hard blow from the fist, arm, or elbow may knock out your assailant


Impact to the Neck (continued)

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• Strike a blow to the neck area, halfway between the bottom of the ear and the top of the shoulder• Do not use a hard weapon unless you

feel serious bodily injury is justified• A hard enough blow from a blunt object

may kill or seriously injure a person


Impact to the Thigh Nerve Area

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To initiate the blow, step forward and swing one leg forward so that you hit the actor’s outside thigh area, about halfway between the knee and the hip, centered vertically.


Impact to the Thigh Nerve Area(continued)

• Use to stop a person who is advancing against you, or is about to assault you

• Use when you are facing your assailant• Impact should be from your shin bone, anywhere

between the ankle and the knee• Note that a weapon could cause serious bodily

injury. A weapon should only be used in a case where serious bodily injury is justified according to the law.



Summary

• Use these only in defense of others or yourself.• If you are seen using these techniques in any manner

other than those stated in this lesson, you may be arrested for assault.

• Remember there is no tolerance for bullying.



Resources

• Do an Internet search for self defense secrets techniques point pressure



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