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Learn How To Effectively Attack The 4 Best Self Defense Targets

 

The Chin, Eyes, Liver, and Throat are the best self-defense targets if you are ever attacked.  They are not the only effective targets, but I feel they are the four most effective, in that order.  

The Chin is at the top of the list for two reasons; 1. because of it's accessibility (easy access), 2. The chin is the farthest from the axis of rotation of the brain, thus causing the greatest torque on the skull which equals increased acceleration on the skull which in turn causes the force of the brain to impact against the inside of the skull, and that is what causes a concussion/loss of consciousness.  

The Eyes are the most dangerous target without a doubt.  I would rather be attacked in any of the three targets.  The reason the eyes are not number one is their lack of accessibility.  With that said I would rather get knicked out than blinded.  If you have seen an MMA fighter poked in the eyes you see how quickly id disabilities them.   A simple eye poke, besides causing great pain and temporary blindness, can actually cause serious eye injuries. I think, as a target in a life or death situation, the eyes give the highest return on your physical investment.

Being hit in The Liver causes a pain that I can not even begin to describe.  Besides excruciating pain, being struck in the liver also causes an unexplained paralysis. I'm sure you have all see sport fighters unable to get up after being hit with a liver shot.  Liver hunting is not without it's dangers, however.   Hitting the point of your opponent's/attacker's elbow while attempting a liver shot could cause you great pain and/or a broken hand or foot bone.  However finding the liver is like finding a treasure, and the risk is worth the reward.

Hitting someone in The Throat (trachea)   has the potential to actually kill them, not just knock them out, blind them or cause them great pain, KILL them!  By far this target has the most far-reaching potential consequences, death. But you must understand that Hawaiian Kempo (HK3) is a life or death self-defense system.  Always better to kill than be killed (I sound so dark and dramatic...sorry, not sorry).  The throat is not at the top of the list mainly because of it's inaccessibility.  The chin usually protects the throat in a fight.  When is the last time you saw a fighter get hit with a throat shot in any MMA fight?  You have seen plenty get dropped with chin, eye, and liver shots, but I have it on the list because it's potential is deadly.  

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