The temple is so sensitive because it’s the point where 4 different bones in the skull fuse together. It’s especially dangerous to hit this area though, because the bone structure is weaker than other parts of the skull. Using an open palm can reduce the odds that you kill someone when doing this.
if you keep applying pressure to your opponent’s eyes after striking them, you could damage their optical nerves and permanently blind them. This is a good way to get away from someone if they’re attacking you. They can’t chase you if they can’t see where they’re going.
You can snap someone’s neck doing this if you pull too quickly and too hard. Try to avoid sticking your fingers in between your opponent’s teeth while doing this. If they bite your fingers, the move could backfire.
This is the same set of arteries that you can restrict to perform a sleeper hold. If you damage this artery, your opponent could die. If you can’t reach the side of your opponent’s neck, striking them in the middle of their throat will make it difficult for them to breathe and will throw them off-balance.
Your opponent will have trouble standing up after this, as attacks to the groin usually cause a fair bit of nausea.
Even if you miss the stomach, hitting your opponent’s bladder or kidneys will have a similar effect.
If you need to flank your opponent when you’re facing them, strafe 2–3 ft (0. 61–0. 91 m) with your dominant foot to your dominant side to keep yourself from needing to move both of your feet.
This is an excellent option if you’re grappling your opponent and your arms are busy.
Once your opponent is on the ground, you can either grapple them with your newfound advantage, or take the time to get back to your feet.
With their wrist still held tight, you can pull their arm behind them to execute a wrist twist, which will allow you to subdue your opponent. You can break someone’s wrist by doing this.
