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John Bennett
06-10-2004, 16:30
I found this article interesting because a friend of mine went to prison for the "One Punch Kill".

He KO'ed a guy in a parking lot at a nightclub. When the guy fell, his head struck a car bumper and he died.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/dorset/3790037.stm

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39662000/jpg/_39662517_fightblurred203.jpg

Excerpt...

"The reason so many deaths are caused by just one - often average-strength - punch lies not in the blow itself but in the fall suffered by the victim.

Often drunk after a night out, victims simply cannot react quickly enough to protect their heads as they hit the ground."

Added to the risk of HIV transmission from cuts, and the great probability of breaking one's hand, this adds yet another reason to NOT punch opponents in street self-defense situations other than body blows.
Cliff Hargrave
06-10-2004, 18:57
I remember when Karate tournaments began requiring head gear. It wasn't for the strikes and kicks, it was because such a large number of people were getting injured by slipping or being knocked down and hitting their heads on the floor.
Ron Rompen
06-11-2004, 17:17
I inisist that my opponents ALWAYS wear good quality headgear.

That way, I don't break my toes on their skulls while kicking them (after that absolutely SUPERB footsweep!)
DanielS
06-13-2004, 13:51
...this adds yet another reason to NOT punch opponents in street self-defense situations other than body blows.

Thats interesting... I've actually never heard that before. Care to elaborate? :)
John Bennett
06-13-2004, 16:18
Thats interesting... I've actually never heard that before. Care to elaborate? :)

Punching to the head in a street fight is a very bad thing to do.

You run a very high risk of breaking your hand. It's happened to me twice. Just about makes your hand useless. A head is harder than a hand. All the "punching correctly" stuff about how to hold your hand and targeting strikes goes right out the window when punching a moving target or when it's dark.

You also run the risk of cutting your knuckles on that person's teeth or zippers and having their blood forced into your body. Not cool with so many people these days carrying HIV and Hepatitis.

Elbows and knees make better blugeons than delicate instruments like hands or feet.
DanielS
06-13-2004, 20:48
Cool! :cutup: <-- That would work too!