How to Kill a Man With Your Bare Hands

HOW TO KILL A MAN WITH YOUR BARE HANDS

Inside This Report INTRODUCTION

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Introduction – What You Must Know If you’re reading this, something has already gone

SCREAM FOR YOUR LIFE

horribly wrong. You’re under attack. You don’t have a 3

gun. You don’t even have a baseball bat. You have your hands and your brain. Luckily for you, your brain is an incredible weapon. You can use it to learn an

THE 6 DEADLY DISCIPLINES OF THE WORLD

assortment of ways to disarm, disable, or kill a larger, 3

better armed opponent. If you need to use lethal force, you can’t afford to second guess yourself. You need to go on the offensive

THE TOP 10 BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU MOVES

and stay there until you win. Don’t stop to see if your 11

attacker has had enough. Don’t change tactics and try to reason with them halfway through. They’re running on pure adrenaline at this point, and you need to

THE TOP 25 KILL ZONES/TECHNIQUES

use that to your advantage. Many of the techniques 14

(especially Brazillian Jiu Jitsu) teach you how to immobilize an attacker so you can take stock of your situation from a position of strength. Until they’re on the ground and unable to move, don’t stop. Keep

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attacking. Use your speed, your strength, and

you power. Literally. It increases your blood

your knowledge. Too many people lose the

flow and pumps more oxygen into your

upper hand because they hold back.

bloodstream. You’ll be both stronger and more alert. Third, let’s be honest, if you’re in a life or death situation, you could probably

Scream for your life

use some help. Screaming attracts attention, which increases your chances that someone

We’re taught not to cry, not to whimper, not

will try to help you out. Your goal here

to be a coward. If you’re defending your life,

is survival.

throw all of that out the window. It’s time to use your voice to your advantage.

The 6 Deadly Disciplines of the World If you’re not Jason Bourne or James Bond, your best bet is to get some training. Karate is great training for killer action movies, but if you want killer “real life” moves, there are six disciplines that will make sure anyone who attacks you goes down and stays down. Sambo - Russia Any country that could produce someone as manly as Vladimir Putin (second only to

Scream. Use the full power of your lungs and don’t stop until they’re harmless or dead.

Teddy Roosevelt for Manliest World Leader)

For one thing, it will scare and intimidate

unrivaled physical prowess.

is bound to produce a fighting discipline of

them. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from

“Sambo” is a Russian acronym for a phrase

movies, it’s that only crazy people attack

that literally translates to “self defense

while screaming. Make them regret coming

without weapons.” They blended the kind

after you by making them worry they’ve

of folk wrestling performed by people who

picked the wrong crazy person to fight. For

have beauty pageants for goats with

another thing, the act of screaming gives

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some Japanese Judo and Russian Red Army

backs and strong legs. You don’t need to

hand-to-hand combat. The end result is a

be gracefully limber, but you do need to be

no-holds barred discipline designed to take

comfortable wrapping your legs around an

your enemy down and keep them from ever

attacker’s torso while you take them down.

getting up again. It lacks any of the elegance of normal martial arts. Most Sambo videos you find look like a bare-knuckle, back alley boxing match was interrupted by a wrestling coach. Sambo teaches you how to avoid injury while getting the other person on the ground and immobi- lizing them – fast. Attacking a Sambo practi- tioner with a knife is a good way to get your own throat cut. Not that they’d need to. With practice,

Muay Thai - Thailand

it’s frighteningly easy for someone skilled at Sambo to take you down and hu- miliatingly

If you think you only have four limbs,

tap all the dangerous weak parts of your

you haven’t paid attention to those hinges

body as a reminder that they could kill you

halfway down your arms and legs. Muay

at their leisure.

Thai, also known as “The Art of Eight Limbs,” treats knees and elbows with as much

Much like karate and other martial arts,

respect as it does hands and feet.

Sambo has a hierarchy of levels ranging from Novice (also known as the people

That’s one heck of an advantage against an

thrown around like rag dolls during

untrained opponent. Someone coming at

demonstrations) to Distinguished Grand

you with a knife isn’t expecting you to knee

Master (the deceptively bored looking elderly

them in the jaw, grab their shoulders for

men sporting giant mustaches and pot bellies

balance, then kick them in the gut while

who can take a knife away from a 20 year

you happen to have your leg up there

old, press the flat of the blade against his

anyway. It’s brutal. Muay Thai began as a

throat, and drop some cigarette ash in his

way for soldiers to defend themselves if they

eye all in under 10 seconds.)

lost their swords.

If you’re looking for a deadly discipline,

It quickly developed a reputation for being

Sambo is a good choice for people with bad

worse than a stabbing.

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One of the drawbacks to Muay Thai is the

into increasingly dangerous places where

person on the offensive will end up pretty

they were expected to pacify people without

darn bloody. All those brutal blows take

putting them six feet under. If you’d rather

their toll on fragile hands and knees. On

kill your attacker than risk them getting up

the other hand, legend has it, a sufficiently

again, find some Marine vets willing to teach

advanced practitioner can use it to take

you LINE.

down a buffalo. Muay Thai isn’t subtle or graceful. It’s all about giving an attacker such a brutal beating they never get up again. Imagine all the rules of boxing designed to protect the athletes. Muay Thai considers them an instruction manual for success. You can specialize in learning advanced techniques for attacking people with your elbows, knees, feet and fists. Since most people who participate in Mixed Martial Arts don’t end up hospitalized, that sport is sometimes trotted out as an example of watered down

The newer Marine Corps Martial Arts

Muay Thai.

Program is a kinder, gentler version of LINE which trains the Marines to do anything

If you don’t have any joint troubles, aren’t

from cause severe pain to functionally

bothered by the sight of blood, and have

destroy whatever body part they attack. The

some anger issues, Muay Thai is an excellent

Marines are trained to not only use their

discipline for protecting yourself and your

bodies, but also to find objects in their

loved ones.

environment (rocks, bricks, and sticks) as well as knives and all the parts of a gun that

MCMAP - U.S.A.

don’t go “bang”. The United States Marines jokingly call this

This is a good discipline for people who

“Semper Fu”. Up until the 1980’s, Marines

might end up in a situation where their

practiced the LINE system (Linear Infighting

attackers are confused. If your attacker

Neural Override Engagement). The problem

might be under the influence of drugs,

was LINE was that it was too darn deadly.

mental disability, or frightening trauma,

By the 1990’s, the Marines were being sent

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attack without necessarily killing them.

busy fighting for their lives. Silat is Malay-

Because MCMAP has a huge focus on

sia’s ongoing response to countless waves

teamwork, if you’re attacked by a larger,

of invaders. Unlike karate or Tae Kwon Do,

better armed group, MCMAP teaches you

there’s no pretense at it having a spiritual

how to take down the most dangerous

side. The Malaysians paid close attention to

people first while still leaving you in good

every wave of invaders, adopting the most

enough shape to handle whoever comes at

useful parts of all their fighting techniques

you next.

until they ended up with Silat.

Silat - Malaysia

Both Malaysian and Indonesian soldiers were taught Silat for centuries. If someone

Honor and fairness are for people who

attacks you, the goal is to close the distance

aren’t busy fighting for their lives.

fast, keep them off their guard, and take

Silat is Malaysia’s ongoing response to

them down before they can muster a

countless waves

defense. When they’re down, then you

of invaders. Unlike karate or tae kwon do,

brutally kick them in the face, throat or ribs

there’s no pretense at it having a spiritual

so they don’t get back up again.

side. The Malaysians paid close attention to

There isn’t as much kicking or joint work as

every wave of invaders, adopting the most

Muay Thai. The key to success with Silat isn’t

useful parts of all their fighting techniques

beating your opponent until they fall over.

until they ended up with Silat.

Instead, it’s getting them down quickly, then

Honor and fairness are for people who aren’t

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delivering a killing blow before they can call

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for help. There’s no shame in attacking from

is the way it teaches people to use the

behind or stabbing someone in the back.

same motions bare handed, with sticks, or with blades and always come out resulting

Since it was a functional part of war for

in deadly force. People know Eskrima for

centuries, training also included pain

the distinctive, short sticks, but knocking

tolerance techniques. Unlike Sambo or Muay

them away doesn’t disarm a practitioner –

Thai, Silat training includes use of a dagger.

it just frees their hands for new levels of

Considering how much Sambo practitioners

brutal violence.

pride them- selves on their ability to disarm an attacker, it would be very interesting to

There’s a fast -paced Hong Kong movie feel

see a fight between people trained in Sambo

to Eskrima that makes it appealing to people

and Silat. Silat is best for younger people

who want a dramatic fighting style. However,

with good reflexes, well-oiled joints, and few

when two people who know it go up against

pre-existing aches or pains.

one another, they typically both come away seriously bloodied. You can do incredible

Eskrima - Philippines

damage with hands, sticks or knives, but the result is that you’re going to take a

Eskrima is a deceptive martial art. It can look

beating, too.

like harmless dancing or some lightning-fast play with a couple of sticks – right up until the point when someone takes you out.

Krav Maga - Israel

Eskrima had to be carefully disguised as

Krav Maga is what happens when action

a harmless folk art because the Catholic

movies meet real life. It starts with the

Church banned it for 450 years. Magellan

assumption that you, an unarmed innocent,

(of globe mapping fame) converted an

will be attacked by a group of people armed

entire Philippine tribe to Catholicism. The

with guns, knives, and some extra weapons

neighbors took the change personally. They

hidden away that you can’t see. It ends with

hamstrung him, then used Eskrima to beat

you disarming them, disabling them, and

him so savagely even the people behind the

running the heck away before they can call

Spanish Inquisition were horrified.

for help.

The Filipinos quickly learned to disguise

It was developed in the 1930’s to help Jews

Eskrima as a folk dance whenever Spaniards

survive and flee from Nazi attacks. After

were around.

the creation of Israel, it was adopted by the Israeli Defense Forces. Because of its focus

One of the really useful things about Eskrima

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on real world situations, it’s popular with

The 8 Natural Weapons Telling you to take a

quite a few other national defense forces

Krav Maga or Sambo class this fall is useless

around the world.

if you’re attacked tomorrow. Luckily, your body already comes equipped with some

Unlike Sambo, with its emphasis on

surprisingly useful self defense tools in the

wrestling your opponent to the ground,

form of your hands, feet, knees and teeth.

Krav Maga stresses keeping off the ground at

If you know how to use them properly,

all costs. Once you’re down, you’re vulner-

you can do some serious harm to an

able to being kicked to death by a crowd of

untrained attacker.

attackers. Therefore, the goal is to use low kicks to vulnerable areas like feet and shins, a variety of punches, and a huge emphasis on flowing naturally between offense and defense as you disarm your attackers. One of the things that really sets Krav Maga apart is the encouragement to disable your attackers enough to run away. Sure, you should be able to take on half a dozen knifewielding attackers, but there’s no illusion you can outlast them all. Disarm them, get to safety, and regroup with allies. Then you take them down, permanently.

Knife Edge of Your Hand

Krav Maga also always assumes that you’re

If you’re in close quarters and have some

unarmed and your attackers have multiple

leverage, use the road, outer edge of your

weapons. This means you don’t need to

hand in a fast, hard blow against the

carry a weapon- other people do it for you.

temple. Let’s be honest, you’ll probably have

Once you’ve disarmed someone, there’s

to do this a few times. The goal is to crush

training on how to use their gun or knife

the artery and nerves close the surface. If

against them.

you use an open hand or close your fist in

The huge emphasis on surviving real,

a punch, you’ll create a wide surface area,

modern attacks makes Krav Maga the

diffusing your impact. You want a narrow,

most versatile and useful of the Six Deadly

focused, sharp blow. If you hit the right

Disciplines. There are few situations

spot, you can either give your attacker a

in which a well-trained practitioner

debilitat- ing concussion or, if you’re spot

couldn’t survive.

on, kill them outright. An untrained person

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will have some difficulty finding the right

real life. Realisti- cally, an untrained person

spot, though, so assume you’re going for the

is more likely to break someone’s nose than

concussion and just might get lucky.

they are to drive it into the brain. However, think about your own nose. It’s full of nerve

Fingers Folded at Second Joint/ Knuckle

endings. Don’t consider it a failure if you merely leave them bloodied and in a world

Ribs are a lot more fragile than people think.

of pain. They’ve stopped attacking you. Now

Punch so your fingers are folded at the

you can take a breath and think about your

second knuckle and you have good odds of

next move.

achieving the kind of sharp force necessary to break a rib. A wider blow will only bruise them. Fair warning – while this will hurt them more than you, you’re still going to come away with a sore, bruised hand. The Protruding Knuckle of Your Second Finger Find the solar plexus where the ribcage ends and the fleshy part of the stomach begins. Use the power of your entire torso to punch there with your hand bracing the protruding

Your Boot

knuckle of your second finger. The bundle of nerves located there is buried deep, but are

What can’t you do with a boot? Remember,

still vulnerable. A solid blow there will leave

in Krav Maga, one of the greatest goals is

your attacker doubled over in severe pain,

to avoid going down to the ground. Once

possibly leading to unconsciousness.

you’re down, it’s easy to kick you to death. If you’re in durable boots, kick the front

The Heel of Your Hand

of their shin in an attempt to break it. Step

You’ve seen it in movies. The action hero

on the middle of their foot to damage the

braces his arm and shoves the flat part

arch. Do whatever it takes to get them on

of his palm along someone’s face, hitting

the ground. Once they’re down, a stomp to

the nose from the bottom up and driving

the nerve-filled mouth will set off fireworks

the cartiliage into the brain, killing them

of pain. A swift kick to the temple – the same

instantly. Believe it or not, this can happen in

place you were attacking earlier with the

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knife edge of your hand has a good chance

take a breath and plan your next move. If

of concussing or killing someone. If your

not, you just prevented them from grabbing

attacker is male, never forget the power of

your arm.

a good solid kick in the groin. It won’t kill

Your Knees

them, but it’ll keep them down while you work on your next move.

Knees can do incredible damage. Knees are well known for their effectiveness to

Your Elbows

the groin. If you can grab your attacker’s

The elbow is a hard, angled blunt

head, bringing it down hard on your knee

instrument. You can use it against someone’s

has all kinds of dangerous repercussions.

face the same way you did the flat of your

Depending on the speed and angle, they

palm. Slamming it into someone’s throat

might do anything from bite through their

is also incredibly effective. The drawback

tongue to get a concussion.

is necks are small and arms are big. If you

If you’re behind your opponent, using your

miss, you’re giving them your entire arm as

knee to push them to the ground or pin

leverage to use against you. It’s best used

them to the ground gives you an instant

when either your attacker’s face or a soft,

advantage. Get them down, and you are

fleshy place is exposed. Don’t be shy about

in control.

scuttling backwards after your attack to make sure it was effective. If so, you can

Your Teeth From an early age, we’re taught not to bite. People don’t expect it. If you’re in a life or death situation where your face is anywhere close to the other person, though, open your mouth and chomp down. You can do serious damage biting someone’s nose or ear. In addition to the shock value, there are ample nerves there, plus your attacker will face a sudden fear that they’re disfigured. If you’re down and being kicked, try to grab the person’s foot and bite hard into the back of the ankle. At the very least, you’ll cause severe pain. At the most, you’ll sever a nerve

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running along the back of the leg and down

you’re a swimmer doing the breast stroke.

into the ankle, leaving them unable to walk.

While your arms are out, use each hand to grab a bicep. Brace your head against your attacker’s chest and use the leverage you’ve

The Top 10 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Moves

created to pull their arms down around their back. This also puts you close enough to wrap a leg around their nearest leg,

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has been used by cops

immobilizing them. You’re now in control

since the 1980’s. With a little training,

of one or both of their arms and one of their

someone who isn’t in great shape can still

legs. They can’t kick or punch you. It’s a

hold off an average attacker long enough

good time to call for help.

for help to arrive. If you’re in a life or death situation and haven’t had time to take Krav Maga, this is a good alternative. Like they teach in Krav Maga, the goal here is to always get your opponent to the ground. Once you’re down, you’re done. If you’re under attack, getting your opponent down to the ground gives you time to either call for help or formulate your next move from a position of strength.

The Rear Takedown

The Clinch

Once you have someone in The Cinch, you can sweep their immobilized leg, taking

The goal here is to get in so close they can’t

them to the ground.

get any leverage for a punch. Once you’ve The Mount

deprived them of that basic street attack, you take them down. Do this by moving in

When your opponent is safely on the

fast with your arms raised up around your

ground, simply sit on their chest and hold

head, fists out. You create a confusing target

their arms down. Gravity and leverage work

and protect your face from attack. When

in your favor. From this position, you can

you close in, sweep your arms out like

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typically hold down someone noticeably

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heavier. Be patient while they thrash. The

your best to pull them down with you. If

more they kick around, the more they

they’re on top of you, punching or attacking,

exhaust them- selves, making them easier

keep your head bowed to your chest in order

to control.

to protect your face. Use your arms not to deflect blows, but to distract, luring their

The Back Mount

attention upwards. While you have them distracted, wrap your legs around their torso

The Back Mount is exactly the same as the

and pull them down. From here, reach up

mount, except your attacker is face down on

and grab the back of their head, pushing

their stomach. If you can get them down in

hard. You can trap them in an awkward

this position, you’ll have a real advantage. It’s

position where it’s impossible to sit up or

nearly impossible to get up when someone

move their head. It’s hard to hold this for

is sitting on your back like they’re a human

long, though, so start calling for help.

turtle shell.

The Kimura

The Closed Guard

If you’re in the Closed Guard and need more

If an attacker knocks you to the ground, do

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leverage, unhook your legs, sit halfway up,

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and reach between your attacker’s arm

in hard. Remember to scoot down far enough

and ribs to grab their wrist. Pull hard. This

that you’re not putting pressure on the ribs

should put their head in your elbow and

or sternum. The goal here is immobilization,

their arm under your leg. You can hold them

not a broken ribcage. It’s surprisingly

that way for a long duration more easily

easy to do.

than with the Closed Guard. The Open Guard If you’re a lot smaller or weaker than your attacker, you may need to switch to the Open Guard. Brace your shoulders and head against the ground. Bring your hands up to your chest to protect your face. You have your legs around their waist. Now scoot your butt back and try to move further up their chest. The goal here is to keep them pinned while you wait for help but also keep their fists far away from your face and neck. The Cross Side

The Rear Carotid Restraint

If you have your attacker on the ground,

This is a classic television restraint. Wrap

face up, try pinning at least one arm under

your arm around your attacker’s neck,

their back while you lay across their chest.

immobilizing their head. Meanwhile, pull

You’re using simple weight to keep them

your arm tight around their neck. It helps to

under control, but sometimes that’s all

reach up as high as you can and grab a fistful

it takes.

of your own shirt as an anchor. Put your free hand behind their head and push it forward. At this point, they can barely breathe.

The Knee Mount

They’re not going anywhere. If your attacker is on the ground, face up, you can put your knee in their chest and lean

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You can actually kill yourself by sneezing too

The Top 25 Kill Zones/ Techniques

hard and pinching here. Imagine what you can do with a well-placed kick or a hard, fast elbow slam. Hook to the Jaw If you’re strong enough, a powerful blow to the front of the jaw can snap a person’s neck, killing them instantly. There’s a reason that in boxing, this punch is sometimes called The Widowmaker. Adam’s Apple A sharp, hard blow to the Adam’s Apple can

Temple

crush the windpipe, making it impossible for your attacker to breathe.

You have two – one on each side of your head. It’s a little bundle of nerves and major

Small of the Back

blood vessels. With the right blow especially with a boot – you can kill someone instantly.

A solid kick or power drive with the elbow can cause instant spinal damage, often

Nasion

leading to death.

This is the classic cartilage blow to the

Cerebellum Base

brain. If you’re in a life or death situation,

At the other end of the spine, a hard, fast

try to avoid crushing the naison with a brick

blow just below the skull can knock it off

or baseball bat. It will leave a nasty scar,

the spine, causing instant damage and

but it’ll heal. You want to drive it up into the brain for Instant, lethal damage. Use the flat

possibly death.

of your palm or the base of a baseball bat.

Testicles While rare, a powerful enough blow to the

Philtrum

testicles can cause so much pain the person

This thin flap of skin between the top of

goes into shock and dies. Worst case, you

your upper lip and the bottom of your nose is

have them down on the ground, where you

full of all kinds of dangerous nerve endings.

can do a world of other damage.

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Coccyx

legs. Fold them in half by pinning their shoulders to the ground and then pinning

If you kick the tailbone inwards and

their legs to their shoulders. Then sit on their

upwards hard enough to break it, the shock

legs, bouncing hard on the base of the spine.

to the spine and nerves can be fatal.

This should break their back, killing them.

Full Nelson

Heart Punch

If you can get behind your attacker, put your

If you’re incredibly strong, a single hard

arms underneath theirs, like you’re coming

blow to the chest can crumple a person’s

in for a cuddly hug. Then shove their arms

heart. This doesn’t work often, but it’s

upwards, like they’re about to put their

dramatic when it does.

hands on top of their heads. This gives you the leverage to push their head forward and

Uppercut

snap their neck.

This is a good underdog punch. Come at them from below, swinging hard and causing

Half Nelson

their neck to snap upwards. With enough force, this single blow can prove fatal.

This is the same as a full nelson, except one of your arms is preoccupied by restraining

Abdomen

one of your attacker’s arms.

Pummel someone in their gut hard enough,

Brain Buster

and eventually you’ll damage some organs to the point of failure.

If you’re fighting outdoors on concrete or gravel, pull your attacker towards you. Now

Rib Cage

grab their belt or the loops of their jeans. Use your leverage to haul them into the air.

Remember all the advice from earlier on

Fall backwards onto your back. This should

not damaging someone’s ribcage? Reverse it. Damaging the ribs can not only cause pain,

result in them literally going heels up and

but also potentially puncture a lung or other

slamming their head into the concrete.

organ, leading to fatal complications.

Gravity and the combined weight of both

Head-to-Wall Punch

your bodies should crumple their neck.

If you’ve backed your attacker up near

Russian Omelet

(but not directly against) a hard wall, a sufficiently violent punch can bounce their

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head off the wall, shattering part of their

pressure, you can break the windpipe and

skull. You need to be both pretty strong and

crush their neck.

pretty angry to pull this off, but at the very least, you’ll give them a very dangerous

Head Yank

concussion.

Bend your attacker forward, grab their head, and quickly pull it backwards as hard as you

Pinned Drop Kick

can. This can snap the spine.

This is one of those dramatic movie poses which actually works. It’s hard to get into,

Ears

but surprisingly effective. From behind, grab

In rare cases, simultaneously clapping both

the person’s arms and pull them straight

hands hard over a person’s ears can rupture

back. Kick the base of their spine as hard as

their eardrums and lead to death. Most of

you can. This has the potential to severe the

the time, it will merely disorient them.

spine, killing them.

Kidneys

Head Wrench

Large nerves branch off of the kidneys.

This is another movie action which can

If you pummel someone hard enough to

work when done right. It’s not as easy as

damage these, you can kill them.

Hollywood makes it look, but you can grab someone by both sides of the head and turn fast and sharp, snapping their spine and

Eyes

killing them instantly.

The classic Three Stooges maneuver works. Point your fingers in a V and poke into a

Choke Hold

person’s eyes. You might drive them away,

Wrap your right arm over their

you might blind them, and if you do it with

right shoulder.

and kill them from shock.

enough force, you might hit the optic nerve

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