Timeline for Is targeting the biceps an effective method of incapacitating the arm?
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| Apr 18, 2022 at 13:13 | comment | added | Amorphous Blob | Well, I didn't think it was "scientific" enough, and would garner responses with more specific info like that supplied by the answer below. (I still can't imagine how a knife hand could reach the bicep, though.) I approach it more from the standpoint of my ITF TKD dojang, lots and lots of kickboxy-type sparring but only occasionally a bit of training on exact points to hit. I've never been in a real fight but that type of thing doesn't seem realistic with a typical street opponent wading in with swinging punches. | |
| Apr 17, 2022 at 12:36 | comment | added | mattm♦ | @AmorphousBlob That's an answer. | |
| Apr 17, 2022 at 7:34 | answer | added | dumb karateka | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 13, 2022 at 16:53 | comment | added | Amorphous Blob | My first thought is that it's not practical. The guy's hands will be up in a protective posture, meaning that the biceps are protected. Or extending a weapon towards you, meaning that their biceps will be towards you. In the latter case, a direct punch might reach them but their reflex will be to bring the hands up to protect their body, which will block. Or if you're grappling, you'd have to be at the exact distance to throw an elbow to hit the side of the bicep, while he's targeting your more obviously hurtable parts. | |
| Apr 13, 2022 at 3:15 | history | asked | user11733 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |