PPCT Flashcards
Three main methods to affect pressure points
- Surface Pressure
- Deep Pressure
- Striking
Surface Pressure
Pressing,poking or squeezing with digital tips ( fingers, thumb)
Deep Pressure
Penetrate more deeply using ones bodyweight, implements, vibration or counter pressure
Striking
Target area using any of your body’s natural weapons
It is most effective to strike nerve motor points
Be aware
Some people, wether naturally or through tolerance training, may not be affected in the same way.
If affecting a particular point does not produce the expected reaction immediately, try a different point.
- Radial Nerve ( Nerve Motor)
Located along the radius bone on the forearm.
Most effectively accessed in the widest point of the forearm muscle.
Best accessed by striking or deep Pressure, but can also be affected by surface pressure.
- Lateral femoral nerve (Nerve Motor)
Located midway down the outer thigh, where the individual fingers would rest.
More towards the front quarter.
Accessed by striking within a 3-6” diameter! Deep Pressure will work as well
- Anterior Femoral Nerve
(Nerve Motor)
Inside of the thigh, above the knee, on the front quarter of the inner thigh.
Striking within 2-4” of the area will affect this pressure point. Deep Pressure is effective as well
- Open Hand Computer Stuns
( Nerve Motor)
One of the two exceptions that all points above the shoulder are nerve pressure points.
Hard open hand slap to the side of the skull, with the hand slightly tilted and near the hairline.
- Brachial Plexus Origin
(Nerve Pressure/Motor Point)
Large bundle of nerves at the midpoint between the bottom of the ear and the top of the trapezoid muscle.
Second exception to the rule!
Surface and deep Pressure will function like a nerve pressure point.
Struck crisply with a blow, it can cause a variety of motor dysfunction. Nerve motor!
- Tibial Nerve
(Nerve Motor)
Back of the calf below the knee, approx. In the centre of the two major calf muscles.
This point can be affected by surface or deep pressure for distraction, in balancing and pain compliance.
Straight kicks delivered with a downward raking motion using the bottom of the foot are particularly brutal.
- Solar Plexus
(Nerve Motor)
Collection of nerves, centralized at the centre of mass, directly below the sternum.
The best way to strike the solar plexus is with a closed fist, tilted at a 45 degree angle.
Note: a small bone called the Xiphoid Process lies in the same area at the base of the Sternum.
If struck hard enough, it is possible for this small bone to become dislodged, which can result in severe internal injuries.
