Pressure Point Control Tactics (PPCT) Flashcards
There are over how many pressure points?
300
Define Pressure Point Control
Physical methods of control using nerve and pressure points or nerve motor points
Define Nerve Pressure Points
Located primarily in the head and neck area, except the jugular notch.
Define Nerve Motor Points
Concentrated within large muscle masses of the body
Look at the diagram on page 48
Look at page 48
Define Touch pressure
A digital tip pressure applied until commands are obeyed
What is the primary control principal used in touch pressure?
Pain compliance
What is touch pressure designed to control
Control low levels of resistance
What is touch pressure classified as?
Soft empty hand control
Define striking techniques
Mechanical strikes to a muscle mass on the body using the fluid shock wave principle
What is the primary control principal used in striking techniques?
Motor dysfunction
What are striking techniques designed to control
High levels of resistance; active aggression
What are hand and leg strikes to muscle mass considered?
Hard empty hand control