ST 42 CHONGYANG Pouring Yang
Distal to ST 41, at the highest point of the dorsum of the foot, in the depression between the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones and the cuneiform bone. This point is an electrical as well as a physiological point. The strike will cause nerve damage with an immediate electrical shock wave rushing up the whole leg. This is also a gt yuan or source point. It will cause great Qi loss and local pain enough to stop anyone from attacking more. ST 43 XIANGRU Sinking Valley In the depression distal to the...
First Observations Of A ST 9 Knock Out
From The Medical Aspects Of Boxing, 1941 July 1940 there was an opportunity to observe for the first time a knock out caused by a strike to the right carotid sinus in a fencer. This case, which to our knowledge is the first observation of its kind, appears to be of great physiological interest. The padded tip of the blade first hit the victim beneath the right clavicle. YNo particular points here but this is the area of gt the power band which when struck takes all power from the upper body...
ST 17 RUZHONG Middle of Breast
In the middle of the nipple In the 4th intercostal space. This point when struck has a devastating affect and will cause death when a medium to hard strike is used. In acupuncture, it is only ever given as a reference and not to be either needled or using moxa on it. The strike must be accurate to within a millimetre though. Immediately there is a sensation moving up the left side of the neck if the left nipple is struck and visa-versa and over the top of the back of the head to the other side...
ST 40 FENGLONG Abundance and Prosperity
Location 8 cun superior and anterior to the external malleolus, about 1 finger breadth posterior or lateral to ST 8, between the lateral side of the extensor digitorum longus pedis and the peroneus brevis muscles. Apart from local pain and Qi drainage, this point also has an affect upon the spleen. It will cause a great imbalance between ST and SP and so weaken the body. This is a classic epilepsy treating point. I have not heard of nay instances where a strike here causes epilepsy, however,...
SP 20 ZHOURONG Encircling Glory
1 rib above SP 19, directly below LU 1, in the 2nd intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the CV MO. This point will also affect the way the opposite leg functions, but to a lesser degree. It will cause great local tearing of the tendons in the shoulder with little or no external damage. I once struck an opponent in a tournament at this point and he could not carry on although there were no visible damage signs. The next day, he went to see a doctor who took ex-rays and to his astonishment, all of...
ST 13 QIHU Qis Household
At the middle of the inferior border of the clavicle, on the mamillary line 4 cun lateral to the CV MO . Whereas ST 12 drains Qi, ST 13 adds Yang Qi to the head causing loss of balance to the falling down point. With most of the ST points, it will also cause great nausea. This is one of those points where the Qi is said to enter the meridian, so a strike here also unbalances the yin and yang energy in the whole body.
SP 21 DABAO Big Wrapping
On the mid-axillary line, 6 cun below the axilla, midway between the axilla and the free end of the 11th rib, in the 7th intercostal space. This point does amazing internal damage electrically Qi wise and also physically. This point balances the whole body, left and right especially torso and inner and outer. A strike here spreads out over the chest causing great imbalance to the Qi system of the whole body. The recipient will fall into a coma if the strike if done hard enough, and will not...
ST 35 DUBI Calf Nose or XIYAN Eyes of Knee
When The knee is flexed, the point is in the depression below the patella and lateral to the patella tendon. This point is a special point for knee problems in acupuncture. It is a trauma point. Local pain and knee injury immediately followed by severe kidney Qi drainage and damage causing immediate loss of power and tiredness. ST 36 ZUSANLI Three Measures of the Leg 3 cun below ST 35, one finger breadth from the anterior crest of the tibia. Between the tibialis anterior and the tendon of the...
ST 11 QISHE QIs Residence
At the superior border of the sternal extremity of the clavicle, between the sternal head and the clavicular head of the sternocleidomastoldeus muscle, directly below ST 9. ST 11 is called the heart starter because it does just that is emergency situations. However, this point will change whatever state the patient is in before striking to this point. So if someone is awake as in an attacker, then this point will stop his heart beating. If his heart has stopped, a hard thumb pressure into the...
ST 12 QUEPEN Empty Basin
In the midpoint of the supraclavicular fossa, 4 cun lateral to the CV MO or In the depression at the middle of the superior border of the clavicle and directly above the nipple. This is an interesting point as it is used to take the will to fight away. Anyone who has been struck here will agree about this, you just cannot carry on fighting after this point has been struck as usually, the clavicle which is quite a weak bone, will break causing great local pain and energy drainage. It also has an...
The Lung Meridian
ZHONG means middle and FU means place, this is referring to the middle jiao where the LUNG channel starts. The QI of the SP ST are gathered into the LU MO at this point. The point is below the acromial extremity of the clavicle, 1 cun pronounced tsun , directly below LU 2, 6cun lateral to the CV MO, in the first intercostal space. In the pectoralis major and minor muscles, in it's deep position, in the internal and external intercostal muscles. The lung points all do great damage. LU 1 must be...
LU 10 YUJI Fish Border
On the radial aspect of the midpoint of the first metacarpal bone, at the junction of the red and white skin the lighter coloured and darker coloured skin . In the lateral abductor pollicis brevis and opponents pollicis muscles. This is not a point to use in a realistic fighting situation. If struck very hard, it will cause heat to rise in the lungs causing coughing. It is more of a healing point this one and is used to eliminate heat from the lungs thus easing sore throats etc. It is a fire...
The Stomach Meridian
Between the eyeball and the midpoint of the infraorbital ridge. The point is above the inferior border of the orbit, in the orbicularis oculi muscle, and in it's deep position, within the orbit are the rectus inferior bulbi and the obliques Inferior bulbi muscles. ST 1 is one of the more sensitive points and will be easily damaged by even a light blow to the area. Even a li8ght blow is often enough to cause extreme nausea and a drainage of Qi from the upper body. A medium strike here will cause...