faq_pressure_pointsGenerally speaking, a pressure point is a highly sensitive point on the body. Acupuncturist’s use these points to heal, martial artistsuse these points to inflict pain. More specifically a pressure point is where a nerve splits, two nerves cross, or a nerve comes to an end. These points can be touched, gouged, or struck to inflict a jolt of pain to an opponent.

While some arts have created an entire system out of the use of just pressure points, most arts use pressure points to supplement their techniques. Example: Striking a pressure point behind the elbow will generally cause the arm to straighten, making it much easier to apply an arm-bar joint lock.