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                                    Chapter 4
        
                                HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT
        
             This file will teach you how you can kill another person with your own 
        two hands. The information presented here will be very helpful to the beginner 
        and will also serve as a refresher for those of you already familiar with the 
        subject.
        
             I will start off by talking about basic things such as stance, what you 
        should and shouldn't do when fighting and other information that the beginner 
        will need to know. Then, I will give you a list of over 20 vulnerable points 
        that one should always try attacking in a fight along with the way these 
        points should be attacked. Finally, I will give you some more fighting tips 
        and information on how you can continue learning about hand-to-hand combat. 
        
             Now, let me discuss some of the basics you will need to know when you are 
        in any combat situation.
        
             Stance: The best stance when confronting an enemy is to put your feet at 
               shoulders length apart and your arms should be facing forward, paral
               lel to each other and bent at the elbows. Keep your knees slightly 
               bent and stand on the balls of your feet.
        
                  Remember, you always want to maintain this stance when you are not 
               striking at the enemy.
        
             Balance: It is always important that you keep your balance. If you use 
               the stance I have described above, you will never have to worry about 
               it. If by chance you do lose your balance even for a second you can 
               kiss your ass goodbye as the enemy will probably kill you.
        
             Aggressiveness: Always be aggressive and always attack. Don't just stand 
               back and defend yourself against the enemy's strikes as he will end 
               up killing you eventually.
        
                  If you are not aggressive, the enemy will think you are scared and 
               he will have an advantage over you.
        
                  A great thing to do is yell at the enemy. This will scare the shit 
               out of him if you start yelling at him and plus it also allows you to 
               get more oxygen in your lungs so you will have more strength.
        
             Natural Weapons: Your natural weapons are as follows: knife edge of 
               either hand, the heel of your hands, your fingers folded at the 
               second knuckle, your boot, your elbow, your knees, your teeth, your 
               fore finger and second finger forming a "V" shape, and your fist.
        
                  These body parts alone are some of the most powerful weapons you 
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             Since you now know the basics of fighting, let me list for you the best 
        places where you should strike your enemy.
        
             Temple: A sharp blow to the temple ensures instant death since there is 
               a large artery and nerve located close to the skin surface. If you 
               give a medium blow to the temple it will cause severe pain and con
               cussion but a hard blow will kill the enemy instantly. The best way 
               to strike the temple is with the knife edge of your hand or if he is 
               on the ground you can kick him with the toe of your boot.
        
             Eyes: The eyes are a great place to strike if you can since a good 
               strike in the eyes will cause temporary or permanent blindness. To 
               blind the enemy, make a "V" shape with your fore finger and second 
               finger and stick them into his eyes while keeping your fingers stiff. 
               Also, you can gouge the eyes with your thumb.
        
             Nose: The nose is another excellent place to attack. Hit the bridge with 
               the knife edge of your hand and you will cause breakage, severe pain, 
               temporary blindness and even death. Or you can use the palm of your 
               hand to strike upwards and push the nose up into his brain. If done 
               hard enough the nose bone will puncture his brain and he will die.
        
             Upper Lip: The upper lip contains a lot of nerves close to the skin 
               surface so if you strike it with the knife edge of your hand it will 
               cause great pain and if delivered hard enough he will become uncon
               scious.
        
             Mouth: If the enemy is on the ground, use the heel of your boot and 
               strike him on the mouth. Since there are a lot of veins and arteries 
               in the teeth there will be a lot of blood which will frighten the 
               enemy and he will lose concentration on defending other parts of his 
               body.
        
             Chin: The chin should only be struck with the palm of your hand as you 
               can break your fingers on the enemy's chin. Use the palm of your hand 
               and strike the enemy with a very strong upward blow. This will cause 
               extreme discomfort.
        
             Adam's Apple: Usually the enemy will defend this part of his body well 
               but if you do get the chance give it a sharp hit with the knife edge 
               of your hand. If you hit it hard enough you will bust his windpipe 
               and he will die. You can also squeeze the Adam's Apple between your 
               fingers.
        
             Esophagus: If you have a chance to get a hold of his neck, press your 
               thumbs into his esophagus (located below the Adam's Apple). Pushing 
               hard will be very painful and it will block the oxygen flow to his 
               lungs and he will die quickly.
        
             Neck: If you give a very strong blow to the base of the neck with the 
               knife edge of your hand you will usually break it. However, if it is 
               not hard enough, the enemy might just be knocked unconscious so be 
               sure to hit him in the temple or twist his neck around to be sure he 
               is dead. The neck is the best place to hit someone if you want to be 
               quiet as it is quick and the enemy goes down without a word.


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             Collar Bone: The collar bone is an extremely sensitive part of the body. 
               A sharp blow to it with the knife edge of your hand or your elbow 
               gives the enemy excruciating pain. Also, digging your finger into the 
               collar bone can bring your enemy to his knees.
        
             Shoulder: The shoulder is easy dislocated and it takes little strength 
               to do. However, it should be done quickly. Grab the enemy's arm and 
               pull it behind his back and then jerk it upwards quickly. You should 
               here a popping sound which means you have dislocated the enemy's 
               shoulder. There are other methods of doing this but this is the 
               easiest.
        
             Armpit: Although it is hard to get at, the armpit has a large network of 
               nerves. If the enemy is on the ground, hold up his arm and then kick 
               him in his pit. This will cause severe pain. However, it is not a 
               very common place that will be struck in a fight but is good to keep 
               in mind anyways.
        
             Rib Cage: A strike to the rib cage with your fingers folded at the 
               second knuckle is rather painful and if done hard enough causes 
               severe pain and breakage. Only use your fingers folded at the second 
               knuckle since that hurts the most.
        
             Solar Plexus: The solar plexus is located on the chest at the little "V" 
               shaped point where the rib cage ends. There are a large amount of 
               nerves so a blow with the knuckle of your second finger can cause 
               severe pain and even unconsciousness.
        
             Floating Ribs: The floating ribs are the lower ribs located at the front 
               and sides of the enemy's body. Use the knife edge of your hand or the 
               heel or toe of your boot. The blow will cause pain and will stun the 
               enemy.
        
             Spine: A blow to the spine with the heel of your boot can paralyze or 
               kill your enemy. The lower spine between the enemy's kidneys is the 
               best place to hit as that is the least protected part of the spine. 
               You will only be able to attack the spine when your enemy is on the 
               ground or if his back is turned to you.
        
             Kidneys: The kidneys have two large nerves that are close to the skin 
               surface. If you strike the kidneys hard it will cause death. You can 
               use a fist or the knife edge of your hand to hit the kidneys. Or a 
               kick with the heel of your boot will work too.
        
             Groin: The groin is a good place to strike if you get the chance. Gener
               ally, the enemy will protect this area the most but if you have a 
               chance, strike it with your knee in an upward motion or with your 
               fist. I'm sure you can imagine the pain the enemy will get from it.
        
             Tailbone: The tailbone which is located above the anus is a very sensi
               tive part of the body as a lot of spinal nerves are located there. 
               Use the toe of your boot to strike the tailbone. The pain from that 
               is unbelievably severe.
        


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             Elbow: The elbow is easy to break or dislocate. Pull the enemy's arm 
               behind him and with the palm of your hand push his elbow inwards 
               until it either cracks or pops. When the enemy has a useless arm, you 
               have a great advantage over him.
        
             Fingers: The fingers should be broken because the enemy becomes almost 
               helpless with broken fingers. Grab the enemy's arm with one hand and 
               with the other hand push the fingers upwards until they snap. It is 
               only necessary to break the first two fingers. It is also helpful in 
               breaking a grip.
        
             Knee: You can destroy the knee by kicking it with the side of your boot 
               in an upward motion. This will rip the ligaments and the cartilage. 
               This will cause unbelievable pain and make it impossible for the 
               enemy to move around. Once a knee has been ruined, you will have a 
               great advantage over the enemy.
        
             Ankle: If the enemy is on the ground, get a hold of his ankle and twist 
               it until it snaps. This will make it almost impossible for him to 
               walk and he will then be easy to kill.
        
             Let me talk about some more important things you should remember when you 
        are fighting somebody.
        
             Tactics: Always try to throw your enemy off balance. You can do this by 
               charging the enemy and pretending to strike him. This will make him 
               flinch and lose his balance.
        
                  Always look for a weak spot and attack it. Whenever he leaves a 
               vulnerable part of his body unprotected attack it with all your 
               strength. By doing this, he will then try to protect the part of his 
               body that you just struck thus leaving even more unprotected parts 
               open.
        
                  Use any available object that you can. By this I mean throw sand in 
               his eyes, block his strikes by hitting him with a large branch, or 
               any other kind of available material that can be used as a weapon 
               against him.
        
             Foul Play: In a life or death situation there is no such thing as foul 
               play and there are no rules either. Although hitting someone in the 
               groin is considered a cheap shot in high school, it is a very effec
               tive way of destroying your enemy. Just hit him where you can and 
               kick him when he's down. That way, he will never get back up again.
        
             I have now explained to you the basics of fighting and the best places to 
        attack your enemy on his body. Just because you have read this file doesn't 
        mean you will be able to go out and kick somebody's ass in. These methods take 
        a lot of practice in order to do them properly.
        
             If you enjoyed this file and would like to practice these methods get a 
        partner who is also interested in this and work on each type of strike and 
        kick. When you first start out, go slowly and remember that these methods are 
        deadly and do not require much force to be effective so take it easy on your 
        partner.


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             Some of you may decide that practicing is not enough and you would like 
        to learn more than what I have told you in the above. Well, there are several 
        good books with illustrations on this subject which go into much more detail 
        than I ever could in this file. The book I used mainly to write this file was 
        "The Marine Corps Field Manual on Physical Security". You can get this book 
        through a good book store or if you happen to know a marine, he can get you a 
        copy very easily.
        
             There are also camps where you can go for 1-2 weeks to learn all sorts of 
        things like this such as firing weapons, detailed hand-to-hand combat, doing 
        raids on enemies and all sorts of other stuff like that. The instructors that 
        teach these programs are well trained and have had years of experience with 
        this. However, usually you have to be 18 years or older to get into these 
        programs and you have to be very serious about it as well. This is not one of 
        those programs where you can say "Time-out, I need to rest." They don't stop 
        just to suit you. To get more information about these programs, you can usual
        ly find out about them in magazines like "Soldier of Fortune" and other maga
        zines with similar theme.






































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