Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fisher.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!astrovax!fisher!bae From: bae@fisher.UUCP (The Master of Sinanju) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Self Defense -- possibly offensive (no pun intended) Message-ID: <58@fisher.UUCP> Date: Wed, 29-Feb-84 18:20:12 EST Article-I.D.: fisher.58 Posted: Wed Feb 29 18:20:12 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 2-Mar-84 22:07:11 EST References: <4052@gatech.UUCP> <737@dalcs.UUCP> Organization: Princeton Univ. Statistics Lines: 31With respect to the statement: 'a hard blow to the bridge of the nose will drive the broken nose into the brain, killing your opponent', or other speculative statements like it, I must take offense. The nose is mostly composed of cartilage, and cannot be driven through the skull under normal conditions. What will work is a sharp blow to the spot between the upper lip and the nose, where there is a delicate nerve center. As it takes a great deal of training to hit this target properly, I do not recommend it as a primary target to any of you. Rather, I suggest simpler targets: the eyes, throat, and temple come to mind. I will shortly post a followup article detailing the contents of the responses I have received to date, as well as the curriculum I have chosen. To all of you who responded to my initial request, thank you very much. To all of you who flamed at me, well, what can I say??? From the pitch of your flames, I would venture to say that you are precisely those from whom we should endeavour to protect ourselves... Cordially Yours, -- Brian A. Ehrmantraut Ad Maioram Gloriam Hasturi! {allegra,alice,astrovax,rabbit,sickkids}!fisher!bae