Dim Mak

Dim Mak, (Traditional Chinese:點脈, literally "press artery", diǎnmò), alternatively diǎnxuè, more famously known as the Death Touch, is an attack on pressure point and meridians in some styles of Chinese martial arts used which is said to incapacitate or sometimes cause a delayed or even immediate death to an opponent. The points of attack used in Dim Mak correspond to the same locations as acupuncture points and other Chinese healing arts. There are many different legends concerning the origins of Dim Mak,. Pier Tsui-po says secrets of Dim Mak were only passed along to close family members and trusted students, making professional trainers of authentic Dim Mak nearly impossible to find since Dim Mak isn't a normal martial arts training activity. A practitioner of Dim Mak is supposedly capable of inflicting serious harm to an individual by disrupting their qi or energy flow throughout their meridian channels, causing stagnation of qi, which in turn can lead to injury or death. The... full article at wikipedia