Eye gouging thread

[PhotonGuy]

Gorilla said, in another thread


So, as a mindless servant of others, I'm starting this thread.

How can you teach someone to eye gouge when you clearly can't practice that technique?

Is it even effective?

If so, what situations is it effective in?

Have fun!

Use training dummies and I've even heard of instructors that use grapes to represent eyeballs.

 

[drop bear]

I have eyegouged people and been eyegouged.

I used to go for it when they bite me. But have found a nose gouge gets them off a bit quicker.

I just bend their fingers back when they try it.

 

[donnaTKD]

eye gouging is banned i8n competition but out in the real world of SD it's an effective method for getting someone to back down allowing you to scarper

 

[elder999]

Use training dummies and I've even heard of instructors that use grapes to represent eyeballs.

Oranges give much more accurate feedback.

 

[Balrog]

As an ophthalmologist who's seen a fair number of eye injuries in my career; I can say that when you strike an eye with your fingers, you will at least cause enough pain to momentarily gain an advantage.

This. If you are teaching a self-defense technique that involves a palm heel strike to the nose, you can easily tweak it to include a rake across the eyes with the fingertips. The pain from the strike plus something getting near the eyes will cause the attacker to involuntarily close his eyes and probably yank his head back. At this point, he can't see you and that is a golden opportunity to take him downtown.

Remember the checklist.

If
...they can't get their hands on you, or
...they can't breathe, or
...they can't see you, or
...they can't stand up
then
...they can't hurt you.