In the movie "Kiss of the Dragon", Jet Li's character stabs the main villain in the neck, which causes him to suffer quadriplegia, and once removed, to have an incredibly painful looking anerysym. While I'm sure it was Hollywooded up, is there such a move in acupuncture/martial arts that would be even close to being this disabilitating that it was based upon?
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I think this falls into the same category of martial art mythology as the 'Touch of Death' (known by many names, such as the Quivering Palm, or the 5 Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique) seen in movies like Kill Bill vol 2 and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. They fall into the realm of urban legend rather than being seriously part of a martial-art or medical reality. Whilst it is certainly true that disabling or even death dealing blows can be dealt through pressure points, there is no evidence for magic 'walk 5 steps and then you die', or 'all the blood goes to your head causing an aneurysm'.
Some commentary on the touch of death is here.
They make great legendary stories, and probably do no harm to the mythos around martial arts - it does no harm to your chances in a fight if your opponent is more scared of you than they should be.
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