Pressure Point Mastery

Pressure Point Intuition
Vivian Wong (Yu-Gi-Oh!) expertly strike a pressure point in Sugoroku Muto's spinal cord to cure him of his lower back pain.
Power/Ability to:	Possess knowledge of pressure points.

"I know places where a sharp blow can paralyze a man. Or make him feel like his body is on fire...and his eyes are hot coals inside his head."

― Matthew "Matt" Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)

The ability to possess extensive, if not innate, knowledge of others' pressure points and nerve clusters. Sub-power of Pressure Point Manipulation. Variation of Intuitive Aptitude.

Also Called

• Acupuncture Intuition
• Stress Point Intuition

Capabilities

The user possesses immense knowledge of pressure points and nerve clusters, and can produce a variety of effects by striking said pressure points in just the right way, ranging from unconsciousness, paralysis, and even death.

Applications

• Alleviation
• Blindness Inducement
• Curing
• Death Inducement
• Healing Augmentation
• Internal Rupturing
• Life-Force Inhibition; chi blocking.
• Mental Inducement
• Neurocognitive Deficit
• One Hit Kill
• Pain Inducement
• Paralysis Inducement
• Sleep Inducement
• Weakness Strike

Associations

• Complete Body Strike
• Healing
• Intuitive Aptitude
• Martial Arts Intuition
• Memory Manipulation
• Mutilation
• Mystical Martial Arts
• Motor-Skill Manipulation
• Needle Proficiency
• Nerve Manipulation
• Ninjutsu
• Physical Deformation
• Power Negation
• Pressure Point Combat
• Pressure Point Manipulation
• Weakness Detection

Limitations

• Must be able to hit the specific nerve-clusters/pressure points, so anything that prevents this (armor, thick enough skin/fat, unusual nervous system) reduces or nullifies this power's effectiveness.

Known Users

See Also: Pressure Point.

• Chelsea (Akame Ga Kill!)
• Hong En-Lai (Akatsuki Otokojuku)
• Wu Yuan-shao (Akatsuki Otokojuku)
• Jokyuu Kunotoshi (AIKI)
• Chi blocking users (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
  • Ty Lee
  • The Equalist Troops
• Kureha Shinogi (Baki series)
• Kyodai Ken (Batman: The Animated Series)
• Khyber (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Tigoresta Fermansta (The Chase series)
• Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• Superman (DC Comics)
• Batman (DC Comics)
• Morgan Ducard/Nobody (DC Comics)
• The Doctor (Doctor Who)
• Grey Matter (Ben 10 Reboot)
• Various characters (Dragon Ball series)
• The Operative (Firefly)
• Hokuto Shinken practitioners (Fist of the North Star)
  • Kenshiro Kasumi
  • Kenshiro
  • Raoh
  • Toki
  • Jagi
• Hokuto Ryuken practitioners (Fist of the North Star)
  • Shachi
  • Han
  • Hyou
  • Kaioh
• Oboro (Gintama)
• Utsuro (Gintama)
• Nabong Needle Ryu users (God of High School)
  • Jin Mori
  • Na Bong-Chim
• Beatrix Kiddo (Kill Bill)
• Pai Mei (Kill Bill)
• Haruka Kodama/Sasori Banchou (Kongō Banchō)
• Tai Lung (Kung Fu Panda)
• Oogway (Kung Fu Panda)
• Shifu (Kung Fu Panda)
• Steven Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• Matthew "Matt" Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
• Karnak (Marvel Comics)
• Master Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Oroku Saki/The Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Leonardo (Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Hyuga Clan (Naruto)
• Shira (Naruto)
• Haku (Naruto)
• Chinjao (One Piece)
• Lao G (One Piece)
• Doctor Tofu (Ranma ½)
• Cologne (Ranma ½)
• Happosai (Ranma ½)
• Seijuuro (Rurouni Kenshin)
• Momotaro Tsurugi (Sakigake Otokojuku)
• Hien (Sakigake Otokojuku)
• Kunugi Renya (Second Life in Another World)
• Spock (Star Trek)
• Jiro (Toriko)
• Teppei (Toriko)
• Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess)
• Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess)
• Don Pan Pan (Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys)
• Vivian Wong (Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters)
• Atla (Rising of the Shield Hero)

Gallery

Chelsea (Akame Ga Kill!) stabs Kurome with a needle with lethal precision at her vital pressure point, which would have killed her were it not for her drugs...

...and does kill another target.

Ty Lee (Avatar: The Last Airbender) strikes a pressure point in her opponent, blocking their chi and essentially paralyzing them...

...and doing the same to Katara to nullify her bending abilities.

Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess) uses "the Pinch" to trigger a pressure point near a victim's neck, cutting off blood flow to the brain.

Mercenary Tao (Dragon Ball) striking a fatal pressure point in General Blue's temple, killing him instantly.

Oboro (Gintama) using Hakkei to strike Gintoki's pressure points, causing a disruption of the meridian flow, which leads to internal damage.

Utsuro (Gintama) using Hakkei to strike Kagura's pressure points, causing a disruption of the meridian flow, which leads to internal damage.

Haku (Naruto) is a master of acupuncture, using his Thousand Needles of Death to precisely strike all his enemies's pressure points to kill them.

Neji Hyuga (Naruto) using Gentle Fist to strike precisely internal points to disable his opponents.

Minoru Kamiya (Yu Yu Hakusho) utilizing his knowledge as a doctor with his new powers to strike Kido's pressure points to paralyze him.

Spock (Star Trek) using the Vulcan Nerve Pinch on an Enterprise Crewmember.

Practitioners of Hokuto Shin Ken/Big Dipper God Fist (Fist of the North Star) use their extensive knowledge of the human body's Hidden Points to destroy their opponents with internal rupturing, paralyze victims or heal the sick with a simple poke.

The Operative's (Firefly) signature move is paralyzing his opponents by striking a nerve cluster near their waist.

Tai Lung (Kung Fu Panda)

Oogway (Kung Fu Panda)

Cologne (Ranma 1/2) uses Bakusai Tenketsu/Breaking Point on a boulder, causing it to shatter with a finger poke.

Captain America (Marvel Comics) was able to strike pressure Batroc the Leaper's leg to prevent from attacking him.

Mattew Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics) striking the solar plexus of his "Guardian Angel".

Kureha Shinogi (Baki series) has extensive knowledge about pressure points in human body to inflict massive pain and eventually knockout his opponents.

Don Pan Pan (Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys) is a master of a dark chi based martial art called the Dark Strike Art which involves injecting Dark Chi into victims's pressure points to incapitate them.

Using his mastery of Earth Sage Fist and knowledge of pressure points, Lao G (One Piece)...

... attacks the various pressure points in Chinjao's body with extreme precision.

Atla (Rising of the Shield Hero) is natural skilled in striking her opponent's pressure point, capable of killing a large beast with a simply jab to the head.

Leonardo (Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) using a pressure point strike to take out Ra's al Ghul.