- "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."
- ― Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
The ability to be a master of others' pressure points and nerve clusters, either innately or through training. Sub-power of Pressure Point Manipulation. Variation of Intuitive Aptitude and Unarmed Combat Mastery.
Also Called[]
- Acupuncture Intuition/Mastery
- Pressure Point Intuition/Expertise
- Stress Point Intuition/Mastery
Capabilities[]
The user, either innately or through training, is a master of pressure points and nerve clusters of anything, and can instantly produce a variety of effects by striking said pressure points in just the right way, ranging from but not limited to instantly inducing; augmentation, healing, pleasure, orgasms, relaxation, unconsciousness, paralysis, and even death.
Applications[]
- Alleviation
- Bodily Attribute Augmentation
- Blindness Inducement
- Comfort Inducement
- Contentment Inducement
- Curing
- Death Inducement
- Empathic Healing
- Healing
- Healing Augmentation
- Healing Touch
- Health Augmentation
- Health Optimization
- Incapacitation Inducement
- Internal Rupturing
- Life-Force Inhibition
- Massaging Mastery
- Mental Healing
- Mental Inducement
- Neurology Mastery
- One Hit Kill
- One Hit KO
- Orgasm Inducement
- Pain Inducement
- Painless Damage
- Paralysis Inducement
- Pleasure Inducement
- Precise Strike
- Serenity Inducement
- Sleep Inducement
- Unconsciousness Inducement
- Weakness Strike
Variations[]
- Dim Mak: Refers to any martial arts technique reputed to kill using seemingly less than lethal force targeted at specific areas of the body commonly called the touch of death.
Techniques[]
Associations[]
- Complete Body Strike
- Forbidden Technique
- Healing
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Karate Mastery
- Kung Fu Mastery
- Martial Arts Mastery
- Memory Manipulation
- Motor-Skill Manipulation
- Mutilation
- Mystical Martial Arts
- Needle Proficiency
- Nerve Manipulation
- Ninjutsu Mastery
- Physical Deformation
- Power Negation
- Pressure Point Combat
- Pressure Point Manipulation
- Sex Specialist
- Unarmed Combat Mastery
- 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.
- Pressure points may have to hit with certain degree of force, as any more or less may have either no or unwanted effects.
- May be less effective against those with an altered/different nervous system since they possess different nerve clusters/pressure points than the ones the user knows about.
Known Users[]
See Also: Pressure Point.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Vivian Wong (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Hong En-Lai (Akatsuki Otokojuku)
- Wu Yuan-shao (Akatsuki Otokojuku)
- Jokyuu Kunotoshi (AIKI)
- Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
- Various Characters (Baki the Grappler)
- Yuujiro Hanma
- Kureha Shinogi
- Oboro (Gintama)
- Utsuro (Gintama)
- Hokuto Shinken Practitioners (Fist of the North Star)
- Kenshiro Kasumi
- Ramon Kasumi/Ryuken
- Raoh
- Toki
- Jagi
- Jukei
- Shachi
- Han
- Hyou
- Kaioh
- Nabong Needle Ryu users (God of High School)
- Jin Mori
- Na Bong-Chim
- Hanafusa Hajime (Kenganverse)
- Haruka Kodama/Sasori Banchou (Kongō Banchō)
- Kei Munakata (Medaka Box)
- Hyūga 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)
- Yor Forger/Thorn Princess (Spy x Family)
- Jiro (Toriko)
- Teppei (Toriko)
- Don Pan Pan (Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys)
- Vivian Wong (Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters)
- Atla (Rising of the Shield Hero)
- Hu Gong/Beom Hang (Heavenly Grand Archive’s Young Master)
- Bojji (Ousama Ranking)
- Hanafusa Hajime (Kenganverse)
Comics[]
- Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
- Superman (DC Comics)
- Batman (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Morgan Ducard/Nobody (DC Comics)
- Midnighter (DC Comics/Wildstorm)
- Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
- Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
- Karnak (Marvel Comics)
- Sage/Tessa (Marvel Comics)
- Grand Mal (Marvel Comics)
- Master Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Oroku Saki/The Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Leonardo (Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Healer Alphas (Alphas)
- Fiona (Alphas)
- Weakness Detector Alphas (Alphas)
- Ted Asher (Alphas)
- The Doctor (Doctor Who)
- The Operative (Firefly)
- Users of Ancient Miyagi Do (The Karate Kid/Cobra Kai)
- Chozen Toguchi
- Daniel LaRusso
- Beatrix Kiddo (Kill Bill)
- Pai Mei (Kill Bill)
- Spock (Star Trek)
- Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess)
- Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess)
Cartoons[]
- Chi blocking users (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
- Ty Lee
- The Equalist Troops
- Kyodai Ken (Batman: The Animated Series)
- Khyber (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Galvans (Ben 10 Reboot)
- Tigoresta Fermansta (The Chase series)
- Nerve attack Users (Kung Fu Panda)
- Tai Lung
- Oogway
- Shifu
Web Original[]
- The Old Man - SCP-106 (SCP Foundation)
Gallery[]
Ty Lee (Avatar: The Last Airbender) strikes a pressure point in her opponent, blocking their chi and essentially paralyzing them...
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 Pai Pai (Dragon Ball) striking a fatal pressure point in General Blue's temple, killing him instantly.
A master martial artist of the highest caliber, Hu Gong/Beom Hang (Heavenly Grand Archive’s Young Master) is such master of pressure points...
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' pressure points to kill them.
Minoru Kamiya (Yu Yu Hakusho) utilizing his knowledge as a doctor with his new powers to strike Kido's pressure points to paralyze him.
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.
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.
Kureha Shinogi (Baki series) has extensive knowledge about pressure points in the human body to inflict massive pain and eventually knock out 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' pressure points to incapacitate them.
Atla (Rising of the Shield Hero) is naturally skilled in striking her opponent's pressure point, capable of killing a large beast with a simple jab to the head.
Khyber (Ben 10: Omniverse) has skillful knowledge of Pressure Points like Hephaestan Neuro Grip which can subdue any prey in battle even a fierce and durable Appoplexians like Rath.
Leonardo (Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) using a pressure point strike to take out Ra's al Ghul.
Videos[]
Fonzie's Magic Touch
By hitting objects in certain spots, Fonzie (Happy Days) can cause machines to start, doors to open, etc.
Perfected Bakusai Tenketsu
Through intense mental training, the user can detect invisible "fault lines" in inanimate matter, allowing them to destroy such matter with a touch of the finger.
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004) - The Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique Scene (12 12) Movieclips
The move consists of a series of powerful jabs from the fingertips into five different pressure points on the victim's body. Once finished, the victim is then allowed to walk away. However, once they take five steps, their heart literally explodes inside their body, killing them instantly.