Quote Originally Posted by uki View Post
i was merely pointing out the flaw in assuming temple shots can kill you.
interestingly enough on friday i was talking with a tkd practitioner (olympic style). Talking about sparring and fighting and ko's and such, they were extremely adamant that a temple shot is a death shot. now, ive heard that before, never seen a temple death blow before in my life. ive been hit in the temple, more than once, i havnt died yet. Ive seen people hit in the temple MANY times, havnt wittnessed a death yet.

how accurate is that claim?

like a temple shot with an ICE PICK, sure, but a punch or kick is more likely to just KO you or give you a concussion, in my experience.