Does Dim Mak exist?

Answer 1

There is now death energy touch. it is a myth perpuated by Hollywood.
There are, however, techniques that can cause death through blunt traumatic force. Little League baseball has one happen every couple of years when a child gets struck in the chest with a fastball.

Answer 2

Hmmm, dim mak as advertised?
there was a show that tested one death strike that really would kill someone in one hit. It was practical and the person had trained for a long time. It was tested on camera with good testing equipment on National Geographic recently. Just the same there are reports of a person dying with one hit to the chest, the temple, the back of the head, etc. Those aren't necessarliy dim mak, that's not lucky. I know there are pressure points that are exploited in various martial arts. There are also knock out points in the body. Hit them in the right order you can make a body part go limp or even render someone unconscious. I've felt the numbing effect, that is no fun. Accupuncturist manipulate chi (or something) and can cause pain or relief as they see fit with little more than a needle or two and touch. I recommend visiting an accupressure/accupuncturist sometime... just to do it.
I believe it could exist, but actually using it in a fight, that's something else.
Oh, as far as teaching, think of the repercussions of that...
Sure I was taught to break someone's neck fairly early in my training but that was situational so to speak.
Peace.

Answer 3

Dim Mak is pressure point fighting associated mostly with Wing Chun Kung Fu. There has been a lot of 'mystery around this technique for centuries, and the real art comes to be reveled to outsiders only in the last few decades. No there is no mysterious death touch or instantly paralyzing finger poke or other outrageous movie stunt.LOL! There is however a very powerful art of fighting while focusing on pressure points and vital points. The effectiveness of particular points follows the circadian rhythms of the body as well. The "mysterious" points are available to any acupuncturist. Also involved is a Chinese concept of meridian therapy for enhancing the treatment of ailments and diseases.This is the healing side of Dim Mak. Some schools such as ours insist that if you want to learn Dim Mak from us you must also study the healing uses as well. You must also be an adult advanced student with a 1st dan or equivalent in Wing Chun Kung Fu. The knowledge you learn can cause in some instanced permanent injury to your opponent and even your training partner if executed full force.

Answer 4

Dim Hsueh is the proper term, and I've studied it. There are even books about it, but it's difficult to find one. I don't know if it's real or not, and I don't want to try it. Some answerers mention blows that kill. Dim Hsueh is a touch, not a blow. The ones I've been taught take up to two years to be fatal. One type is negative accupressure. Doctors use it to heal, but martial artists use it to kill. I can theoretically touch the inside of a foe's knee and cause his liver to malfunction months later. One can affect other organs. Death seems to be due to natural causes in all cases. There are also Poison Hand techniques. One covers his hand with a thick salve to protect it. Then, he puts in the center of it a small amount of poison that will be absorbed by the skin. He touches the victim and transmits this poison to him. Some soak their hands in dilute solutions of poisons while taking antidotes. They build up resistance to the poison and soon need no antidote as they fill their hands with full-strength poison that is absorbed by the skin. When the regimen is complete, such a man can kill someone by touching him. Most esoteric of all is the Red Sand Palm. One need not even touch an enemy if he uses this technique. He can project negative chi through his palm and even affect someone in another room through walls. Well, this is the story of Death Touch. How much of it is true is open to debate. I won't say a final yes or no to the whole idea, but some parts are easier to believe than others.

Answer 5

No, it don't exist. All of those people who say it does exist are simply talking out of their a55.

Think about this if it exist then why doesn't every one use it? Why would it take years and years of practice if it's simply to strike right spot? In Muay Thai it take me only a couple days to learn which spot on thigh to kick to make person limp, a day to learn how to hit person's collarbone with elbow to break it, and other things. In grappling it take me only couple mins to learn how to apply a lock. So why would Dim Mak be that hard to learn if it actually work? I think it's simply a marketing stragery to lure in people and claim it take years of practice to learn how to use it so people will stay for long time.

Answer 6

yes it does exist.. hittin a vital poiint and causing that to finish ur opponent is dim mak simplified!

Answer 7

I would say yes, there are several books published on these techniques, but I would also caution that it works with the pressure points and weakpoints of the body to achieve its effects, such techniques can be used but are not taught in Martial Arts classes due to it's destructive nature.

but it does exist.

Answer 8

To expand on Jimmy L..

I believe that, in part it was a scare tactic, but a few did learn how to produce controlled blood clots in different parts of the body that could cause the strokes to occur at varying times from the time of impact.

Answer 9

Yes, there was even a song written about him back in the day that went:

"Dimmy
Dimmy
Oh, Dimmy Mak
When are you comin' back?"

Answer 10

The theory behind it is sound: there are weak spots in the body and places where the blood comes to the surface of the skin, but I don't think it's something you're likely to find someone to teach you.