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Approximate location of the solar plexus. Getting the wind knocked out of you is an idiom that refers to the difficulty of breathing and temporary paralysis of the diaphragm caused by phrenospasm, the reflexive diaphragmatic spasm that occurs when sudden force is applied to the upper central region of the abdomen and the solar plexus.
A choke-out is a hand-to-hand combat tactic involving the use of a chokehold to cause syncope, or temporary loss of consciousness, at which point the choke is released. Common chokeholds in grappling used to accomplish a choke-out include the rear naked choke , arm triangle , triangle choke , and the guillotine .
A boxer has been knocked out and is being inspected by a ring doctor. A knockdown occurs when a fighter touches the floor of the ring with any part of the body other than the feet following a hit, but is able to rise back up and continue fighting. The term is also used if the fighter is hanging on to the ropes, caught between the ropes, or is ...
Patrick Day, a 27-year-old American boxer, is "fighting for his life" after being knocked out and removed from his Saturday bout on a stretcher.
A left hook to the liver. A liver shot or liver punch is a punch, kick, or knee strike to the right side of the ribcage that damages the liver.Blunt force to the liver can be excruciatingly painful, but mostly lasts only about 30 seconds to one minute.
YouTube star KSI knocked out former boxing professional Fournier in the second round of the exhibition bout at London’s Wembley Arena after catching him with his elbow as he attempted a right hook.
The woman, who has not been identified, was knocked unconscious and was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said. She has since been released. There were no further details about the ...
The "Knockout game" became known after the murder of Yngve Raustein in 1992. Before 1992, the act of attacking and trying to "knock out" a person for entertainment also existed and was given different names, such as "wilding" or "One-Hitter Quitter" in the late 1980s and early 1990s.