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-'''Dim Mak''' or "Death Touch" (''dim mak'' is an approximate [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]] pronunciation of 點脈,  as subset of 點穴, [[pinyin]] diǎnxuè) is training the attack of [[Pressure point]]s in some styles of [[Chinese martial arts]] to kill, incapacitate, or otherwise control an opponent.
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-[[Traditional Chinese medicine]] theory is based on the idea that specific pathway lines called meridians exist on the human body, along which are found many hundreds of [[acupressure]] points. [[Acupuncture]] is the most well known use of the meridian system. Pressing, [[Chin na|seizing]] or striking these points (or combinations of points) with specific intent and at certain angles can result in either heightening or diminishing [[qi]] circulation in the body, according to this theory.
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-Effects are said to range between weakening an opponent, to deadening limbs or organ systems, to slowing bodily functions to the point of death.
-However, many modern martial artists consider the legends of Dim Mak to be a [[wuxia]] fiction. Others assert that it was a form of [[sorcery]], at one point, but is now a lost art. Yet others claim to teach it in the martial syllabus of their schools.
-In the United States, Tom Cameron is a karate instructor who claims to have the ability to knock a person unconscious using this method. He also claims to be able to do this without making physical contact with the person and has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdrzBL2dHMI demonstrated] this on video using his own students. The target students had notable changes in their heart rate. However, his attempts to demonstrate this on other nonpartial observers such as a skeptical newsreporter and Jiu-Jitsu students has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa1nzD-n25Q failed]. This appears to be similar to telavangical Christian [[faith healing]] where paranormal effect is observed only in people who expected that effect, but no objective result is visible beyond the [[placebo effect]]. This is also known as a [[Subject-expectancy effect]] in science. The placebo effect is capable of [[Placebo_effect#Placebo_and_pain | creating physiological responses]] so the abnormal heart rates in his students can be explained without paranormal means.
-==Movies==
-In the movie: [[Kiss of the Dragon]] the actor Jet Li uses a sort of Dim Mak as main fighting style.
-==See also==
-*[[Chin na]]
-*[[Kyusho jitsu]]
-*[[McDojo]]
-*[[Neo-ninja]]
-*[[Qigong]]
-*[[Tui na]]
-*[[Pressure points]]
-*[[Commotio Cordis]]
-*[[Varma Kalai]]
-==External links==
-*[http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/investigating-the-dim-mak-death-touch/ Investigating the Dim Mak Death Touch]
-*[http://www.taiji.net/old_yang.html Dim Mak explained]
-*[http://www.ao-denkou-kai.org Ao Denkou Kai International]
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs8mblcgTsk&search=dim%20mak A Video Dim Mak Demonstration on YouTube]
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