Eye-gouging
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Eye-gouging is the act of pressing or tearing the eye using the fingers or instruments. Eye-gouging involves a very high risk of eye injury, such as eye loss or blindness.
Eye-gouging is prohibited in sports. It is a serious offence in rugby football codes where it occurs rarely. It is prohibited in combat sports, but some self-defense systems teach it.[1] Training in eye-gouging can involve extensive grappling training to establish control, the eye-gouging itself being practiced with the opponent wearing eye protection such as swimming goggles.[2] Yuki Nakai went on to win a bout in the Vale Tudo Japan 1995 tournament after his opponent performed an illegal gouge that blinded him in that eye.[3]
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References [edit]
- ^ Hosey, Timothy; Michael Klaybor (1984-10). "Common Sense Self-Defense: For the Woman Who Doesn't Have the Time to Train". Black Belt 22 (10). p. 110. ISSN 0277-3066.
- ^ Vunak, Paul; Erin Vunak (2001-03). "Biting and Eye Gouging: Why You Need to Know the Philippine Art of Kino Mutai". Black Belt 39 (10). p. 69. ISSN 0277-3066.
- ^ Jason Nowe and Stephen Martinez (Tuesday, February 14, 2006). "Nakai talks Vale Tudo, SHOOTO and Rickson". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
Further reading [edit]
- United States Marine Corps (1999). USMC MCRP 3-02B Close Combat. Department of the Navy. ISBN 1-58160-073-9.
- Zorbas, Vagelis. Kino Mutai: The Art of Biting and Eye Gouging. www.fullcombat.com. URL last accessed January 7, 2006.
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