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| LIV3 | A very painful point when struck from above. It is below the surface and requires some penetration on the strike. Should render that foot useless. Anyone who's ever caught an elbow doing a roundhouse kick has an idea of how this feels. |
| Name | Taichong (supreme assault or great pouring) |
| Location | Between the metatarsal of the big and second toes halfway towards the ankle crease |
| LIV13 | This is a dangerous point primarily due to its physical location. The liver is on the right side and the spleen on the left. Either can be damaged by a strike here. |
| Name | Zhangmen (system's door) |
| Location | On the side of the abdomen below the end of the 11th floating rib |
| LIV14 | A very dangerous point. Can cause damage to both the lungs and the heart. |
| Name | Qimen (expectation's door) |
| Location | On the nipple line, between the sixth and seventh ribs |
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*cun is a form of measurement used in traditional Chinese medicine which is the distance between the first and second joint on the middle finger.