livershot - FightWrite A Writer's Resource for Fight Scenes, Action and Violence Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:19:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.fightwrite.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-fist-pen2-1-32x32.png livershot - FightWrite 32 32 Liver Punch https://www.fightwrite.net/liver-punches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=liver-punches https://www.fightwrite.net/liver-punches/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2016 19:05:00 +0000 https://www.fightwrite.net/liver-punches/ In my humble opinion, one most under-appreciated strikes is one to the liver aka the liver punch, liver shot. Liver punches will absolutely bring down an opponent and, if hard enough, can even cause them to lose consciousness. Granted, a hard blow to just about any organ can do that. The sudden trauma to the body causes a cascade of bad events effecting heart rate and blood vessel dilation. The liver, however, is especially vulnerable. It’s the largest internal organ, about 3 pounds, sits in the abdomen, facing an opponent, and is slightly exposed under the ribs. Strangely, it takes a …

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