I read that it hurts for a long time if you punch someone between the back of the head and the neck?

Question

I high school, there was a short story we read in English class, about some kids fooling around on a school bus, and a bully got it there, then convulsed and died (!)... I thought that was an amazing story. It must have been very serious,enough to make someone write a story about it.

Then, later in my life was in a perilous situation in a bar, and had to punch someone there as hard as I could , and it sent him home,made him completely angry when he came back five days later. I was scared he'd die the night I hit him, too...

It is hard to find the spot exactly, because it is usually covered by the hair on the nape of your neck, and people with different hairstyles make the point elusive to find exactly......

Answer 1

I heard you bleed alot of you get stabbed or shot....WHAT ARE YOU F*CKING RETARDED?

Answer 2

That's around where the base of the brain and the beginning of the top of the spine is... alot of nerves there.  You could do alot of damage to a person, and cause paralysis (and death) if you hit it just right.

I'd reccommend not doing that... personally.  That's just me though... I wouldn't want to be punched there.

Answer 3

if i were you i wouldn't go around punching people in the back of the neck. I think its funny that you though you killed a guy and you were more concerned about him surviving and getting even. I personally would have been worried about killing him and being charged with murder and going to prison but hey that's me

Answer 4

Know what really hurts a long time?The guy turning around and punching your teeth down your throat or back kicking you so hard in the guts you lay on the ground and puke .Those things hurt a long time and I have seen guys do it.

Answer 5

i guess the spinal cord is so close to the brain that the trauma reaches the brain in a big way.  man i imagine that would hurt, i just hit myself lightly back there and i can only imagine...

Answer 6

This is the problem with martial arts training.. Not that it seems you have any training, but you do seem to be one of these kids that learn a technique that can actually do some serious damage and foolishly utilize it.  

Yes, striking this area can cause serious damage.  Yes, you should've been scared.  And yes, you're very fortunate the person you hit didn't suffer any serious injury and sue your *** for all you're worth, or worse.  

I'm quite certain the situation you were in was not so "perilous" that you "had" to punch this person there.  I'm even more so certain of this because you sucker punched the dude in the back of the head.  What were you thinking?  If you're in a bar and something goes down, have the bartender call the cops.  Would you really want to risk seriously injuring another person?  Even beyond that, can anything so serious occur in a bar that you'd consider getting in a fight and risk getting arrested?  Jail is not fun.  You DO NOT EVER WANT TO BE THERE, even if it is just for a couple of days while you await a trial for assault and battery.

I hate to preach here and I hate to come of sounding like a jerk, but it seems necessary.  Think about the consequences of your actions before you end up in a big mess.  Be safe and God bless.

Answer 7

Yes, It either hurts for a long long time or they die or get a lifetime injury??

Answer 8

You clever boy.  Now where's the question?

Answer 9

yeah it can do a lot of damage. just remember what doesnt kill you makes you angrier. if you beat some one up they wont forget you. and they will probs want to get back to you.

Answer 10

If you are stupid enough to punch someone in the back of the neck at the base of the skull they might not feel a thing for the rest of their life.