Which is more likely to kill you?

Question

Strikes:

1. Knee to the forehead/sternum/ribs/chin/nose/gut executed from a muay thai clinch.

2. An elbow/axe kick to the back of the head/neck/spine while the victim is leaning forward.

3. An overhand/cross/hook/uppercut/ or any kind of punch to any part of the head.

4. A roundhouse/hook/spinning back kick to the temple/jaw/neck.

If you guys wanna add something else, feel free. I need to know which one is the most devastating strike....

Answer 1

ill go with #3 a direct hit on the neck hard enough will kill you but even if its a flick it could kill you if you are 1 year old

Answer 2

im gonna say #4 i think would most likely kill u

Answer 3

4. Anything that is strong enough to the neck or temple can kill someone. 1 is also a possibility though.

Answer 4

I reckon 1 or 4. Probably 4 being the most likely , as the temple and neck are very sensitive spots on the human body.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Oh man, if the opponents head is lower than the striker's waist #4 would very likely kill somebody.  That's why legitimate MMA organizations like UFC do not allow kicks while an opponent has any other body part besides their feet touching the mat.  However, unless it's a tae kwon do match or they're hand cuffed, in a standing position #4 would probably come in third place after #1, #3 and just slightly more powerful than #2.

If I were to add some techniques to avoid if you don't want to kill your opponent, I'd say:

Double-leg take down or osotagari slam to the back of head.

Palm heel, ridge hand, chop, or elbow to the throat.

Step-behind turn back side kick to the pericardium (between the solar plexus and heart)

Rear naked choke

Trachea grab thrust, grab squeeze

or my personal favorite

Triple ought 12 gage staggered with rifled slugs in a Daewoo USAS fully automatic selective fire shotgun with a Tommy magazine.

Answer 7

Two by a mile an elbow dropped on the spine hard enough to chip the vertebrae could dislodge the bone a sever your spine. That's when you most likely become pretty dead.

#1 would cause your fight to be over and you'll have a bad week but unless the kneestrike crushed the skull completely there would certainly be a full recovery.

#3 Would cause a knockout worthy of the replay highlight clips and concussions aren't healthy, but a conditioned fighter would bounce back by the next day.

#Landing a spinning back kick perfect enough to be squared exactly on the temple, the trachea, or the back of the neck, near the brain stem requires such speed, flexibility, accuracy, and overall opponent inattention that i would not consider this attack a threat to cause any serious injury. Even against a novice fighter.