Sheepdog Tip of the Day, Before Combat tip 116
One karate instructor trained his high level students ... by having them practice punching their thumbs into oranges held or taped over the eye socket of an opponent. ... This procedure of precisely rehearsing and mimicking a killing action is an excellent way of ensuring that the individual is capable of performing the act in combat. In the case of the orange held over the victim's eye, the process is made even more realistic by having the victim scream, twitch, and jerk as the killer punches his thumb to the hilt into the orange and then rips it back out. Few individuals can walk away from their first such rehearsal without being badly shaken and disturbed by the action they have just mimicked. The fact that they are overcoming some form of natural resistance is obvious.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Killing
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