Groin

Inguinal / generative target

Groin denotes the lower pelvic and inguinal target included in the meithari set. The midline anchor is an editorial simplification of a region that includes bilateral and generative anatomy, so its uncertainty radius is intentionally broad.

Right templeLeft templeJaw hingeRight carotid regionLeft carotid regionRight clavicle notchLeft clavicle notchRight axillaLeft axillaSternum tipRight floating-rib zoneLeft floating-rib zoneLiver strike zoneSpleen strike zoneGroinGroinRight inner kneeLeft inner kneeInstep

Point 15 of 18 in Kalarimarmam — Meithari Vital Points

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Phillip Zarrilli, When the Body Becomes All Eyes: Paradigms, Practices, and Discourses of Power in Kalarippayattu, a South Indian Martial Art (scholarly_modern)

Lorna Srimathi Dewanar, Kalaripayattu source texts (primary)

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