Liver strike zone

Right upper-abdominal target

The liver strike zone is placed in the anatomical-right upper abdomen beneath the lower ribs. The label identifies a broad combat-training target region associated with the liver area, not a claim that the organ's complete contour or depth is represented by the dot.

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

Point 13 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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