Spleen strike zone

Left upper-abdominal target

The spleen strike zone is placed in the anatomical-left upper abdomen beneath the lower ribs. It is a broad region-level rendering of the named target in the compact set, with uncertainty rather than false precision about the underlying organ boundary.

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

Point 14 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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