A point on the body that when properly affected can cause severe injury, incapacitation, or potentially death.

Comments:

Vital Targets are considered high value for their ability to disable, critically harm, severely injure, incapacitate, and/or greatly hinder the opponent.

There are a number of Vital Targets throughout the body and range from targets that disable to targets that can kill depending upon individual target and how that target is manipulated.

Many Vital Targets are along the (vertical) Center-line which is one (1) reason why it is generally a good idea to keep it closed to or protected from the opponent(s).

There are a number of martial art charts that detail these targets on the human body.

See Target for more information.

A.K.A.:

Vital Area

Example(s):

The eyes and throat are examples of Vital Targets on the upper part of the body.

Related Definition(s):

Center-line, Path, Target, Zone

Related Term(s):

Body Alignment, Combat Effectiveness, Eight Considerations, Environmental Awareness, Physical Preparedness, Unanticipated Variable