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The touch of death (or Death-point striking) refers to any martial arts technique reputed to kill using seemingly less than lethal force targeted at specific areas of the body. The concept known as ''dim mak'' (), alternatively ' () traces its history to traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture. Tales of its use are often found in the Wuxia genre of Chinese martial arts fiction. ''Dim mak ''is depicted as a secret body of knowledge with techniques that attack pressure points and meridians, said to incapacitate or sometimes cause immediate or even delayed death to an opponent. Little scientific or historical evidence exists for the existence of a martial arts "touch of death", although mild trauma may cause disproportionately catastrophic consequences when applied to known pressure points under specific circumstances. The concept known as vibrating palm originates with the Chinese martial arts ''Neijing'' ("internal") energy techniques that deal with the ''qi'' energy and the type of force (''jin'') used. It is depicted as "a technique that is part psychic and part vibratory, this energy is then focused into a wave". ==Claims of practicability== Numerous martial artists claim to practice the technique in reality, beginning in the 1960s, when the term was advertised alongside the English translation "The Death Touch" by American eccentric Count Dante. In 1985, an article in ''Black Belt'' magazine speculated that the death of Bruce Lee in 1973 might have been caused by "a delayed reaction to a Dim-Mak strike he received several weeks prior to his collapse". Other authors have also said Lee's death may have been due to a "quivering palm technique" (alongside an article about Cai li fo instructor Wong Doc-Fai) to the effect that "dim mak does actually exist and is still taught to a few select kung fu practitioners."〔Jane Hallander, ("The Death Touch" in ''Black Belt'' ) ISSN 0277-3066, Vol. 23, No. 6 June 1985, pp. 43ff.〕 A 1986 book on ''qi'' identifies ''dim mak'' as "one of the secret specialities" of ''wing chun''.〔 William Cheung, Mike Lee, ''How to Develop Chi Power'', Black Belt Communications, 1986, p. 23. ISBN 978-0-89750-110-1〕 However, as this matter is not identified in the ''ving tsun kin kut'' and traditional practitioners of ''ving tsun'', or (''wing chun'') take no stance in the matter. Around 1990, Taika Seiyu Oyata founded the style of Ryū-te which involves "pressure point fighting" ('). In the 1990s, karate instructor George Dillman developed a style that involves ''kyūshojutsu'', a term that he identifies with ''dim mak''. Dillman eventually went as far as claiming to have developed ''qi''-based attacks that work without physical contact ("no-touch knockout" techniques), a claim that did not stand up to third-party investigation and was consequently denounced as fraudulent.〔Polidoro, M. (Just like Jedi knights ) ''Skeptical Inquirer'', May/June 2008, p. 21; see also (George Dillman explains Chi K.O. nullification ). URL accessed on June 13, 2009.〕 Also, during the late 1980s, Erle Montaigue (1949–2011) published a number of books and instruction videos on ''dim mak'' with Paladin Press. Montaigue claims to be "the first Westerner to be granted the degree of 'Master' in ''taijiquan''", awarded by Master Wang Xin-Wu in 1985. According to Montaigue's own account, ''dim mak'' is an aspect of traditional old Yang style ''taji quan'' which he claims he began learning in 1978 from a master called Chiang Yiu-chun. Montaigue stated this man was an illegal immigrant, making his existence difficult to verify. Erle subsequently learned the remaining "''qi''-disruptive" forms of ''wudang shan'' from Liang Shih-kan in 1995.〔<(taijiworld.com ) "Erle stated he travelled back to Australia upon the death of his father in 1978 and () supposedly met Chiang Yiu-chun who became Erle's main internal arts teacher from whom he learnt Tai Chi, Wudang Arts and Dim-Mak. In 1981, Erle travelled to Hong Kong where he met and trained with both Yang Sau-chung (the son of Yang Cheng-fu) and also Ho Ho-choy, a Bagua master."〕 Paladin Press has other titles on the topic of ''dim mak'', including Kelly (2001) and Walker and Bauer (2002), both with a foreword by Montaigue. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Touch of Death」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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