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Old 03-23-2007, 08:45 AM
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Basicaly. The brain actually bounces off the skull, the shock to the nervous system overloads it, and the brain shuts down. Hitting the jaw gives the best chance of a knockout. I believe this is because it transfers the impact back to the base of the skull and brainstem.
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