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Small-Scale Question Sunday for September 6, 2026

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

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Oh, a bunch. Eye pokes are the big one, there are tons of circumstances where it's optimal to risk your fingers to threaten their eyes. Biting, gouging, small joint locks/breaks, attacking the throat, and using the clothing/hair round out the list. That's pretty much all of them though. If it isn't banned, and isn't done, you can kinda just assume it's not effective at scale. IE any head-kick that you're not already seeing generally doesn't pencil out the risk vs reward of a one shot knockout vs catching a nasty cross or overhand during your recovery.