Application #40: HT-2 Copy

HT-2

Point Name: 青靈 (qīng líng) “Green Spirit”

Meridian: Heart

Element: Fire

Polarity: Yin

Peak Time: 11AM to 1PM

Location
When the elbow is flexed, the point is 3 cun above Shaohai (HT-3) above the medial end of the transverse cubital crease, in the groove medial to muscle biceps brachii.

Local Anatomy: When the elbow is flexed, the point is 3 cun above the medial end of the transverse cubital crease, HT-3, in the groove medial to the biceps brachii

Vasculature: The basilic vein, the superior ulnar collateral artery.

Innervation: The medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve, the medial brachial cutaneous nerve and the ulnar nerve.

Martial Arts Usage
  • 108 Vital Point
  • Attack Nervous System
  • Disrupt Energy
  • Knockouts
  • Sealing the Blood
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Classes
  • Forbidden Point
  • Trigger Point of the Triceps brachii muscle
Attack Method: Perpendicularly 0.3 – 0.5 inch. Straight insertion 0.5 – 1 inch. Angle is 90°.

Description
Manipulation of this point may slow the heart rate enough to make one feel ill. This point also serves as an excellent nerve point strike affecting the whole arm and may even shock the upper body as well. With sufficient power, a knock out may be performed using this point.