Daying, Great Reception

Stomach 5 (Daying in chinese - the english translation is Great Reception) is  very easy to locate – trace your finger along the lower edge of your bottom jaw.  Roughly half way along the jaw line, you will feel a ‘v’ shaped notch on the edge of the bone – This is what you are looking for.

The target is best approached at an angle, either upward and in towards the center of the skull, or downward and in, angling towards the base of the neck on the other side.

Stomach 5 is a knock out point and the upmost care should be taken when practising towards this target. It should only be practised in the dojo and contact to this point should never be more than a light tap.