Peroneal strike

A peroneal strike is a temporarily disabling <a href="/facts/Strike_(attack)/fGAdob6K">blow</a> to the <a href="/facts/Common_fibular_nerve/02JmSfyP">common fibular (peroneal) nerve</a> of the leg, just above the <a href="/facts/Knee/gJJScKdB">knee</a>. The attacker aims roughly a <a href="/facts/Hand/0yhW6deV">hand</a> span above the exterior side of the knee, towards the back of the leg. This causes a temporary loss of <a href="/facts/Motor_control/IwK2rqNW">motor control</a> of the leg, accompanied by <a href="/facts/Numbness/JLTKX8LX">numbness and a painful tingling sensation</a> from the point of impact all the way down the leg, usually lasting anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 hours in duration.
The strike is commonly made with the knee, a <a href="/facts/Club_(weapon)/DRU9yL8M">baton</a>, or shin kick, but can be done by anything forcefully impacting the nerve. The technique is a part of the <a href="/facts/Pressure_point/CwoMGJC1">pressure point</a> control tactics used in <a href="/facts/Martial_art/IhdD9nVI">martial arts</a> and by <a href="/facts/Law_enforcement_agent/rrdGISgt">law enforcement agents</a>.
The peroneal strike was used against <a href="/facts/Detainee/KtYfqDrP">detainees</a> during the 2002 <a href="/facts/Bagram_torture_and_prisoner_abuse/6hWjJ46n">Bagram torture and prisoner abuse</a> scandal.

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Peroneal strike