Spock versus Tongo Rad

[Spock's Barber]

Spock's Vulcan neck pinch is famous throughout the Galaxy, but Tongo Rad from Way to Eden has his own interesting way of incapacitating people. Which do you think was more effective, useful and cool?

 

[FormerLurker]

I've never accepted the Vulcan nerve pinch as purely physical. That close to the nervous system, and therefore the brain, there has to be some element of Vulcan touch telepathy involved in implementing it.

Tongo Rad, on the other hand, is just administering nerve damage along the neck. That poor guy in auxiliary control probably had to have daily physical therapy and chiropractic massage for months afterward.

 

[johnnybear]

Yeah think I've seen that move used on someone else somewhere before but not sure...!
JB

 

[Tenacity]

^ In one of the two Derek Flint movies, the main character (iirc) used a similar method to knock out a guard. Popular in the sixties?

 

[publiusr]

The sleeper hold is as close as that gets to reality:
https://martial-arts.wonderhowto.com/how-to/do-sleeper-hold-without-damaging-throat-212043/

I can't help but wonder if that is what disabled Warmbier. No sign of injury there. He would seem too young to suffer heart problems. I can see a guard putting a sleeper hold on him for too long.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Warmbier#Medical_condition

 

[FormerLurker]

My brother theorizes that they also did it to him repeatedly.

 

[Tenacity]

Warmbier

Personal theory, North Koreans poisoned his food.