This portion is going to be on a region more than a specific body part. The floating ribs are the "short ribs" that do not fully connect to the sternum. They are the portion of the rib cage that is separated by the Costal Angle.
As you can see, I have put these spots as "Blue Targets".
The ribs themselves break much easier than the higher ribs that connect directly to the Sternum. They are painful, and can cause further damage to the organs under them.
As we have discussed, the pain isn't what will stop someone who is jacked up on drugs, drunk, or just flat out crazy.
As we have also discussed, there is a fairly good chance that your attacker will be one of those things.
So why go for them?
Well, there are powerful organs under them.
I'm not going to go into EVERY organ and why they are important, but I will cover the three most important (for our purposes anyway).
On the right side of your body, just below the lungs, is your Liver. This of course is like your body's bouncer for toxins and poisons. He is big, mean and very powerful. If you can hit it with enough force, the Liver will rupture or send significant nerve signals around your body. This will result in a mechanical failure. The most popular instance of this is probably the ever popular Bas Rutten, Frank Shamrock fight. In the words of Bas himself, "I'm going to go after his liver, because that's the most painful knockout there is."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBUJa7ndYL0
The second organ I'm going to talk about is on the Left side of your body. This nasty lil bugger is your Spleen, and it can rupture fairly easy. Think of your spleen like your liver's brother. It's loaded with blood. And as we have talked about before, anytime you mess with blood flow, you are messing with the hydraulic function of the human machine. The following clip explains it more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2JhhzYqaB8&feature=related
A very important thing I want to point out is HOW HE DESCRIBES TO THROW A PUNCH THAT DIG'S IN!!! Watch the X type of pattern he uses, and watch the shoulder whirl and body movement.
Now, one thing they didn't mention much of in that clip is the broken rib.
Broken ribs hurt, but what is their main function for us?
The Lungs. The lungs are the third and final organ we will talk about. If you don't know what your lungs do, go back to your elementary school and demand your education back.
Where this maters for us is a very common sports injury. Punctured Lung. Upon breaking the rib, the broken piece has a high likely hood of puncturing a lung. It should be fairly self explanatory how that can end a fight.
When you hear that a athlete has a "Punctured lung" it's almost always due to a floating rib. When you look at the Spleen video again, you will see the broken rib.
You can find 100 blogs/websites about punctured lungs/broken ribs. They span from falls in the shower, to bar fights, to motorcycle crashes. Here's a pretty good one I found.
http://herpolhode.com/rob/xray.html
I think that is a fair example of what sort of medical issues can arise from a punctured lung. Granted, this wasn't a product of violence, the damage can definitively be recreated.
See you at class!
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