I wonder why the “ear slap” is never shown as a viable technique. I remember ABC reporter John Stossel being knocked down by a bounty hunter-turned pro wrestler in 1984, when he was interviewing him.
Stossel sued him, and continued to have hearing and balance problems over the years. Ask any boxers. mma fighters, or martial arts people how effective it can be, or if they’ve been struck in sparring or practice by accident. The first time I saw this was when the Gorn captain tried to crush Kirk in a bear-hug on Star Trek, and got me wondering.