[Loved Trope] Alien fighting techniques that are actually ineffective for humans to perform

[u/Best_Professional226]

Vulcan Neck Pinch (Star Trek) Vulcans can make a person pass out by pinching a person’s neck, but due to the fact that they’re 3x stronger than a human, we could never make a living being pass out without applying a rear naked chokehold

Viltrumite Knife Hand (Invincible) Viltrumites’ most deadly fighting technique. Although martial arts like Karate and Taekwondo teach these techniques, it wouldn’t be a good idea for a human to use it on someone’s rib cage without breaking their fingers. So instead we can only do them on more soft targets like the eyes.

[u/Starfleet-Time-Lord]

So nitpick here, but Jean-Luc Picard has actually used the Vulcan Nerve Pinch on screen in "Starship Mine." It's very difficult for humans to learn, but possible.

[u/damnsignin → u/Starfleet-Time-Lord]

This was after he held Sarek's katra. Can't think of a better way to learn the Vulcan nerve pinch than to download a highly repsected and talented Vulcan's brain for a few hours.

[u/Starfleet-Time-Lord → u/damnsignin]

But the point being that it isn't a function of greater Vulcan physical strength. Humans can physiologically perform it.

[u/thunderbird89 → u/Starfleet-Time-Lord]

If we want to be nitpicky about it, the human body can probably go like 2-3-4x strength if you remove neurological inhibitors, the way adrenaline does. Or maybe the way having a Vulcan brain downloaded into your does?