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Eye-gouging is the act of pressing or tearing theeye using the fingers or instruments. Eye-gouging involves a very high risk ofeye injury, such as eye loss or blindness.
Eye-gouging as a fighting style was oncea popular form of sport fighting in theback-country United States, primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries.[1]
Eye-gouging is prohibited in modern sports. It is a serious offense in rugby football codes where it occurs rarely. It is prohibited incombat sports, but someself-defense systems teach it.[2] Training in eye-gouging can involve extensivegrappling training to establish control, the eye-gouging itself being practiced with the opponent wearing eye protection such as swimming goggles.[3]Yuki Nakai went on to win a bout in theVale Tudo Japan 1995 tournament after his opponent,Gerard Gordeau, performed an illegal gouge thatblinded him in his right eye.[4]
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