Dirty Tricks in combat

[Maz]

I'm looking for ideas for Dirty Tricks as per Basic p.405 and MA p.76. that can be used in a combat already going. Ie. not a formal contest.

The book mention "liquid/sand in face". But I'm having trouble figure any others.

So any good general "Dirty tricks" ?

[sir_pudding]

In a comedic game, "Look, the Goodyear Blimp!"

[Dammann]

"Booger-hooking" is probably a dirty trick, but I think it is more practical to try to deny an opponent vision, breathing, or mobility. I guess controlling the head (by the nostrils) could qualify as mobility denial and breath denial.

[Ji ji]

I think that dirty tricks are situational. Some examples:

- overthrow a floor-candelabrum in front of or on youe opponent
- slip the carpet under his feet
- throw your shoe to him with your foot (difficult, if you wear boots...)
- hit the chandelier over him trying to get it falls (or, hit the rope holding it and shored to floor/walls)
- launch something to him, with a loose trajectory - no straight - trying to take advantage of his instict to grab it

etc.

For the greatest part of situations, them cannot work, and are very cinematographical; but, in right circumstances, with right timing, they can provide you a little edge on him.

[daniel_gudman]

Generally there are two approaches to "dirty tricks":

Unfair Advantage:
The pocket-full of sand (or habenero powder, or glass, etc), wearing shin-guards under your jeans, steel-toe boots, packing your boots with gypsum, wrapping your chest and/or arms with several layers of paper over bandaging... in game terms, these are all partial armor and small weapons carried by a character with the Holdout skill. I've heard of people doing all those things but I've never actually met someone that... enthusiastically paranoid?

Spitting in someone's eye is a classic "don't have sand what now" substitution.

Disallowed Attacks:
Thumbs to the eye, shin to the groin, kick to the side or top of the knee, snapping fingers and thumb; in essence, immediately trying to cripple the most sensitive and delicate parts of a human body.

And, of course, pulling a knife during wrestling.

At any rate the first is about being more prepared and the second is about escalating as fast as possible.

[Dammann]

This strikes me as a fair distinction between sport martial arts and practical combat arts, to wit, are there rules of conduct?