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The “Ottoman slap” was a technique used by the Ottoman soldiers when they were unarmed or attacked to stupefy the enemy by hitting with both sides of the hand. It was done by hitting the opponent with an untangled arm and hand, and a quick movement of the shoulder. It was usually done to both sides of the face and the nape of the neck. It could be lethal depending on the intensity of the slap. Thus, an Ottoman slap was extremely painful and could be deathly as well. At times the slap was so hard that it was enough to break a nose, skull, or the neck of a grown man.