The first tapping point we use in the EFT routine is called the Karate Chop point, because it’s located on the fleshy outer portion of the hand, the part used in karate to deliver a blow. EFT has you tap the Karate Chop point with the tips of the other four fingers of the opposite hand.
Repeat your affirmation emphatically three times while tapping your Karate Chop point. You’ve now corrected for psychological reversal, and set up your energy system for the next part of EFT’s Basic Recipe, the Sequence.
The Sequence
You now tap on meridian end points in sequence. Tap firmly, but not harshly, with the tips of your first two fingers, about seven times on each point. The exact number is not important; it can be a few more or less than seven. You can tap on either the right or left side of your body, with either your dominant or nondominant hand.
First tap on the meridian endpoints found on the face. These are: (1) at the start of the eyebrow, where it joins the bridge of the nose; (2) on the outside edge of the eye socket; (3) on the bony ridge of the eye socket under the pupil; (4) under the nose; and (5) between the lower lip and the chin.
Then tap (6) on one of the collarbone points (see illustration). To locate this point, place a finger in the notch between your collarbones. Move your finger down about an inch and you’ll feel a hollow in your breastbone. Now move it to the side about an inch and you’ll find a deep hollow below your collarbone. You’ve now located the collarbone acupressure point.
About four inches below the armpit (for women, this is where a bra strap crosses), you’ll find (7) the under the arm point.
© Dawson Chuch, The EFT Manual
| Name | Abbreviation | Point | Emotions | |
| Side of Hand | SH | Small Intestine 1-4 | Yang | sorrow, feeling divided |
| Top of Head | TOF | Top Of Head GV20 | Yang | Self-criticism |
| Eyebrow | EB | Urinary Bladder 2 | Yang | fear, suspicion |
| Outside Eye | OE | Gall Bladder 1 | Yang | rage, judgmentalness |
| Under Eye | UE | Stomach 1 | Yang | obsessive worry |
| Under Nose | UN | Govering Vessel 27 | Yang | Embarrassment, lack courage |
| Chin | CH | Conception Vessel 24 | Yin | shame, vulnerability |
| Collarbone | CB | Kidney 27 | Yin | fear, shame, isolation |
| Under Arm | UA | Spleen 21 | Yin | anxiety, over-compassion |
| Thumb | TH | Lung 11 | Yin | grief, detachment |
| Index Finger | IF | Large Intestine 1 | Yang | guilt, controlling, holding on |
| Middle Finger | MF | Pericardium 9 | Yang | anger, hurt, bewildered |
| Little Finger | LF | Heart 9 | Yin | heartbreak, relationship pain |
| Back of Hand | BH | Triple Warmer 3 | Yang | depression, pain, FFF |
| Ribs* | R | Liver 14 | Yin | rage against self, guilt |
* not included in EFT tapping rounds
© George J. Limberakis, LCMHC
