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From a book by an author using the name..."Gilbey"...it is not his real name and there is much to believe that none of the stories are real.

The Dinky Little Poke.
The DLP is a chapter from a lurid little book called"The Secret Fighting Arts of the World"kinda like a 'Ripley's Believe It or Not' for martial arts technique.The offerings shift between streight ahead self defence tricks(Such as the clothes line ala Steven Segal)to wierdo stuff like Scream Fu!
But the best one of the bunch is the DLP.
The story accounts a bookish fellow who liked to drink in low places.The author recounts the tale like a news reporter.A bar tender tells him an experience where this fellow was being harassed one night by two toughs.After the situation got to the point of violence ,before any one could do anything ,both thugs hit the floor.No one saw the small fellow move yet boom boom,down they went.
The DLP is based on a principle which fits well with wing chun structure.
It's all in the angle of a basic streight punch launched to the point of the chin.If you punch into the chin following the line of the jaw from the chin point to the bottom of the ear you will lift the head along a diagonal line upward and back.This pinches an area of the brain called the Medula Oblongata.This part of the brain is very sensitive to irritation and normally well protected from harm....except from this exact angle.It sounds like it would be hard to do ,but in fact is quite natural to the WC play.A little empirical research between my friends and I confirmed it's utility.Very little power is needed to do the job,and does not even produce a bruise.Believe it or not!
I think this phenomenon is one reason WC is known for quick KO's.

The above was copied from a website where the DLP was discussed. I own the book in question and read about this, the DLP, many (20 or so ) yrs ago. Honestly, in my personal experience, there can be a good argument that the DLP is a real phenomena. It well explains something I have witnessed and experienced several times in the occurence of physical pursuits of an agressive nature.

Many years ago, Master Ed Parker of the Kenpo style required something close to a Master’s thesis for black belt promotions. One of his students with a background in medicine produced a very interesting book to the effect of the medical aspects of karate strikes.

Unfortunately, I’ve no idea as to its title, having only seen it once in its published form. Definitely a vanity press. Today I’m sure it would be a big hit with the CSI crowd, puzzled about the lack of blunt objects at a crime scene.

My personal experience with this was with a black belt woman who was extraordinarily powerful in her kicks and punches. She killed a rapist attempting to rape a woman in such a profound manner that the police refused to believe her, the rapist’s injuries more consistent with being hit from behind by a large vehicle at some speed.

After a brief hearing, she was released from any threat of charges, with the comment that “That guy sure had a bad case of the deads.”