Tui Na (Qinna 擒拿)
Tui means "to push" and Na means "to lift and squeeze." Now this expression is more correlated to the healing arts, in fact Tui Na is a name of a healing art using the manipulation of body tissues and structures. However it is directly related to the...
Wing Chun – Goju Connection
White Crane Derivatives The Ancient Bubishi as well as most Karate Styles are derived from the White Crane Styles of China*, which heavily influenced the practitioners of Okinawa and Japan. So it is important to study some of the correlations not only...
Bubishi Keys Deeper Look
Why are these images different? Last Friday the blog was about Kenwa Mabuni and his coveted Bubishi, received from his teacher; Anko Itosu. Just one more legendary Master and Style that worked with this information and method called Kyusho. You have also read...
Kyusho in Tegumi
Why Yes of course. Why not ingrain the best and most efficient methods in your training? Tegumi (手組Naha-Te) or Mutō (無刀 Shuri and Tomari-Te) is a traditional form or method of grappling and or wrestling from old Okinawan practices. It has been written that Tegumi...
Kyusho in Bassai
Breaking Down The Fortress Bassai and so many Kata have the augmented blocking posture, with the outer block and inner palm to assist. However each move in a Kata can have as many possibilities as you can create and with Kyusho added, even more are...Credit (Interest Free for 6 months)
for all Purchases