Anything worth shooting, is worth shooting twice!

This is a shooters terminology, but it also relates to Kyusho.

Wikipedia:

A double tap or controlled pair is a shooting technique where two well-aimed shots are fired at the same target with very little time in between shots.

Instruction and practice of the double-tap improves overall accuracy as shooters often do not have the gun fully extended on the first shot meaning the second of a double-tap is usually the better.  The term hammer is sometimes used to describe a double tap in which the firearm's sights are not reacquired by the shooter between shots

So what has this got to do with Kyusho...?  A LOT

We see time and time again, people working to do a two handed KO on another individual, but with only minor pain and dysfunction.  Yet we see another perform the same KO effortlessly and with complete dysfunction or unconsciousness... so what is going on?

When striking double handed, most people make a primary mistake of hitting simultaneously... which of course causes pain and limited dysfunction, but not full possibility (see Timing Post).  But there is more that can confound the practitioner, as example when you do strike in staggered pair or multiple attack, if you strike one point first... the body (any part of the body, arms, head, etc.) often moves and the second targeted strike does not hit accurately.

Another malfunction that can occur is if you strike a soft target along with a hard target, like hitting the stomach and rib.  The different levels of penetration will be notably different in this type of application... so if you hit the rib first and the body withdraws, then the depth of the stomach or soft target is limited.  Also in line with this withdrawal reflex if we look at the soft target of the stomach and the hard target on the head, we can see if we first strike the soft target well the head will rapidly come forward stifling the head shot or misalinging the attack.

Now bear in mind the a double strike sometimes is better when done simultaneously, as on a double head shot so the head does not move, turn or withdraw before the next can land.  In this type of application instead of staggering the timing, we can stagger the force level in each hand.  This too causes imbalance in the nerous system for greater affect.

So we can see it is not as simple as it looks to get those amazing effects on another human being.  These are the critical details you need to vastly improve your Kyusho... but not easily done without many hours of practice.  Remember Kyusho can work very well and even achieve a KO with only a single well placed and penetrated attack, but to truly become proficient you will need to learn multiple hand attack.  And of course the proper way to do this... is through continuous application on a real person.  As alway through "experience not theory"!

Why the third pictured target???

Because you should always be ready to add more spontaneously and reflexively when needed.

-ep