Bunkai of the Bubishi
Hello Evan,
I received the email below and hope that you can answer his questions.
Thank you!!!
Yours in the Arts,
Dana L. Stamos
USAdojo.com
"Hello,
I have many of Sensei Pantazi's videos and attended a seminar in Boulder Colorado about 10 years ago or so. I mainly do Shito Ryu but did Uechi Ryu for 10 years, some Wing Chun and Taiji, so you can see that the Pantazi Kyusho is right down my alley.
I had a question and it has a lot to do with some of the kata seen in Goju Ryu and Shito Ryu. During the kata Superempai, towards the end there is a series of four movements much like the first three movements in Seiunchin kata, where the fists are spread apart. But in Superempai there is a double upset palm block followed by a downward palm press while the other hand does a low shoken (first knuckle fist) strike to the lower body. I used to think it was to the danten but a couple weeks ago I saw something from William Chung of the Wing Chun art and he was talking about attacking the belly button. I would presume that would be on the conception vessel and probably either point might be a vital point. Have you found the belly button to be a good striking point? Do you think that is one of possible points found in that section of Suparempai I mentioned?
Thanks for your opinions,
Brandon Broderick
Loveland Colorado"
My Reply:
Well sir first I hope you are well and working the Kyusho in all you do.
Now I do not work with Pressure Points and have actually been working to explain that Kyusho is not Pressure Points. I started instructing by using them and slowly weening people into the real anatomical structures and human physiology. That said I can not tell you that the conception vessel is an actual target, but let me give you some ideas on what you can attack, that we have gained powerful affects from.
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