The Clinch

The Clinch

  Tie them up It is a natural process in a fight in the ring, but more prevalent on the streets. Lets face it, no one wants a punch in the head... as a person begins any fight there is a flurry of head shots that first appear from both sides.  The natural...

2016 Kyusho Awards

  This is our 16th Annual International Kyusho Convention. We have given yearly awards for the top Mentor, Researcher, Ambassador and Dedication: 1. Mentor Award, top instructor that gets on the mat and leads by experience. Teaching openly with their heart and...

Finger Tip KO

  "Single Blade of Grass Hand" One of the 6 Ji hands is named the "Single Blade of Grass Hand". The "Single Blade of Grass Hand" is a unique hand position pictured above is in many arts but unfortunately locked it the thought of the practitioner or teaching that...
Cramping

Cramping

  "Charlie Horse" Wednesdays Kyusho (Vital Point) for wellness. Charley Horse is a popular colloquial term in Canada and the United States for painful spasms or cramps in the leg muscles.  The term dates back to the 1880s and was originally a American baseball...
Ankle KO

Ankle KO

    Ankle KO Targets of the Monkey (Bubishi) part 3 of 3 Two issues ago we started a small exploration of some Kyusho Applications and how they could result in a Kyusho Knockout… on the leg.  In the first segment we covered a Kyusho KO that is possible with...
Tensho

Tensho

  Tensho - "Turning Palms" Follow all link as as they are directed you several video offerings... many free from YouTube, some more involved here on Kyusho.com One of the more well known kata in Goju-Ryu, Tensho is derived from the Chinese form of "Rokkishu". ...
Leg KO’s

Leg KO’s

    Targets of the Monkey (Bubishi)     In last month’s issue we covered a Kyusho KO that is possible with a single strike to the leg. The target was a combination of nerve and vascular tissue just behind the bend of the knee.  It is, as is this...
Blood Toxins

Blood Toxins

Ginger Wednesdays Kyusho (Vital Point) for wellness. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is the most widely used dietary condiment in the world today. It’s actually part of the plant family that includes turmeric and cardamom, which may explain why the health benefits of...
Rooting for Kyusho

Rooting for Kyusho

  Myth or Useful? We cannot blindly follow any one, we must always search the truth through experience. So many Martial Artists, expound the the great secret of rooting for Martial Application, could this be another myth? Well for health, wellness, physical...
Cavity Press

Cavity Press

Not Point Press...  All Kyusho and Dim Mak targets are in deeper body cavities, not on a superficial level or even a specific "point" that's just the way it is.  They are real anatomical structures that nature protects with overlaying muscle, tendon, bone, fascia,...