The Fog

  I already know Kyusho...  Most Martial Artists today, when introduced to this information, say they already know it and their style uses pressure points.  This is mostly true as almost all styles have "Pressure Points" in them for compliance and a few even...

Kara Te

  Open hand or Empty Hand There are three main definitions of Kara Te, Kara to some means China, to others it means Open and still other is translates as Empty... the descriptor used gives one insight into what may be taught within that school or style. "Kara"...

Multiple Point Attacks

  Paraphrased:  "One point causes pain, two cause pain to meet in the middle, three points causes a knock out, 4 stops a major organ from functioning and 5 will kill." Poppycock!   They also say you must hit them in a specific order or formula but this is...

Brain Injury

  Methods and Treatment Part Five http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-resilient-brain/201405/brain-injury-methods-and-treatment-part-five  By Dr. Diane Stoler Diane Roberts Stoler, Ed.D., is a Neuropsychologist, Board Certified Health Psychologist, Board...

Tactical Kyusho 1

Tactical Kyusho 1 Many people train only in the dojo or training hall in training clothes and with set technique... however this leaves them vulnerable as they do not understand the limitations of techniques, clothing, environment, weather, traffic, etc and if faced...

Challenge 1

  Back at ya! On the older forums we had a very popular set of postings called challenges, were we challenged you to work with Kyusho in a focused way and all discuss the findings.  People from all experience levels and from all overthe world participated and we...

Dynamic Training

   Empower Yourself. This is not a Martial Arts course, it is an empowerment course for personal confidence, ability improvement and protection on many levels.  The training class that is safe, easy to learn, fun, dynamic and most of all the most efficient...

Fight or Flight

  Survival ... under extreme conditions or situations that manifest mostly depend on the individuals ability to respond correctly.  This stress response is called "Fight or Flight" response in which either your brain or your body responds. The basics of the...

Combatives

  Pure Animal Spirit For over 10 years I have been writing a monthly column in the worlds largest Martial Arts Magazine on Kyusho under the main title of "Get to the Point". Originally these articles (now continued in the blog at www.kyusho.com) were aimed at...

Inside – Outside

  Typical Martial Arts attack the outer body, while Kyusho attacks the inner. We looked at this idea a bit in the Blog on 5D but let's expand on this a bit: Outside: We as Martial Artists are all trained to hit the body, head, etc... and hit it hard, but let's...