Tradition

  Kyusho is in unprecedented times as more and more people realize its efficiency and potential. Because of the power of the Internet this body of knowledge has spread globally in a very short time. Instructors of all styles are eager to incorporate the Kyusho...

Pop Kyusho

Kyusho has been demonstrated in modern movies, but far more subtly than they were in the old Kung Fu theater days. The popular actors of today are depicting Kyusho in their films and actually adding more realistic application than the old Jackie Chan films. Even...

3 Layers

  Kyusho involves 3 main layers of training and anatomical targets. Where only the first main layer is needed to be highly proficient and effective in protection, the avid practitioner can rest assured that there is far more to learn that can increase your...

Progression

  Life is... a progression and must remain so as not to stagnate or regress. Our Kyusho knowledge, skills, use and dissemination must flow this natural law or stagnate into worthlessness. To do this we must always research and look beyond our current...

Perception

    "Reality is in the individuals perception" - Evan Pantazi Most people look at the glass half full or half empty depending on their optimistic nature or their pessimistic nature. It is a rare individual that sees the same object as completely full... half...

Inspiration

  Yes another Study Group Leader has now advanced to Training Instructor... but let me relate this story about it. Mauro Biardi of Buenos Aires Argentina, found Kyusho one day and took the bold move to start a Study Group in Argentina... the first. With no one...

Facebook Group

      We have started a new group page for Kyusho-Jutsu Kokusai Shihankai 急所術国際師範會 [International Association of Kyusho-Jutsu Master Instructors] at.... https://www.facebook.com/groups/564786666872750/ It is open s that anyone can join, share with...

Kyusho Curriculum

    3 Tiers The Kyusho curriculum was originally constructed in 3 tiers simultaneously. It actually was constructed by following the works of two artists, one strategist and countless hours of training and combative application. This was correlated and...

A Fallacy

  Many instructors... in Kyusho really do not train Martial Arts in their seminars. They instead concentrate solely on the points and affects. The issues that arise from this is that since there is a linited amount of points, the "Kyusho Training" devolves into...

Kyusho Dan Ranks

    Press Release: Patrick McCarthy Hanshi is a Japan-accredited 9th Degree Black Belt, and 5th generation student of Okinawan Karate with an impeccable lineage of Okinawan master instructors; starting with his teacher Kinjo Hiroshi and his teacher's teacher,...