Kyusho is a Renaissance

Kyusho is a Renaissance

Renaissance: a Rebirth or Revival Kyusho is a Renaissance as we have been revived and re-birthed in what Martial Arts and especially Kata's core is or was. Revival However Kyusho has resurfaced, therefore real Kara-Te, it is being re-birthed and revived from old as...
Gedan Barai-Kyusho

Gedan Barai-Kyusho

Again Not, just a block... The main theme of Karate is not what it seems. Anytime Instructors of olden time would give you a Kata, Karate Action or Bunkai application, they would merely call it a block. However that was just an easy and obscure label. Most were not...
Turning Palms

Turning Palms

Keys There are layers upon layers of depth within the Bubishi, so we must first realize the outer layer or first Key to unlock other layers and Keys. The first layer Western Cultures must get past is the way or thinking and being.  Asian culture from which the...
Sanchin Kyusho Tegumi – Sanchin Neck Compression

Sanchin Kyusho Tegumi – Sanchin Neck Compression

Part 6 in a Continuing Series In the Pangainoon (Uechi) Sanchin, we have nine of these striking actions, we saw the Concussive application, then the Compressive application, now we will escalate into a much more devastating Compression method. As Sanchin is a Black...
Sanchin Kyusho Tegumi – Strike & Throw

Sanchin Kyusho Tegumi – Strike & Throw

Sanchin Strike & Throw Part 5 in a Continuing Series In the Pangainoon (Uechi) Sanchin, we have nine of these strikes, We saw the Concussive application, then the Compressive application, we are going back to a concussive, but using a body target and following...