Swinging Sword

by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Training

Oyata's Passai - Application 10 From the Bubishi we gain the powerful Iron Sword for the application of Kyusho and Dim Mak. In this set of repeating actions we see the Iron Sword Hand, swinging under and then over the other hand of the practitioner. Th one hand can...

Whiplash

by admin | Apr 22, 2022 | Training

Rapid Body Shift Applications In Oyata's Tomari Passai, there are two sections of the Kata where 3 rapid succession punches are thrown. However these, as we learned in the prior application, do not need to be punches, they can be grabbing, clasping or seizing of the...

Kyusho Reverse Striking

by admin | Dec 17, 2021 | Styles

Reverse Thinking You can use the Kyusho Reverse Striking to double the possibilities in each move in your style. So what is reverse striking, in short it is using the Yin or Negative mechanical function, rather than the Yang or positive function. So instead of...

Juji-Uke

by admin | May 8, 2020 | Protection, Styles, Training

    4 Directional Blood Chokes The hand posture pictured is a common action in most Karate Styles. It appears in many an advanced Kata with a few variations depending on the style. The hands are placed in an X shape and holds many possibilities. But many are...

Blog

by admin | Aug 3, 2017

Welcome to the Full Blog For years we have given freely of information to the general public as well as Kyusho Practitioners... a tradition we will keep perpetually. However we always look for better ways to help those really enthusiastic about Kyusho and want to...