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...
Passai’s Inner Meaning

Passai’s Inner Meaning

Breaking Down the Fortress Passai's Inner Meaning - Breaking Down the Fortress, this lethal method is the base of this infamous Kata. This attack, or actually 3 concurrent attacks, are all aimed against the heart... maybe also why Passai or Bassai means "Breaking Down...
Yama Zuki – Yin & Yang

Yama Zuki – Yin & Yang

A Break From Tradition This is a classic Karate Kata action, it is a movement that is in many a Kata. The two examples I used in comparison are Bassai and Sanseiru. If you practice it in Bassai, you've got this classic U punch that is also in other Kata like the...
Hangetsu, Seisan and San Zhan Knockout

Hangetsu, Seisan and San Zhan Knockout

Lets take a look at a movement (not slighting anybody), that I saw on YouTube. It was presented in conventional Martial Arts terms, but I want to show you the difference about working in Kyusho as opposed typical Martial Art limits. The video was a form (San Zhan),...
Strip the Kyusho

Strip the Kyusho

Conventional Applications The techniques that we use in conjunction with Kyusho, many people don't want to invest the time to research or even practice and therefore do not believe. As they have never put the time in to study or experience Kyusho, it of course seems...