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...

Kyusho Hangetsu

by admin | Apr 3, 2020 | Styles, Training

  Tegumi & Tuite A new film with bonus seminar film included Hangetsu (半月 Japanese translation "Half Moon") is an advanced level kata practiced in Shotokan karate. It originated from the Naha-te school. The first part is executed slowly with strong breathing,...

3 Trajectories

by admin | Nov 1, 2019 | Beginner, Science

  3 Affects Most Kyusho practitioners that use "pressure points" know of two points (TW-12 mid Tricep and TW-11 at the elbow). They also know they must be attacked using different "Angle and Direction". However there are actually more targets that are viable on...

Tuite’s Inner Meaning

by admin | Jun 28, 2019 | Bubishi, Training

    It's True Value And it is not in destroying the joint,although it could be. There is a deeper mechanism at work in Kyusho joint attacks, that affects the entire neurological system as it radically changes the opponents physiology... not to mention...

Tui Na (Qinna 擒拿)

by admin | May 4, 2018 | Protection, Styles, Training

    Tui means "to push" and Na means "to lift and squeeze." Now this expression is more correlated to the healing arts, in fact Tui Na is a name of a healing art using the manipulation of body tissues and structures.  However it is directly related to the...