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Pressure Points Are Fine Motor Skills. Separate truth from propaganda.

Pressure Points Are Fine Motor Skills

I hear this almost everyday! Pressure Points Are Fine Motor Skills are therefore cannot, and will not work under the stress of a street attack or fight.  

The statement is DEAD WRONG and simply propaganda. There is NO basis for fact unless you are talking about the untrained. Saying this is simply and EXCUSE for your personal failure in training. [Know your Limitations]

So let me explain why. 

Fine Motor Skills vs. Gross Motor Skills

What are gross motor skills? They are "Gross motor skills involve movements of the large muscles of the arms, legs and torso."

What are fine motor skills? The definition is as follows. "Fine motor skills are the ability to make movements using the small muscles in our hands and wrists."  These are basic definitions but will do for the purpose of the article.

These definitions being given striking at a pressure point is therefore considered to be a fine motor skill. However by this definition so is punching, slapping etc. And by this definition all martial arts training including striking with the forearms and knees is fine motor skills and therefore cannot me done.

The problem is they all can be done. Because gross or fine motor skills are irrelevant, and training is the only object, the only path to success. One of the more detailed fine motor skills is using a firearm. Yet these are used in high stress situations daily!

Pressure Points Are Fine Motor Skills in Conclusion

Pressure Points Are Fine Motor Skills CONCLUSION

I am sure by now you can see that the martial arts world has been sold a "bill of goods" telling them that only gross motor skills work today! 

They are trying to convince people that training is worthless and a waste of time. This is only true when society and the powers that be want to create a culture of sheep!

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Kyusho Know your Limitations so you can exceed them!

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Kyusho Know your Limitations: Have you ever noticed that those who know the least argue the most? I know I see this almost on a daily basis. But, I cease communications anytime I encounter a "closet intellectual." Kyusho: Know your Limitations, it is good that these alleged martial artists do realize their potential as they try to impose their limited thinking on others. 

Why do I saw alleged? Because when someone is willing to argue a point to prove they are right I see holes in the stories. People lie to protect their lies. Recently I had some "closet intellectual" ask me about "fear" and how to control it. When someone asks this question I am always on guard.  This is usual a "baited" question. And in truth I am not the one to ask. You should be asking a psychologist if you have fear issues.

Kyusho Know your Limitations - Pressure Points Don't Work on the Street

Now whenever someone comes with this question about fear we end up in the "pressure points don't work on the street" talk. This is where I cut communication and spam the address. Why? Because I do not have time for "closet intellectuals." 

Whatever you believe will become your reality, and the more limited your thinking the more limited your life will be. There are no exceptions. If you cannot target pressure points under stress this has nothing to do with pressure points. YOU ARE A FAILURE IN YOUR TRAINING

Kyusho Know your Limitations!

Today we are dealing with some very BAD, limited thinking. Ideologies of envy and failure. "Oh this person has more than me, it is not fair." Do you know what a loser you must be to think this way? Make excuses for your lack of effort? Seriously! 

Failure is part of life and you will fail more than you will ever succeed. That is just life! And the most successful people in life,  be it in business, martial arts or any other aspect have failed more than 99% per of whiners will ever try! Kyusho Know your Limitations and surpass them!

If you have never failed it is because you have done nothing in life! 

Kyusho Know your Limitations - Triple Warmer Overload

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We have a serious problem in society today. Self Control is a thing of the past as people are ruled by their addiction to their emotions. Because you "feel" someway about something does not make it true or right.

And this addiction people have will always lead to more failure. Because the Triple Warmer Meridian is overactive. 

The reason is simple, under a high emotional state your ability to make an objective decision is gone. Instead you become easily manipulated by the narrative. Today people sound like robots as they spew out the current narrative they see on social media. 

Martial Art training is a remedy to this, but only if you actually quit making excuses and do the damn work! Kyusho Know your Limitations know them, and surpass them.

Kyusho Know your Limitations - Check your Addictions!

So what are your addictions that are preventing you from succeed in Kyusho Jitsu, martial arts or anything else?

  1. How much time do you WASTE on Social Media like Facebook each day? Nothing wrong with using Social Media but the always being logged on is BAD. The average person wastes 144 minutes per day on Facebook. I limit myself to 10 minutes per day.
  2. Are you obsessed with politics? Have you lost friends over differences?
  3. Do you get very anger for no real reason? And do posts on social media upset your day? If yes stop reading them. I don't read my timeline. 
  4. Do you make excuses, blame others for your failures like the "left wing nutbags" tell you that you should?

If this is you, then perhaps it is time to forget the status quo and get back into the Dojo and training for REAL! Focus your MIND.

Kyusho Know your Limitations - Stop the Excuses

Take a look at this image on the right. These are the pressure points on the right side of the head and neck.

The area of activation of each one is the size of an American Silver Dollar.

And there are a total of pressure points on each SIDE OF THE BODY!

Can you see why when some clown tells me that hitting pressure points is not possible I call him out as his training being an EPIC FAILURE?

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Kyusho Know your Limitations in Conclusion

Kyusho: Know your Limitations CONCLUSION

Kyusho Know your Limitations: Are you ready to stop making excuses in life?

Can you see whey I do not bother with these BAD THINKERS or "closet intellectuals" I speak of?  If you do the work pressure points WORK period!


No matter what some loser will tell you.

What is a closet intellectual? It is someone who knows little to nothing about a topic but their ego is so big they need to argue their expertise anyways. I'll bet today you know a lot of people like this!

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Learning Stages of Kyusho Jitsu. How does the mind work?

* Learning Stages of Kyusho Jitsu

Learning Stages of Kyusho Jitsu: I teach the science of pressure point self defense based on systems of learning. Or in other words a curriculum. The Learning Stages of Kyusho Jitsu are very well defined for anyone who gets involved in one of my Kyusho Home Study Course or Kyusho Jitsu University. And there is a reason for this. I focus on the way the mind learns and remembers.

Often times you will see Kyusho instruction that is all over the map. And there is also little actual information being taught. A lot of the time it is simply a "show" which makes the instructor look very good. How should learning be done?

Learning Stages of Kyusho Jitsu - Basics

You must crawl before you can walk and walk before you can run. Learning, the way the brain retains information needs to be structured. My novice or beginnings program is designed to give the student time to understand the basic principles of Kyusho. And these basics MUST BE TAUGHT and understood. 

Every time I see these bypassed the results are substandard. The learning stages of Kyusho Jitsu of the basics is below.

This is a lot of information. However none of it is cover in great depth until the student moves from Novice to Advanced. The Learning Stages of Kyusho Jitsu!

After the basic foundation is laid we can move onto more advanced study.

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Alarm Points are the cornerstone of advanced Kyusho Jitsu Study

The Learning Stages of Kyusho Jitsu in advanced study is where we begin to take the basics and look at application. More information is also added in the from of another 5 principles. The memory work and theory from the novice course is built upon also. Review is critical for understanding!

The most important addition in my view is the learning of Alarm Points. These are almost like the a 16th Principle (I teach 15 Principles) and arguably the most important part of advanced learning. 

Development comes as small "enlightening" moments. You go from confusion and frustration to understanding. Suddenly things begin to make sense!

Kyusho Jitsu Success Path

*Kyusho Jitsu Learning Process

Learning Stages of Kyusho Jitsu in Conclusion

Kyusho Article CONCLUSION

There is a very clear path to success learning Kyusho Jitsu.

There is nothing wrong with looking ahead to see what is coming down the road, as long as you keep focused on the work that must be done. 

How do you begin?

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Why Pressure Point Study Matters Today. What are the reasons?

*  Pressure Point Study

Why does Pressure Point Study matter more than ever before today? What makes it critical? Let's examine this idea and see what you think.

Bruce Lee proved to the world that size does not matter. He was about 5'6" of just amazing. And since that time many greats of the woman's world of martial arts have proven this also. Women like Kathy Long.  The only problem with the "opinions" the masses have on these amazing martial artists is they put too much consideration into their physical fitness levels.

And these levels cannot be maintained throughout life. And Pressure Point Study can compensate. But you have to do the work.

Pressure Point Study - Getting Better with Age

When trained properly, in a "complete" or as complete as possible a martial art system, age will not matter, size will not matter, physical fitness levels will no longer matter.  However the issue is that there are very few arts taught today that are even close to what I am talking about.

And sorry to all of those who "think" high fitness levels can be maintained. You are dead wrong. And when you can no longer train that way because of age, health or injury your body will begin the process of packing on weight to protect itself. This is the reason many great martial artist will suffer from weight issues later in life. 

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Pressure Point Study

Martial arts training is Body Mind and Spirit.

Kyusho Jitsu is an applied intellectual study of the working of the nervous system of the human body.

Pressure Point Study - Knowledge Kept from Us

Pressure Point Study: The masters of old kept a lot of their knowledge hidden from western eyes. And I do not blame them either! Things like movement in the Octagon and Pressure Points were removed from their teaching. 

Were the arts taught still useful? Yes, especially when it comes to sport. However without adding the missing knowledge street defense depends far to heavily on fitness. And to my mind that makes them FAILURES. You are far more likely to be assaulted at 55 and a little overweight, than at 25 and the top of you game.

And the criminal element in society is not looking for a fight, they are looking for a target! Someone easy to handle and likely not to resist too much. 

Pressure Point Study - Pressure Points Don't Work 

*Painful Face Pressure Points

There are many uneducated people in the martial arts world today who will say pressure points don't work. 

Why do I say uneducated? Because today people love to give strong negative opinions on things they know absolutely nothing about.  But this kind of egotism is the result of learning incomplete martial art system. They did not do the Pressure Point Study.

Today many martial arts do not know the timeless "tenets" that they should. 

And while I am 100% in favor of free speech, and if people wish to talk in authority about things they know nothing about that is up to them. However I will call them on their bullshit.

If you have not studied in earnest with a qualified Kyusho Jitsu Master for a least a year, you do not know your ass from a hole in the ground. If you could not make a pressure point strike work, that is a FAILURE of your root art training. To succeed actual Pressure Point Study must happen. 

These are the facts and facts do not care about your feelings.

Iressure Point Study in Conclusion

Pressure Point Study CONCLUSION

Kyusho Jitsu training, and I mean really getting into the study can help to make you ageless. It can help turn back the hands of time.

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Aging Martial Artists. How to get better with age.

* Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season

Often times aging Martial Artists are not a pretty thing to see. Many put on vast amounts of weight, and are then ridiculed for it, which is funny because it is often the kettle calling the pot black. The harder you trained, often the more sever the issues later.  Injuries catch up with you, for most arthritis sets in.  Physically we change, but in our hearts we remain young. This in Kyusho Jitsu is part of the seasons of life

Aging Martial Artists - Growing Old with Grace

This is what we all hope, to grow old and have a little grace with it. Maybe some wisdom. Wisdom will tell you that it is perhaps time to control the ego, relax and enjoy life. I know that is what I have done here moving to East Europe. I am not taking it “easy” but I have made life simpler.

Today the face of martial arts is very different. Sport is now the BIG fad, and yes it is a fad. The fad will last, but personally I see little to no value in it. But hey that is just me, does not mean I am right or I am wrong. However, what concerns me is the attitude of some, that they will never age, or have the concerns that we have.  I am not expecting to see much wisdom from this generation.

What exactly do I mean? People today, martial artists today do not see the long term consequences or karma of their actions.

Aging Martial Artists - Youth and Consequences of Actions

Are you aware that there is a part of the human brain that does not stop its development until the age of 21 on average? This is the part that understands the consequences of actions. This is why so many teenagers smoke, take drugs, have unprotected sex, drive to fast, and live life on the edge.

Today I think perhaps for some the brain never matures. However, there comes a time when you need to understand the body, and protect it and your loved ones. Self Defense becomes the focus, not winning a trophy.

Aging Martial Artists -  in Walks Kyusho Jitsu

The art and science of pressure point self defense helps to take the focus off a fitness level that cannot be maintained as we grow older. And honestly who would want too?

Kyusho Jitsu will help to compensate for injury and illness to the body by teaching you to be more effective in self defense, and not egotistical about it.

Kyusho Jitsu is a game changer, but it must be studied in earnest to be effective.  But then everything does have a price! That price is dedication. To my way of thinking while Kyusho Jitsu should be for everyone, it is really a calling for most.

And for aging martial artists, it is critical knowledge with far more benefits than the work that must be put into it. And learning can also help to prevent the onset of different mental problems like memory loss.

Aging Martial Artists in Conclusion

Aging Martial Artists CONCLUSION

Aging Martial Artists: Today it is hard to get people to look past the current day. People worry about things that cannot change and do not take action on the things they can change.

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Kyusho Power Vs Force. Master the art of Intent now

* Kyusho Power Vs Force

What do I mean by Kyusho Power Vs Force? And how does this apply to Kyusho Jitsu? Today in the martial arts world training has taken on a different meaning. Conditioning has become paramount, skill in my opinion is on the decline.

Sport martial art has taken over, with an obsession on battle, winning, and developing a killer body to do it! 

The problem is human nature when we are young makes us believe we are invincible. So all this goes on without a single thought of the end result.

If you want to see the end result you need to look no further then the body count in professional wrestling. MMA and sport martial arts will be there in a few more years. The body won't take it forever.

Kyusho Power Vs Force - Injuries HAPPEN

When you push the body hard non stop you are not creating power, you are instead forcing a result. There is a BIG difference! FORCE cannot be maintained, power, real power can be! When I was younger I training hard 2-3 hours per night, 6 days per week. Today my hips are shot, my knees are bad. Pain becomes a fact of life. Now there is nothing wrong with training hard. But "excessive" has a BIG price! And the massive addiction to pain killers is a big sight something is very WRONG.

Kyusho Power Vs Force.

You know I knew I would one day get old. But I did not think it would happen so fast!

I am so VERY THANKFUL I met Steve Stewart in 2001. Why? Because Kyusho Jitsu is a game changer when it comes to the CLOCK of life.

The great equalizer for growing old, injuries and training changes due to the preceding. 

With Steve Stewart. George Dillman and Louise St Jacques

He taught me how to develop POWER my using natural body mechanics, angles, pressure points and in the end wisdom. Therefore allowing me to improve with age, not regress like most people do. The seasons of life can not be avoided! But the effectiveness of your martial art can grow better with age like fine wine and whiskey. Kyusho Power Vs Force is very important to understand.

Kyusho Power Vs Force. The things Bruce Lee Taught

I find the life of Bruce Lee to be in many ways an inspiration to the martial arts. He showed size did not matter, that the style did not matter.  Yet somehow in the modern world those words are lost. I guess that is true of any prophetic person like Lee.

Bruce Lee understood the value of pressure point study and training. This is why he pushed George Dillman to pursue it. 

Kyusho Power Vs Force in Conclusion

Kyusho Power Vs Force CONCLUSION

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Kyusho One Inch Punch. Devastating knowledge Bruce Lee Didn’t Tell

* Kyusho One Inch Punch

Kyusho One Inch Punch: One of the great martial arts demonstration is Bruce Lee’s One Inch Punch.  It was never intended as a combat or self defense move, just to show that size did not matter when it came to power.  The funny thing is, the man who asked George Dillman to investigate pressure points, used some of the pressure point principles in what we can also refer to as the Kyusho One Inch Punch.

Now the haters are going to scream foul, but this is what they do best. So upset them more I will and as always just ignore them! 

Kyusho One Inch Punch

Bruce spent a long time perfecting this technique. He actually had a machine he devised to help build up wrist strength to do this! But, a novice Kyusho practitioner with a little training can also get a GREAT result! How does it work? 

Bruce has a very big style to the demonstration which is cool, but he is actually using a striking action with this technique called grasping. This type of striking action is used against the water element. Now Bruce also strikes to the center-line of the body, which is also best attacked with a grasping striking action.  So do this with your Uki, grasping and striking in a downward  motion with 2 Way Action and you will get a result the first time out!

Below is a video from many years ago I had forgotten about talking and show how Kyusho Jitsu and the Principles of Kyusho Jitsu are linked to the One Inch Punch

Now I mean absolutely no disrespect to Bruce Lee and his art, or those who train in this system today. However Bruce had a way of seeing things in other arts and then incorporating them into what he did if he saw value.

Kyusho One Inch Punch in Conclusion

Kyusho Article CONCLUSION

Now I question when Bruce began to demonstrate the Bruce Lee One Inch Punch, or as I refer to it the Kyusho One Inch Punch if he had combat in mind.

However I can see a great application for this in a closed quarters situation and therefore believe that to pursue this knowledge more is essential and worthwhile.

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Pressure Point Brain Dysfunction. How to make an attacker dizzy.

* Pressure Point Brain Dysfunction

Pressure Point Knockouts are a controversial subject, but they should not be controversial at all. The issue is that they have been poorly explained over the years, and this is why the controversy.  So today I will explain exactly what we are dealing with. I call this Pressure Point Brain Dysfunction because it is the use of pressure points to cause a  brain dysfunction. 

Pressure Point Brain Dysfunction - Brain Dysfunction

First let me explain the term brain dysfunction. A brain dysfunction is anytime the brain stops reacting to the world in a "normal" manner. This can be caused by many different things. It can be a minor problem or something very serious like a brain tumor. Mental disorders are also brain dysfunctions.

Drinking alcohol, smoking pot or using any kind of drug causes a brain dysfunction to one degree or another. Pain killers as an example interfere with the pain receptors in the body, blocking pain. This is also a dysfunction to some degree. 

When we strike a pressure point we are looking to by disrupting the flow of electricity at a nerve to cause a dysfunction or for the purpose of the article a pressure point brain dysfunction. This can be anything from pain to unconsciousness.

Pressure Point Knockouts - Pressure Point Brain Dysfunction

* Pressure Point Brain Dysfunction

What people see when they watch a pressure point knockout is not what they are expecting. They get an image in their minds like that of a boxing or MMA fight in which one of the combatants is completely unconscious. 

Now despite the rather barbaric enjoyment of the fans this is always a highly dangerous situation. These kinds of knockouts while neurological and certainly a brain dysfunction are also linked in with brain damage and/or concussion. And this can be deadly! This is why caution must also be used with Kyusho Jitsu knockouts as they can be very dangerous.

When training to do neurological pressure point knockout we must be very cautious of the health of our Uki or training partner. No one needs a concussion! Therefore we are looking for signs of brain dysfunction to judge our results. This can be dizziness, loss of balance, speech slurring, dilated pupils and the list goes on and on. 

Sometimes if the pressure point has been activated correctly we will get complete unconsciousness. Most of the time this is achieved by those who have trained the longest in Kyusho Jitsu and have the most refined knowledge.

Pressure Point Brain Dysfunction - What happens

When you strike a pressure point, and what is a pressure points,[?]"A pressure point is a place on the body where a nerve ends or terminates, where it branches off like in a "Y" formation or crosses another nerve," it will cause a compression of the nerve which results in great pain. Or in the case of certain pressure points an over loading and reaction from the central nervous system and/or brain dysfunction.

And with 361 plus pressure points on the body, [see Kyusho Pressure Point Anatomy] there is a lot of opportunity for attack. However there is opportunity only for those who sincerely do the work and study!

Pressure Point Brain Dysfunction in Conclusion

Pressure Point Brain Dysfunction  CONCLUSION

I hope this article on Pressure Point Brain Dysfunction helps you to get a better understanding of what neurological pressure point knockouts are about.

As an example in a "bad situation" I target GB-20 with a strike and cause the attacker to drop to his knees dizzy,  I have the time I need to escape the bad situation as he or she recovers from the strike.

One of the things to always remember also is self defense is complicated. it is not a fight like 2 idiots in a bar. And it is NOT COMBAT. By definition combat is WAR, and that is kill or be killed mentality!

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I hope I made this understanding of pressure point brain dysfunction clear for you. I hope you enjoyed reading about Pressure Point Brain Dysfunction. 


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Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season how to become Timeless to Time

* Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season

Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season: I have entered the Winter Season of life. Martial Arts training is a life long journey. When I was a kid it was spoken as to the fact that training was an equalizer for a larger and stronger attacker. Today the thought process is very different. Why is that? Because "old knowledge" is often times not taught and people are obsessed with "working out" over real training. That is what the Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season is about. The time of life when you really understand what has been missing from your training and work to fix it. 

Life is broken into seasons. And Kyusho Jitsu teaches at high levels about the seasons of life.  And the truth is as you grow older, the more you need the missing information that is hidden in every martial art.

Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season - Aging

Often times aging Martial Artists are not a pretty sight to see. Many put on vast amounts of weight, and are then ridiculed for it, which is funny because it is often the kettle calling the pot black. And the harder you train in youth the more like you will have weight issues later in life.

* Kyusho Seasons of Life

And the harder you trained, often the more sever the issues later. Injuries catch up with you, for some arthritis sets in. Physically we change, but in our hearts we remain young.

Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season - Growing Old with Grace


This is what we all hope, to grow old and have a little grace with it. Maybe some wisdom. Wisdom will tell you that it is perhaps time to control the ego, relax and enjoy life. I know that is what I have done here in my life. I am not taking it “easy” but I have made life simpler.

Today the face of martial arts is very different. Sport is now the BIG fad, and yes it is a fad.

The fad will last, but personally I see little to no value in it. But hey that is just me, it does not mean I am right or I am wrong. However, what concerns me is the attitude of some, is that they will never age, or have the concerns that we as we approach the Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season have.

And I am not expecting to see much wisdom from this generation. And as time goes on I know wisdom will be lacking.

What exactly do I mean? People today, martial artists today do not see the long term consequences or karma of their actions. I remember kicking like this in the image below. But today my hips hate me for it. 

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Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season - Youth and Consequences of Actions

Are you aware that there is a part of the human brain that does not stop its development until the age of 21 on average? This is the part that understands the consequences of actions. This is why so many teenagers smoke, take drugs, have unprotected sex, drive to fast, and live life on the edge. 

Today I think perhaps for some the brain never matures. However, there comes a time when you need to understand the body, and protect it and your loved ones. Self Defense becomes the focus, not winning a trophy. and Kyusho Jitsu once perused, training and mastered because a game changer.

It is the equalizer great men like Bruce Lee spoke of! Did you know Bruce Lee was responsible for George Dillman looking into Kyusho Jitsu?

Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season

I am fast approaching what I call the Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season. While I get a lot of "natural exercise" I never go to a gym, or do the things people "believe" they need to do today. And let's be honest, washboard abs are only for narcissistic reasons. They have no application in life and this is not a natural state for most. 

The art and science of pressure point self defense helps to take the focus off a fitness level that cannot be maintained. And it cannot be maintained! In fact it is this that is the most probable cause of Bruce Lee's death. He was obsessed with fitness training and gave no consideration to his bodies recovery.

Martial Art self defense training along site of Kyusho Jitsu helps  to compensate for injury and illness to the body by teaching you to be more effective in self defense, and not egotistical about it.

You learn to be confident and calm in the face of danger. And to do what needs to be done quickly and effectively and then get the hell out of dodge! Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season is not to be feared by embraced!

Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season in Conclusion

Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season CONCLUSION

There are many who will disagree with me and that is fine! We will see what happens when winter arrives for them too!!

Now I am not talking about the Kyusho Jitsu naysayers. I NEVER look for advice from those what have failed in life because they are too lazy to do the work!

And that is 90% of today's population!

For me winter will arrived on January 1st 2020.  I am also going to link an article here to what some refer to incorrectly as an Old Man's Martial Art. Thank you for reading the Kyusho Jitsu Winter Season.


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Important Kyusho Pressure Points. Which are the best?

Important Kyusho Pressure Points

What are the most Important Kyusho Pressure Points? Now the reason I say Kyusho Pressure Points is to make sure that I am differentiating between Kyusho and Acupuncture. Now the very best reference you can have for the most important Kyusho Pressure Points is my eBook Kyusho Pressure Point Anatomy. It is called the Gray's Anatomy of Kyusho Jitsu for a reason. 

The deeper your understanding of the function of the different pressure points the better you will do with your study. There are many things to consider like correct angle and direction, which relates directly to your root art. Then we must consider at least the first five Principles of Kyusho Jitsu. [There are 15 total]

This would be Principles like the Cycle of Destruction,  and Attack Along the Meridian. And that all relates to the 5 Element Theory.

Important Kyusho Pressure Points - Pressure Points to Consider

The following are the pressure points that I feel everyone should be considering adding to their self defense system. This is the place to focus at the beginning. If an article exists on this blog with reference to any of these pressure points I will reference with a link.  As I write articles on the pressure points not linked I will add them.

This list below is in a nutshell the most Important Kyusho Pressure Points. However I am sure you could discover more yourself. They are now all linked to specific articles. Perhaps save this page as a reference. 

Most Important Kyusho Pressure Points

Important Kyusho Pressure Points in Conclusion

Important Kyusho Pressure Points CONCLUSION

This is far from an exhaustive list! And to be honest there are many I have left out! 

How did I come up with these over other pressure points? Well the list is directly related to my root art of Hapkido

You should decide which pressure points to train with first based on the movements you have internalized.

After that base is done, then it is easy to add more pressure points to your current self defense system and then add more pressure points. Knowing these pressure points is essential for anyone in the martial arts. The time has come to leave the haters and pressure point / Kyusho failures behind! 

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