Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets – Palm Down Technique #8
The Palm Down technique has been used many times to defend oneself when the fight did not seem a good idea. This is a...
Dancing With The Dark Side
At some point, the true martial artist must come to grips with this messy, brutal reality. I call this "dancing with the dark side."
Let...
CHI – Life Energy or Inner Energy
By examining the history of various peoples around the world, we often stumble upon the concept of energy which resides in the body and...
Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets – Self Defense Knowledge #7
This chapter discusses self defense knowledge that all martial artists should possess.
Basic Do's and Dont's
I could list a multitude of do's and don'ts regarding...
No Such Thing as Pressure Points
I realize this is controversial, it will upset some, it will anger others, but that should not prevent it from being said.
We need to...
Qi Whiz!
Controversies come and go in the martial arts community, but one topic that can always be relied upon to start a loud argument is...
Immobilization Makes Pressure Point Techniques Work
In the martial arts community, those who practice kyusho-jitsu (pressure-point techniques for fighting) are often subjected to criticism. It all started when their self-defense...
Pressure Point Fighting in Tai Chi
In the early 80's, I wrote some articles about tai chi. After one of them, a letter to the editor from a tai chi...
Kyusho Attacks the Inner Body
Inside – Outside
Typical Martial Arts attack the outer body, while Kyusho attacks the inner body.
We looked at this idea a bit in the Blog on...
Isshin-ryu and Pressure Point Fighting
When traditional karate practitioners are introduced to pressure point fighting and shown how it unlocks the secrets of kata and other aspects of classical...
The 5 Dimensions of Kyusho
All Martial Artists work in 3 - 5 dimensions with the 4th & 5th being the more advanced practitioners realm. Each dimension has a...
Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets – Guessing Game #3
Over the last six or seven years that I have been teaching seminars on Pressure Points, whether it be Kata Bunkai or self Defense...
Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets – It Might Look the Same #4
I want you to think about the following for a while before you take any action. Have a good long think and try to...
Yin and Yang: The Significance of Gender in Karate Pressure Point Fighting
One day George Dillman called me and said, “Weave been teaching women incorrectly!” Most martial artists will only reluctantly admit when they are wrong;...
Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets – Making It Work #1
You have to earn the right to land your technique! How do we earn that right? How do we put ourselves in a position...
Learning Balance Points Helps With Learning Pressure Points
This is a bit like one of those "trust me" times. There are certain parts of the martial arts that we REALLY need to...
