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...
Don’t Mislead Me: Inadequate Explanations For Kata Movements
The question showed that this student was troubled by the woefully inadequate explanations for kata movements that he had been given over the years.
Since...
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...
Chris Thomas: To The Point Pressure Point Fighting
Chris Thomas is sometimes asked, "How come you aren't a regular columnist for Black Belt or some other magazine?" The answer is that he...
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;...
Pressure Points in Shotokan Karate
Pressure Points in Shotokan Karate from Shotokan Karate Magazine, July, 2004 - There is a well known photo of Gichin Funakoshi in his 80’s performing...
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...
Thanks George Dillman: Understanding Pressure Point Fighting
For some years before I met George Dillman, I had been trying to do interpretation of kata. I knew these movements must have some...
Blocks in Martial Arts are Strikes
I recently was explaining our concepts to a man who had been training at a local martial arts school. It was almost as if...
Redundancy: The Secret to Idiot-Proofing Your Martial Art
The secret to idiot proofing your martial art lies in learning Pressure Point Techniques.
Among the most important elements of the traditional martial arts are...
Pressure Point Techniques: How Safe Are They?
A team of doctors try to find out!
From the time George Dillman began to demonstrate kysho-jitsu (pressure point fighting), which he learned from Hohan...
Sharing Martial Arts Knowledge Openly
Since I had originally trained in the Shotokan style, I decided to attend a seminar by Shotokan master Hirokazu Kanazawa. During the seminar, Kanazawa-sensei...
Redundancy in Martial Arts Techniques Makes for Success in a Fight
Back in 1997, DKI member and physician Chaz Terry helped set up a small investigatory study of pressure point techniques which was conducted at...
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...
Anyone Can Beat Anyone: There Is No Such Thing As Invulnerability
I know that invulnerability is often what we seek when we are beginning our training. We watched many a martial arts demo in which...
Reflections on No-Touch Knockout Techniques
Chris Thomas discusses his personal experiences with the controversial no-touch technique often referred to as the no-touch knockout.
Chris Thomas is a master instructor of...
