My thanks to Bruno Vicare for organising this series of seminars in Paris, and also to everyone who attended and supported them. The correct application of kyūsho (急所) - vital point attacks and the medical effects of such attacks is often a neglected element of training. However, an understanding of the subject is crucial to […]

Kappō (活法 resuscitation) is an integral part of traditional Jūjutsu and is complementary to its opposite Sappō (殺法 killing technique). One is to raise the person up and the other is to knock them down. Together they are often referred to as Sakkatsu-hō (殺活法 killing and living method). To explore the modern concepts of Kappō […]