Various kyūsho (急所) / kinketsu (禁欠) charts ready for Sunday's Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) seminar in Kemsing, Kent.

I have been working on collating the Kyūsho 急所 / Kinketsu 禁穴 charts, that I received from my teacher - (the late) Shortt Sensei. There are different charts for larger and longer range striking (ate waza) areas and much closer smaller target areas. There are charts for larger areas of constriction (shime waza) and also […]

Thank you to everyone who attended last weekend's Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) seminar in Kemsing, Kent, U.K.. We worked with the 'Sho Mokuroku' (初目録) techniques in some depth, examining the application of 'Suri' (摺) compression to facilitate striking 'Ate-waza' (当技). In relation to stiking, we also looked at the anatomy and medical implications of […]