K.I.M.


     Kyusho gets a lot of flack...not because it is not effective, but because of the methods employed to demonstrate and teach it.

     When I first started this journey in 1989, when I had a full head of hair (yeah...I know you are laughing), this is how we practiced it: Our partner would stand there while we wacked him on the arm, talked about what we were going to do for a few minutes, then hit them on the head, body, etc.  ALL WHILE THEY WERE JUST STANDING THERE LIKE A PUNCHING BAG, which they literally were.

     We would tell everyone that our partner was going to stay still for his safety's sake.  The problem with this was that then they were a sitting duck and some guys had a very heavy hand.

     Even if they were able to develop a soft touch while their partner was standing still...all bets were off if they decided to come at them with any REAL force.

     I am all for safety and making sure that no gets hurt.  The unrealistic way people were practicing was going to work against you...the defender and I decided to do something about it.

     I started working on getting to the points while in motion.  K.I.M. stands for Kyusho in Motion.  If you cannot do the techniques against a motivated attacker, which you build up to over time and practice...then you will not be able to do this for real...WHEN IT COUNTS.

     I see people still demonstrating in the manner that we all first started...why is this?  I think it is really simple...because they are copying someone else's stuff and have not evolved personally and martial arts wise to be able to teach their own version of this art.

     This is sad.  The late great Wally Jay would always say, "You cannot find World War II with World War 1 weapons."

     Its really as simple as that.

     When I trained with Remy Presas, someone was swinging a stick at your head...you move or get hit.  Either way, you get instant feedback.  This taught me to move and "feel" the pressure of the person's attack and respond accordingly to either get away, or put yourself in a great position to counter.

     Bottom line...you must practice while both people are in motion or else you are just pretending and you are going to get hurt.

     My question for you today is, Does your training involve advanced techniques that you build up the speed (where the attacker comes at you stronger and faster) or is everything just done in slow motion?

Until next time KO your obstacles by keeping it simple, keeping it safe, and train with PinPoint™ accuracy.

 








Mark Kline is a short, bald, professional martial artist from NJ.  He is the architect of the PinPoint™ Method of Pressure Point Education for Martial Arts which is hosted by the Kyusho Institute.  He has thousands students and followers around the globe training in his unique method of learning through a combination of live seminars and online education.  You can can find more information about this unparalleled Kyusho Educational program here, where you can get 30 days free to try it out - http://www.KyushoInstitute.com and he can be reached directly by email - mark.kline@kyushoinstitute.com

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