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Kyusho First Aid
The newly produced production on Kyusho First Aid is the final and crucial key in the Kyusho Martial Art Series. It is however not the end, it is merely an encyclopedia of the basic components of Kyusho and its relation to all Martial Arts and their practitioners. I say it is crucial as it not only brings us full circle in skills, but illustrates what true Martial Arts Knowledge is, the full understanding of Yin and Yang. This is not meant as Traditional Chinese Medical or any esoteric discussion on Chi or Energy, for healing purposes, this is direct cause and effect information and demonstration. It is not new as Ancient warriors for sure took note of the damage they caused on opponents in combat or battlefields. They recorded and chronicled what was a vital point and the effects of attacking it appropriately … they had to, it was their innovation of their skills and capabilities that kept them alive. It is also the correction or reversal of dysfunction induced by the application of Kyusho on the human body … take that information onto the battlefield as well when the populations were much smaller and injured men could no longer assist in protection of a village or the battles they were engaged in. They needed to bring as many soldiers
“ What if you could calm someone ' s nerves so that they respond and react quicker and more efficiently?”
as possible back into action( those not mortally wounded) as possible.
Recently we explored different aspects of one ancient military or combat manual called the“ Bubishi”. I did not pick this book as it had the most profound in knowledge or techniques; it was selected as it is currently the most popular or even available texts. There as many others that most people have not seen or heard of as they are rare( or guarded) and mostly lost to time and antiquity. The Bubishi was selected so that anyone could read and understand all the correlations we have discussed on Kyusho, the Vital Points and their basis in ALL Martial Arts,( not Martial Sports). Also of interesting note was in this book were also remedies, healing methods and even herbal concoctions for the health and or remedy of the soldiers, field officers as well as militia( or town Martial Artists).
I would dare say that the Commander of the army would need this information and fully understand the positive and negative ramifications of each. They needed not only the most efficient warriors; they also needed the most efficient medics and methods to retain as many strong soldiers as possible.
As a full time professional Martial Artist for over thirty two years, I cannot fathom how all Martial Arts instructors do not search or have all these First Aid skills, even if they do not practice Kyusho. Every School that has sparring, fighting or just rough physical contact has had students or instructors struck to dizziness or more. Maybe they had the wind knocked out of them, were numbed or had a limb go limp, had muscle knots or cramps, developed nausea from over exertion, or a host of other issues that typically occur in physically demanding training. The“ accidents” are every bit as real as the induced effects presented in this Kyusho series, no one doubts these in class, so it should not be so far-fetched that they could be duplicated on purpose rather than simply accidental. Shuldn ' tit be for the safety and welfare of the students that this information oreducationshouldbe mandatory of each“ Instructor”?
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