KYUSHO-JITSU: One second knock out.

Is it really possible? Yes, of course it is, I have done it. Understand your kata/forms and you will understand the secrets the masters have hidden, I have studied with many masters that claim to understand kata/forms, only a very few truely do. The remaining are starting to.                      Sensei Smith.

 Quote: "There was somthing missing when I became a blackbelt. There were no good explanations for the moves in my forms. All the explanations I received were very inadequate. I could not use my technique in forms to defend myself on the street if necessary. After meetinig Sensei Smith and training with him, I now have a greater understanding of my forms. And also how deadly they truely can be. I can now use  my forms  for lethal defence on the street."                   Lonnie Snow, Owner/Instructor Northern Michigan Tae Kwon Do.

Are there hidden secrets in our Kata/Forms?

Yes, The concealment of information has always been part of the martial arts. In China, most styles orginated as family systems, taught only to family members. When the scope of students was expanded to include a whole village, some teaching was held back, reserved solely for the immediate family. In traditional Japanese bujutsu ( the warrior arts of the samurai) instruction was divided into three levels. There was shoden, or basic training, chuden, or intermediate teaching, and okuden, or secret teaching. Only a very few were entrusted with the okuden material. Everyone else was deliberately excluded.         Sensei Smith

Are pressure points real?

Yes, a pressure point is a place were a nerve comes to an end, or a nerve crosses another nerve, or at the "y" of a nerve. Depending on the point, it can be hit, rubbed, pressed, or touched to cause extreme pain to the person being applied to. They are very real!             Sensei Smith.

Quote: The pain is unreal, and he uses so little effort, he knows just where and how to apply pressure, and down you go in emmence pain!  fast!  Jon Vanhoose Black belt NBKA

Quote: Yes the one second knock is real! You attack, and the next thing you know, you come to with Sensei Smith saying     " you ok?".                                                        Ed Hutchinson  Dragon Kempo Karate IL.