eBook Kyusho-Jitsu, Vital Points for combat. English

The human body is built in such a way that its vital organs have solid defenses against external attacks. However, there are areas of the human anatomy, junction points of the nerve and circulatory systems, in soft tissue as well as the bones, where the muscular-skeletal structure is opened to the exterior and therefore especially vulnerable. These areas and Vital Points, which have been described in the Eastern tradition and in modern anatomy and biology, are the basic material on which Kyusho-Jitsu works, the Art of the Vital Points. More than a martial style in and of itself, Kyusho is an area that has been studied in practically every traditional school of combat in the past, generally treated as a secret Art. Also known in China as Dim Mak, Kyusho is an essential complement for those who are interested in increasing the effectiveness of their defense techniques no matter what style they practice. This book opens a door to that forgotten aspect of the sciences of self-defense. Its author, Master Evan Pantazi, has undoubtedly been the most relevant name for the past years in this area; he is a person who has been able to arose interest and attention in the martial community with a direct and revealing methodology in which he not only describes in detail the points and their effects, but the correct ways to access them in their martial application. The book includes, among other material, the way to access the points on the head, the arms, the legs, and the trunk, describing the points, the angle of penetration, and the best way to do it, whether by percussion, pressure, or rubbing. Master Pantazi doesn’t leave out the famous resuscitation techniques of this system and dedicates an entire chapter to the proven system of treatment for cardiac arrests. The texts that make up this book are, in the majority, the result of various years of collaboration with Budo International magazine; however, said work was elaborated with the idea of providing the student with the necessary tools for a thorough learning of the system. For those most interested in the system, Master Pantazi has published a complete series of audiovisual material on DVD translated into five languages and which allow us to visualize the knowledge integrated into this volume. This is something that no martial artist should miss.