This Animated Chart of the body’s weak points according to the Takagi Yoshin Ryu. Is meant as a reference material to those people who are Practicing Bujinkan Takagi Yoshin Ryu, But my also be of interest to others training Martial Arts who are in need of an “Accurate” Chart of points.

The “Kyusho” (weak and Lethal points) of the Martial Arts have to be understood because they differ from healing points (”Tsubo”) used in Acupuncture and Shiatsu. The learning and eventual mastering, Involves experience, both in using on others as well as having it used on oneself by others.

The effectiveness will undoubtedly differ from person to person, so be aware that there are some people who will feel absolutely no pain in some points and a lot in others, in which case the solution is taught only by word of mouth.

Further more Learning Kyusho points is more than a Matter of looking at a chart and knowing where the points are,

You have to be shown the application by some who have spent many years actually striking and pressing the points,
The Kyusho points must be strike in the right direction and with the right body weapon,

The next stage is to be able to hit the points while moving in combat this takes years of practise!

The stage after that is to be able to strike the points in combat in complete darkness then you Know that you can Always get them!

Overall I have been training in Kyusho for over 32 years and I am still learning about them!

Note although great care has been taken to give the correct names to the points the names of Kyusho points may differ according to peoples notes.

Note: Let me state here and now that these charts have nothing to do with “DimMak These charts show “Atemi” striking points that cause (Nerve) Pain, Muscle spasms and Bone breaks (in Some Cases) They are physiological! (Nerves, Muscles, Tendon insertion points and bones )
These Charts are just Where to Hit! that’s all.

For example: if you punch at me.. I Don’t block it, I counter by punching the “ulnae” nerve on the arm thus rendering it (the arm) numb….. IF I hit it right, It’s physiological!

This Animated Chart of the body’s weak points according to the Koto Ryu.

Is meant as a reference material to those people who are Practicing Bujinkan Koto Ryu, But my also be of interest to others training Martial Arts who are in need of an “Accurate” Chart of points. The “Kyusho” (weak and lethal points) of the Martial Arts have to be understood because they differ from healing points (”Tsubo”) used in Acupuncture and Shiatsu. The learning and eventual mastering, Involves experience, both in using on others as well as having it used on oneself by others.
1. Ura Kimon, the gap between the 4th and 5th ribs right under the nipples.
2. Yanagi Kaze, the Adam’s Apple.
3. Rangiku (or Kasumi), the temple.
4. Hiryûran, the eyeball.
5. Shishiran (or Suigetsu), the area a little bit lower than the pit of the stomach.
6. Kosei (or Suzu), the testicles.
7. Yû Kasumi, the soft dimpled area right behind the earlobe.
8. Tsuyu Kasumi, directly under the ear.
9. Ryûmon, the soft dimpled area on/near the clavicle.
10. Jyujiro, the front part of the shoulder bone.
11. Jyaku Kotsu (or Hoshi Shita), the gap between the upper and lower bones of the arm at the elbow joint.
12. Daimon, the gap near the shoulder joint.
13. Asagasumi, the chin.
14. Hoshi, the armpit.
15. Kimon, the nipple.
16. Kinketsu, the ribs.
17. Koshitsubo, inside the hip bones.
18. Koe, the leg joint at the lymph nodes.
19. Tenmon, above and below the eyes and nose.
20. Amado, the area where the lymph glands are, about two inches below the ear.
21. Jin Chû, the area below the nose, above the upper lip.
22. Hachi Yô, the ear.
23. Menbu, the face and the forehead.
24. Shoku Kotsu, the Adam’s Apple.
25. Gorin (Tsuki Kage), the right side of the area around the navel, alongside the navel.
26. Gorin (Inazuma), the left side of the area around the navel, alongside the navel.
27. Sai, the inner thigh, specifically the left inner thigh.
28. Usai, the right inner thigh.
29. Yaku, the calf.
30. Matsukaze, the areas left and right of the throat’s indention.
31. Murasame, the area immediately below the Adam’s Apple.
32. Hoshisawa, the elbow joint.
33. U-in, the area immediately below the right eye.
34. Sa-in, the area immediately below the left eye.
35. Tentô, the top of the head.
36. Shin Chû, the chest.
37. Wakitsubo, the root of the thumb.
38. Butsumetsu, the side of the ribs.
39. Kyôkei, the top of the five toes.
Hadome, one inch below the ear lobe. The effectiveness will undoubtedly differ from person to person, so be aware that there are some people who will feel absolutely no pain in some points and a lot in others, in which case the solution is taught only by word of mouth. Further more Learning Kyusho points is more than a Matter of looking at a chart and knowing where the points are, You have to be shown the application by some who has spent many years actually striking and pressing the points, The Kyusho points must be strike in the right direction and with the right body weapon, The next stage is to be able to hit the points while moving in combat this takes years of practise! The stage after that is to be able to strike the points in combat in complete darkness then you Know that you can Always get them! I trained outside in the dark with my students for nearly five years doing that until we were competent! Overall I have been training in Kyusho for over 32 years and I am still learning about them! Note: Let me state here and now that these charts have nothing to do with “DimMak” “Death Touch” These charts show “Atemi” striking points that cause (Nerve) Pain, Muscle spasms and Bone breaks (in Some Cases) They are physiological! (Nerves, Muscles, Tendon insertion points and bones ) These Charts are just Where to Hit! that’s all. For example: if you punch at me.. I Don’t block it, I counter by punching the “ulnae” nerve on the arm thus rendering it (the arm) numb….. IF I hit it right, It’s physiological! Note although great care has been taken to give the correct names to the points the names of Atami/Kyusho points may differ according to peoples notes. Free High quality stills of these Kyusho points are available from our website the address is on the Video. Trevor Robinson (7th Dan Shihan) Geki Ryu Dojo Barrow-in-furness Cumbria UK Note: that I will not answer questions about the points in the “comments” as I will not take responsibility for the curious playing around with them and hurting someone consult a competent Bujinkan Teacher Note: There is a typo on the web address on the free images page g to the end of the vid for correct address For the stills .

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Originally posted 2010-02-21 16:16:28. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The Ninja consider selfhypnosis as the key to understanding hypnosis (or mass-hypnosis), the reason for this is that methods used to affect the mind is the same but instead of you just using it on your self, you apply it on a other person in hypnosis…..
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Now to make a selfhypnosis session, you will need a place where you can lay down without anything distubing you, besides that you will also need a goal with the session like “you want to stop smoking”…….
The steps are as follows:

1. Lay down and relax…..
2. Focus on your right leg, take a deep breath and feel how the leg is relaxed, when you breathe out…..
3. Focus on your left leg, take a deep breath and feel how the leg is relaxed, when you breathe out…..
4. Focus on your right arm, take a deep breath and feel how the arm is relaxed, when you breathe out…..
5. Focus on your left arm, take a deep breath and feel how the arm is relaxed, when you breathe out…..
6. Focus on your chest, take a deep breath and feel how the chest is relaxed, when you breathe out…..
7. Focus on your bag, take a deep breath and feel how the bag is relaxed, when you breathe out…..
8. Focus on your head, take a deep breath and feel how the head is relaxed, when you breathe out…..
9. Take some deep breathe and feel how you become more and more relaxed each time you breathe out….
10. When you feel the trance is deep enough, make your statement (goal): “I wont smoke any more”
11. Then start to slowly be more and more aware of your surroundings (sounds and suchs)….
12. Once you become completly aware and feel its right, then open your eyes again……

Note: Selfhypnosis is also sometimes used as a form of selfhealing…..

Originally posted 2009-09-03 14:26:33. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Metsubishi (Blinding Powder) is one of the Ninja’s special weapons, in the old days the Ninja would carry Metsubishi in rice paper (they would rip open and throw the powder), secret rooms in a walking cane (or Eskrima stick for a more FMA version) or egg shell containers (look pic. above) which they would break either on their own shoulder, hip or a part of the enemy (like the attacking hand/fist)….
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The way to make a egg shell container is you make a small hole in one end of the egg and a large in the other end, then you blow out the egg it self so there is only a empty egg shell left. This you now fill with your Metsubishi and plug it….
For training we used Baby Powder, since it does not hurt the opponent (training partner).

The more modern version of Metsubishi is pebberspray, which also can be hidden in things like ballpens or rings:

Below is a video of me and a student training Metsubishi with egg shell containers:

For a more modern version of pepperspray try to look at http://www.pepperball.com/

Originally posted 2009-09-02 15:43:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1. Holding the tip of the knife:

2. Holding the end of the knife:

3. Holding the balance point of the knife:

We use the defensive stand/Water position to throw from, later on you can combine it with Naturel stand/Earth position to better hide the technique…..
Remember when you throw you elbow points at your target and you dont throw like a baseball, but you have to throw it straight…

Here is some videos of my training Knife throwing:

Originally posted 2009-09-09 09:58:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Represents:

The hard, solid objects of the world.

Emotionally:

Chi is predominantly associated with stubbornness, stability, physicality, and gravity.

The mind:

It is confidence; and emotionally it is a desire to have things remain as they are; a resistance to change.

In people:

The bones, muscles and tissues are represented by chi.

Mental picture:

Think of a big mountain….

Breathing:

Slow in/Slow out

Movement:

Up and downwards

MA Style:

Sumo…

Finger:

Little finger

Examples:

Stones and Mountains

Located:

Earth is located at the bottom of the spine

Water (Sui)

Represents:

The fluid, flowing, formless things in the world.

Emotionally:

Emotion, defensiveness, adaptability, flexibility, suppleness, and magnetism.

The mind:

Mental or emotional tendencies towards Adaptation and change.

In people:

Blood and other bodily fluids are represented by Sui.

Mental picture:

Think of a beach with the waves hitting the beach….

Breathing:

Slow in/Fast out

Movement:

Backwards and forward

MA Style:

Ju-Jutsu/Jiu-Jitsu…

Finger:

Ring Finger

Examples:

Plants and Rivers

Located:

Water is located at the lower part of the abdomen

Fire (Ka)

Represents:

The energetic, forceful, moving things in the world.

Emotionally:

Can be associated with motivation, desire, intention, and an outgoing spirit. Besides the obvious examples of heat and flame…

The mind:

drive and passion.

In people:

metabolism and body heat

Mental picture:

Think of a blacksmith where the fire is burning and its hot….

Breathing:

Fast in/Fast out

Movement:

Forward

MA Style:

Kick/Thai-boxing…

Finger:

Middle Finger

Examples:

Animals, particularly predators, capable of movement and full of forceful energy, are primary examples of ka objects.

Located:

Fire is located at Solar Plexus

Wind (Fu)

Represents:

“open-minded” attitude and carefree feeling.

Emotionally:

Can be associated with will, elusiveness, evasiveness, benevolence, compassion, and wisdom.

The mind:

drive and passion.

In people:

breathing, and the internal processes associated with respiration.

Mental picture:

Think of the wind between the trees in a forrest….

Breathing:

Fast in/Slow out

Movement:

Circular

MA Style:

Aikido…

Finger:

Index Finger

Examples:

Aside from air, smoke, and the like, fū can in some ways be best represented by the human mind. As we grow physically, we learn and expand mentally as well, in terms of our knowledge, our experiences, and our personalities.

Located:

Wind is located at the middle of the chest.

Woid (Ku)

Represents:

those things beyond our everyday experience, particularly those things composed of pure energy.

Emotionally:

Can be associated power, creativity, spontaneity, and inventiveness.

The mind:

Our ability to think and to communicate, as well as our creativity.

In people:

Spirit, thought, and creative energy.

Finger:

The tumb

Located:

Void is located at the neck

Note:

Kū is of particular importance as the highest of the elements. In martial arts, particularly in fictional tales where the fighting discipline is blended with magic or the occult, one often invokes the power of the Void to connect to the quintessential creative energy of the world. A warrior properly attuned to the Void can sense his surrounding and act without thinking, and without using his physical senses.

Above elements can be used as a meditation system and a form of NLP system, you can use it in your every day life to spot who is in what element. This knowlegde can help you in a conversation if you see a person (or possible opponent) is in one element, you can “mirror” his element and then pull the conversation into a other element that you like better and that way control the conversation……
Some of the signs you can look after besides above (the elements), is if a person is mad, yells a lot and have a red face color. This means the blood is still mostly in his face and he is not that big a danger yet, but if the face turns white it means that his blood is running out to his fists and he is ready to strike (a danger)….
Please note: You can’t always go after the face color since there is cases where it can play a trick on you if the person is on drugs or suchs, always use you commen sense and awareness….

You can also meditate directly on a element just by using the “Mental picture” (and breathing) or you can combine it with the mudra’s (hand positions) for each element either to get the correct feeling during training or as a meditation, where you either sit or lay down….

The mudra for Earth is:

During training you could make the Earth mudra like this:

The mudra for Water is:

During training you could make the Water mudra like this:

The mudra for Fire is:

During training you could make the Fire mudra like this:

The mudra for Wind is:

During training you could make the Wind mudra like this:

The way you use the mudra’s in your training is by making the mudra (at your side or behind your bag), getting the felling in your mind of the element and use the breathing. That means if you are doing a “water” technique (defensive), then do the things above and try to keep the feeling of water when your opponent attacks you. This connects the feeling of water by connecting your fingers (the mudra) and after some training you will be able to recall that feeling just by putting the fingers together….

Originally posted 2009-09-03 12:42:01. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Meditating on their senses was used by the Ninja to become more aware and alert of danger in their enviroment……
We do train our senses in most Martial Arts both when we do sparring and other drills, we do become more aware…..
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But in Ninjutsu (X-Kans), we do meditate directly on our 5 senses to become more aware…..
The way this is done is by:

Eyes: Start your day with a 10 min. meditation on everything you see, then afterwards be aware the rest of the day of all the things you see….

Ears: Start your day with a 10 min. meditation on everything you hear, then afterwards be aware the rest of the day of all the things you hear….

Feeling: Start your day with a 10 min. meditation on everything you feel, then afterwards be aware the rest of the day of all the things you feel….

Nose: Start your day with a 10 min. meditation on everything you smell, then afterwards be aware the rest of the day of all the things you smell….

Taste: Start your day with a 10 min. meditation on everything you taste, then afterwards be aware the rest of the day of all the things you taste….

Originally posted 2009-09-03 14:59:25. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Water: Can be found in lakes and oceans, Water also heats and can form clouds. Thats why its second.

Fire: The heat from the sun and number 3 element….

Wind: Moves under the influence of heat and can carry a lot, Wind is the 4 element…

Void: Without this element the other ones can not be, it stand for everything potientiale power with no start or end. This is the 5 and highest element….
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Earth Meditation:
When the Ninja was to emotional involved or need more stability, he would use Earth meditation…
Focus on your breathing, breathe slow in and push the stomach completly out (takes around 8 sec.)….
Dont hold you breath, but breathe out again also slow (takes 8 sec.), until you have pressed all air out of your lungs….
While you do this breathing imagine that you are a empty mountain cave and you feel the breathing in the inside of this cave…
You should feel the pressure of this breathing in your stomach area, it might help also to focus on a Earth symbol like you sitting on the top of a mountain….

Earth insight:
Meditate on the bodys weakness like illness, age, death, hunger and so on…..This will give you a better understand of the body and its limits…..

Earth peace of mind:
Meditate over how sometimes things like money, job, car, house and such….Some times becomes so important to some people that they loose them self…..

Water meditation:
When a Ninja feels he to stubborn and needs more adaptability, then he would meditate on Water…..
Focus on your breathing, take a deep breath pressing the stomach completly out, it should take around 8 sec. to breathe in…..
Then with your lungs and stomach filled with air, hold your breath for around 3 sec.
You should feel it press around stomach level…
Breathe out to relax the lungs and ribs, while you turn the presurre to the lower part of adomen. Tense the muscles in the lower part of adomen and breathe out fast with a quick push…..
Hold this position and your breathe for about 3 sec. Before you start to breathe in again….
You could imagine a symbol for Water like you floding around in a bathing ring in a beach near the coast line, where you see and feel the waves….

Water insight:
Meditate over the illusion that comes with feelings and try to think about how the feelings can play tricks on the mind….
Teaches you about the limited ways things can be explained in a logical manner….

Water peace of mind:
Meditate over compassion….
This will break down feeling like anger….

Fire meditation:
When a Ninja feels without energy, is unable to make a decision or feels others are manipulating him, then he would meditate on the fire element…..
Focus on your breathing, let your lung and rib muscles relax. Breathe fast in by pressing the stomach muscles out, it should be in one fast motion. You should feel a pressure behind Solar Plexus. Dont hold you breath, but breathe out by using the muscles around the rib area….
It can help to imagine a symbol of Fire like a fire place in a old blacksmith and you are blowing on the fire place making the flames higher and higher…..

Fire insight:
Meditate over the minds toughts, how old ideas that was ones true, become new ideas, stress and the mental process…
Teaches you about the mind….

Fire peace of mind:
Meditate over the effect and corse of ignorance….
To Teach the mind about Ignorance…..

Wind meditation:
When a Ninja feels emotional controled or lacking compassion, he would meditate on Wind….
Focus on your breath, relax your lung and rib muscles….
Take a deep breath by pressing the stomach out and filling your lungs…..Hold your breath for about 3 sec. while you feel the pressure in your chest…..

Breathe slowly out using your rib muscle and pressing up and inwards with the stomach muscle, this should take around 10 sec.
It helps using a symbol of wind like you standing between the trees in a big forrest, where the wind is blowing and you feel it…..

Wind insight:
Meditate over how little “You” are in the big picture, like the worlds historie, the universe and so on……
Consider what problems like personal issues, victories and such means compare to it all….

Wind peace of mind:
Meditate over the different cultures in the world and the many ways of doing things…..
Teaches you about the value of different oppions….

Void meditation:
Imagine that you are in the future looking back at you right now, work on being able to see your self from the eyes from the person you like to be in the future….
Use this as a part of you Goal Setting and Power Sentences…..

Void insight:
Meditate over the ability to look into the future….

Void peace of mind:
Meditate over the breathing as a way to expand the mind…..

KAMAE

Shizen no Kamae (Earth): Stand relaxed and safe, from here you can move in any direction….
Neutral attitude
(We start all our defences in this position, since its most likely to look like how you would stand on the Street).

Ichimonji no Kamae (Water): This is a way to lure the opponent a little to far out…..
Defensive attitude

Jumonji no Kamae (Fire): A way to press your opponent that forces him to react and so his true color….
Aggressive attitude
(We use the Villasin Style Combat Stance as our Fire stand).

Hira no Kamae (Wind): A attitude from which true Ukemi can be trained….
Reciving attitude

Hicho no Kamae (Earth and Wind): Flying from battle, the stability is larger then the opponent thinks. This position can also be used as a quick way to get balance to your mind. Because you cant stand on one leg, if your mind is out of balance (focus). (it can also be used as a block against low kicks).

Doko no Kamae (Water and Fire): A position that puts pressure on the opponent, because it shows aggressive attitude (Fire) by the fist, but is still defensive (Water) also, when you look at the stand…

Kosei no Kamae (Vind and Fire): Tricks the opponent to think you are open, when in fact its a set up…..

Remember the positions (Kamaes) would in real combat get smaller and they are like pictures of bodymovement during a fight not static and dead, but they should be used during sparring and with aliveness…..
The reason we start we training them large is its safe for the beginnig student, trains the muscles and the subcon./body to remember your movement correct…

We also try to hide the technique in Ninjutsu, so the opponent wont know what happen or even if you did know Martial Arts afterwards…..
Some of the best techniques are those the opponent, never see comming so always have a “secret weapon”…….

Originally posted 2009-09-05 10:10:31. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Ninja Hardee Merritt of Steven Hayes To Shin Do ninjutsu uses the ground flow matterial taught to black belts to win a cage fight against a mma ( mixed martial arts ) jujitsu and kickboxing karate fighter getting a submission in 26 seconds:

Stephen Hayes Ninjutsu training:

Originally posted 2009-09-01 12:54:21. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Ukemi is being able to endure pain in all its aspects of life…..
This we learn both by doing rolls and falls, but also within our techniques, the most common being taking the ability to take a punch…..
There are a lot of different views within Martial Arts on the subject of taking a punch, it can also mean some thing different from art to art….
The art of taking a punch is important, because you cant expect to enter a fight without getting hit at least once and then you need to be able to take it…

But on the other hand some sports like kick-boxing or hardcore arts like full contact Ninjutsu, they go over the line, they go so far with the idea of taking a punch that the students get hurt and there is no reason for that….There are many ways of training this in a safe and good way, where nobody gets hurt and most student join a Dojo to protect them from getting hurt (on the street) so i would be a bad teacher if i start by hurting them….

Most arts has this kind of training build in they start the student with training with only 10% intensity and moves on to around 80% at around black belt….
This is a nice easy way of doing it and most student get use to it and never have a problem with it…

There are also drills that can be done to ‘harden” the body, in my mind a lot of this is in the mind of the student and not the body that gets ‘harden’, of course you could do really hardcore drills like in Thai-boxing, leg to leg, but that destroys the nerves and it can be done different, you are better of raising the students tolerance for pain then destroying his body…

Ninjutsu besides basis drills and techniques, uses rolls and falls outdoor on roads, fields, hallways and other areas you can think of to both train ukemi (taking pain) and there falls/rolls, if you are a Judo man and only been doing rolls/falls on the mat in the dojo you should try it outside, it makes a big different and helps you a lot in making the technique some thing you can use in real and the less pain you fell when doing it (and the more silent), the better your rolls are getting….
The goal for it is a no sound and no pain roll….

There are also ways to put your mind in the game, when you train drills or techniques to better “take a punch”, in general in a drill or technique you know what area your opponent is going to hit. This means you mentally can protect the area by mental imagery. You in you mind imagine the area being a wall of protective energy and focus on that, really see this energy wall, when you become good at this it helps you taking a punch better…This might sound odd to many with a energy wall, but to me its not that odd you are using the body and the mind as one, and there by using the body better, its not in my mind any thing magical but more a naturel way of using your body by this i mean you breathe, relax and tense the muscle at the right time because of you mind is in the game (of course this is a simple way of putting it, there are a little more to it try also reading my post about the mind)…
I hope you enjoyed reading my post and please fell free to use the chat (where i answer questions) or post a comment to this article…

Sincerly yours in the art,

Jan Jensen

Originally posted 2009-08-31 18:01:35. Republished by Blog Post Promoter