How Kyusho Fits in

My interest in martial arts started at about age 6 when I saw Bruce Lee kick out a light in the Green Hornet pilot. My fascination grew and grew over the years with his movies and his death. I finally made it into an martial art school shortly after the birth of my first child.

I studied with the same instructor for 16 years. I left his teaching approximately 1 year after testing for my 4th Dan Master level. Now, this man was a great teacher, that is why I was there for so very long. However a lot of the techniques he did and taught just seemed to be 'way out there'. I was looking for something that would work for me and anyone I shared it with.

At this point I opened my own school with my two sons. I was still very driven to learn (I still am) and contacted as many martial arts Master and Grand Masters as would talk to me. Several were kind enough to take me under their wing and teach me much of what they knew, but as great as they were, there was still something missing.

At this point I was becoming very frustrated. I decided it was time to look within for my answers. Oddly enough at this point I received an email from a man I did not know personally, but was familiar with, Steve Stewart of London Ontario.

The email talked about a pressure point seminar with George Dillman he was hosting and I was being invited to attend. The seminar was very reasonably priced, and I was curious. I had heard a lot about George Dillman over the years. I was expecting a good show, but that was about all.

I took about 8 students with me and we attending this seminar. Dillman presented a great seminar, and I found that a lot of what he said made sense. Then a lot of what he said did not make sense. I left happy that I attended, but still searching.

Over the next few days I thought about what Dillman talked about. The more I pondered, the more sense what he had said made. I called Steve Stewart to ask more information.

Steve Stewart at that time was a 6th Degree Black Belt in American Kenpo, part of the Ed Parker system. He was also running the most successful martial arts school in Canada. As we talked he told me about his Kyusho journey and beginnings and how he wanted to organize things to make it easier for people to learn the art. He also told me that he was about to start a new Novice Kyusho Certification Course if I was interested in obtaining a Black Belt in Kyusho. I was in!

I started my novice training with Steve Stewart (now 7th Dan American Kenpo and 8th Dan Kyusho Jitsu) and have never looked back. Because we are both school owners and had a lot in common Steve and I became fast friends. I have attended many of his school events and functions and have studied him closely. He has fully integrated Kyusho into his Kenpo. It is so seemly, that if you did not understand Kyusho, you would never see it.

Now I have also done the same. Kyusho is part of my art of Hapkido. They now cannot be separated. Things I did well and now better. Things I did very well are better also. Now all the techniques from the past make sense! Integrating Kyusho made the art of Hapkido timeless for me.

Now I am currently working on introducing more martial artist to Kyusho. I am also preparing for my test to 5th Degree Black Belt in Kyusho and 8th Dan in Hapkido. As I think about how to explain this to martial artists I think about being a back yard mechanic.

I had a good knowledge of cars and how to fix them. I rebuilt engines, painted and body worked cars etc. I did a great job. But imagine if I had a better education in these fields?

As great a martial artist as the reader may be, imagine just how much greater you could be with a little Kyusho education.

Replay of Webinar

The replay of our Kyusho Jitsu Webinar is now available. Follow the LINK provided and you will be taken to our website to view the video. The video is about 12 minutes long. If you have any questions or comments please email at master@kyushojitsu.ca

Todays Webinar

Well I am happy to say that today's websinar on Kyusho Jitsu was a great success. We gave out a lot of information on the art itself and answered some really great questions.

For those of you who were unable to attend, I am working on setting up a re-broadcast of the recording we made today. Youtube is a possibility for this, however I am concerned about the quality of play back.

I will post instruction here later as to how to view the event.

My thanks to all those who participated.

Why I love Kyusho

Why do I love the art of Kyusho so much? First I want to add that I have been in the martial arts my entire adult life. I first fell in love with the arts as a child watch Bruce Lee on TV playing Kato on The Green Hornet.

In later years I went to the movies to watch Bruce in film. At that time there was only one commercial martial arts school in Windsor. This was United Tae Kwon Do, run by Bob Chase. However the money was not there for me to become a student, so I took up boxing instead.

Years later, getting a job with Chrysler Canada made getting into the arts easy. I have never looked back since.

So back to Kyusho. Kyusho is a true learning experience. It is like going back to school to get a masters and a doctorate. Kyusho does not teach you to move like your root art does. It teaches you WHY you move a certain way, and HOW this affects the opponent.

Life is about learning, and this is a great medium for learning. Check it out for yourself.

Kyusho Webinar Wednesday July 8th 3:00pmEDT

I am going to hold a FREE webinar on Wednesday July 8th at 3:00pm EST to explain the advantages of study in the art of Kyusho Jitsu.

To my knowledge this is the first of it's kind. There are a very limited number of spaces available for this event. If you are interested in attending follow this link for more information.

This link is to our Kyusho Jitsu Student Support Site. I you plan on attending please join this site and RSVP to this event.

I look forward to seeing many of you there!

Attention Martial Arts Owners and Instructors

Over the next few weeks Kyusho Jitsu Canada will be holding several webinars on Kyusho Jitsu. We will cover the benefits to the school owner to adding Kyusho to your adult program.

For the martial art student, we will cover the benefits of learning this fascinating art.

Watch our website for more details.

http://www.kyushojitsu.ca

For those of you using Linked In, you can find me at this address.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/artmason

And Kyusho Jitsu Canada of Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=157513260322

http://www.facebook.com/people/Art-Mason/808955277

Joint Manipulation with Kyusho principles added

I am a 7th Dan Black Belt in Hapkido. I am very good at joint manipulation. When I started studying Kyusho many years back I found that by adding it's principles I could increase my effectiveness 2-3 times. Here is a short video of my son Master Curt Mason demonstrating these principles.