What is Kyusho Jitsu?

Hello, my name is Art Mason. I have been studying Martial Arts since 1984 and I am the founder of Art Mason’s Peaceful Warriors Martial Arts Institute. After many years of training and hard work I began to realize many things in my own art form just weren’t adding up. Techniques that should work, didn’t. I had more questions about moves in my systems katas and patterns than I did answers. The answers I had where usually almost laughable at best, they seemed to be given to me almost to avoid the question.

That’s when I started looking other places for answers. We have a huge world filled with Martial Artists, someone had to know the answers. I searched all over Canada and the U.S to try and find these rumoured “secrets” that the old world Martial Arts Masters had hidden and never taught except to a few selected close friends and family. And if you’re anything like me… you want to know them too!

Now I know what you’re thinking… “I’ve looked, and I’ve found nothing. And when I finally think I found something it turns out to be shady or sometimes even fake!” I also had this problem. Many of the so called “Masters of Martial Arts” where liars and cheats, only after a quick buck or someone to worship them. But finally after years of looking for these mysterious secrets I finally found my answer… “Kyusho Jitsu” which means quite literally “One Second Fighting”.

Odds are if you’re reading this letter you’ve heard of it or some other kind of system, such as “Dim Mak”. Let me tell you, for as many incredibly talented people that practice “Kyusho” there are a great number of them who really don’t know much about Kyusho Jitsu and others who just make it up as they go along. Often “Kyusho Jitsu” is met with severe skepticism and often viewed as being nothing but showmanship. Kyusho Jitsu is based in science and practical applications, often using ancient Asian medical references to make for easy association and learning.

Let’s talk about what “Kyusho Jitsu” really is. Kyusho simply is the study of the human body and it’s nervous system. By studying this system you can take any of the techniques and kata in your system and make them incredibly effective, easy to apply and devastating for anyone and everyone! You will begin to learn how to interpret each and every move and discover there is absolutely NO WASTED Movements, each and every move has incredible power and significant meaning… even the formal beginnings.

You will be amazed when you discover…

* Kyusho fits into ANY system, regardless of origin and discipline
* How quickly you will be able to apply these amazing concepts and theories
* At your ability to perform any technique on even the most difficult partner with incredible ease!

How does it all work? Kyusho Jitsu teaches you how to disrupt a person’s nervous system, allowing you to perform various techniques and maneuvers with ease. Techniques like joint locks, arm bars and throws are done by temporarily shutting off various joints or by effecting specific nerves in the body to make them more painful and easier to manipulate. This allows you to quickly disable and subdue any attacker or classroom partner.

But that’s not all… for striking arts it works just as well. You will learn not only where to hit, but how to hit it. Making each strike an incredibly devastating blow while only using minimal force and incredible speed! So that even the smallest of practitioners can defend herself with amazing efficiency.

* You will be able to… Perform previously challenging techniques and self defense skills with amazing ability and easy… even on the biggest and gruesome attacker or difficult classroom partner
* Amaze even your oldest students with your ability to perform each technique like one of the legendary old world masters.

* Take all of your technique and abilities to new levels of mastery!

The beautiful thing about learning Kyusho is that it works with any style or system of Martial Arts. You already know the techniques, now learn how to apply them! Kyusho Jitsu can be easily applied to any Martial Art because it is what I like to call a “Supplementary System” and can be literally plugged into what you are already doing without having to change anything you have already learned or are being taught at your school!

How is this possible? Your style of Martial Art already has ALL OF THESE SECRETS ALREADY IN IT! The proper direction and angle for every Kyusho Application is there! Now you just need the knowledge of how to apply it. I first do this by teaching you the basics of applying these incredible concepts and then by going through the real “Kata Interpretation” or “Bunkai”. Because lets face it, some of the moves in your Kata can seem down right silly and useless. Incredibly they’re NOT!

How do I get started?

That’s the easy part and there are a number of different ways…

Kyusho Jitsu Seminars

I will personally come to your school and teach a three hour seminar on Kyusho Jitsu and personalize it for your school and style of Martial Art! These seminars are an exciting and energizing experience for every Martial Artist… Not only will you be learning first hand but it also revitalizes interest and enthusiasm in martial arts for even the most seasoned practitioner!

* Learn the applications for blocks and strike you’d never imagine
* Discover the hidden moves and techniques in your kata.
* Best of all each seminar is personalized for your school, style and system!

Kyusho Jitsu Pre-College

A prelude to actually becoming certified in Kyusho Jitsu. A Pre-College is a 1 hour session to give you a taste of what the actual program is like, also giving you the details of the program and how to go about enrolling in it or starting a program in your school.

* Discover how easy Kyusho Jitsu can fit into your style or system
* Learn of the principles and theories that govern the human body and nervous system
* Find out about the requirements and course outline of our amazing Kyusho Jitsu Novice Program

Kyusho Jitsu Novice Program

This is where everyone starts in their certification. This program will take you to 1st Dan in the Martial Art and is a wonderful eye opening experience into the world of Martial Arts. Take all of your techniques to amazing new heights in this in depth, practical study of this extraordinary system! At the end of this program you will be eligible to test for your 1st Dan/Degree in the art and be able to move on to the Advanced level of the program. Yes! Novice really is only the beginning!

Your classes will cover

* The Cycle of Destruction and how to apply it
* Yin/Yang theory
* 5 Principles of Kyusho
* Theory of Proper Power Generation
* Meridians and how the work and relate to each other
* How Stances really work
* Kata Breakdown from your own system

Here is what other Martial Artists are saying about Kyusho

"I am 47 years old and have been studying various martial arts for the nearly 10 years. Kyusho Jitsu appeals, not only to my desire to learn something new and different, but more importantly and unlike most "hard" arts like Tae Kwan Do, it appeals to a real need to know techniques that do not require me to go "toe-to-toe" with a potential assailant. I am at an age where I would need to deal with any potential violent confrontation, with techniques that do not require me to be an Olympic athlete to succeed and walk away unscathed. Kyuso Jitsu techniques should allow me the best opportunity to survive just such situations regardless of the age and size of an assailant."

Don Moore

"Learning about Kyusho has not only improved my skills and understanding of the martial arts that I study, but it has taught me a great deal about the human body. Having only studying for about 1 year, it amazes me how little I know about the human body. Studying Kyusho teaches you to use the body's strength to heal, and takes its weaknesses and inflict pain or cause damage to help you defend yourself. I strongly recommend as a martial artist to apply the study of Kyusho to your training. Wether your a novice or Black Belt Master you will walk away with a better understanding of your martial art, and yourself as well. I look forward to continuing my education this mind opening art."

Respectfully,

Michelle Poupard



To get started on your journey through the secrets of the Martial Arts and your study of this amazing system all you have to do is visit our Contact Us Link abover to be able to book an event at your school!

Yours in Higher Martial Arts Learning,



Art Mason



P.S. School owners will also receive a FREE private session with me (you may invite 1 other person), as well as a second One on One session to go over your systems Katas and Self Defense Techniques!

Kyusho Canada on Facebook

Since the number of people interested in the art of Kyusho Jitsu is growing by the day, I have added a group for our Kyusho Students and others interested on Facebook.

Check out Kyusho Jitsu Canada on Facebook at the following link.

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

If you don't have a Facebook account they are free and very easy to setup.

I welcome your participation and feedback.

Novice Kyusho Certification Workbook

This book is delivered in PDF format, which you can then print to help your study. These pages are perfect for lamination so that a dry erase marker can be used on them. It will be available in the future in printed and bound format. The cost of the PDF is only $25 Canadian via PayPal. Follow this LINK to our Kyusho Canada Website to purchase your copy today.





Sample page from our Kyusho Jitsu Workbook

The Bunkai Question

Karate Bunkai is the breakdown of a KATA or pattern into the individual strikes etc that mimic a real life situation. From the very beginning of my martial arts training I saw Kata as a fascinating and mysterious part of the arts.

As I progressed I started to have numerous questions about the techniques in these kata. Some moves seemed to make some sense while others made no sense at all. I started to ask my instructor questions, but the answers made no sense either.

Years later I found myself searching across the country, looking at different arts in hope of finding some answers to the Bunkia Question. I studied with a Kempo Grand Master briefly. He was an amazing martial artist, he talked about various bunkai in the kata, but he also had no real answers to the question. Shortly after than I found a Kosho Ryu Grand Master, he too had a view answers, but not that many. These men as smart as they were could say, "this is a throw" but could not give you the exact situations that caused it that linked directly to the kata. More Bunkai Questions.

In 2002 I finally found the answers to the Bunkai Questions. When these questions were answered, all moves in all Kata made sense! If you too want these answers, check out this LINK.