I was recently asked this questions from a martial arts colleague. He was curious as to how something so complex as a martial art could be studied at home with an effectiveness. Here is my reply.
First someone with no martial art experience should not even consider this course. I recommend a minimum of 1st dan. Everything you said above is VERY true. If you are not able to try this out on various partners your study will be very difficult if not impossible. Most people interested are school owners, but not always.
Now kyusho is not a complete art, so if you are not a practicing martial artist this study is not possible. At the beginner or novice level as in this course there is a lot of theory that MUST be learned, assimilated and memorized. Without this it will not be possible to advance. There will be quiz's for students on the support website to make sure they are working with the product properly. As for techniques the student will be asked to video themselves so we can check the progress. Again, support is the key to learning from this product. Video's can be upload to the website.
Certification will require time spent with a qualified instructor in the art. Like Cane Masters and other distance learning products there is really no way around this.
If someone is interested in learning Kyusho and there is a qualified instructor in the area then that is the way to go. My instructor is only 2 hours away. This is for those who cannot find a way to learn locally.
