Today Street Safety is More Important than EVER!

You have probably notice that violence on our streets is on the rise.  In fact it is becoming epidemic in proportion. The time really has come when you need to be concerned about the safety of your loved ones.
The problem with violent crime is that anyone can be a victim of it. Many times martial artists believe they are prepared, when in fact they are not. Why? Because the illusion that ring fighting skills will work on the street, when in fact they will get you killed.
Many years ago in my home town there was a TKD Black Belt, a very talented man, who did very well in competitions stopped a robbery of a woman in front of his apartment. Now this is back in the mid 70's long before the sport surge in TKD that crippled it as a self defense art.
After foiling the robbery attempt he chased the man on foot to try to apprehend him. They guy ducked around a corner waiting for the wood-be hero and then gutted him as he rounded the corning.
One dead, misguided hero. Under the illusion he was prepared for a real attack.
Much of what is tough today is purely for competition and not real self defense. However the movements you do practice can be used for real defense, with a few changes being made.
The addition of REAL pressure point knowledge is the answer! Take a look at my eBook on turning Kyusho Jitsu Theories and Principles into REAL and EFFECTIVE self defense applications!
The link below will take you to our page to read more about this exciting resource! And as always, there is  satisfaction guarantee!

Kyusho Jitsu Theories to Street Applications

The NEED for Pressure Points in Today's Self Defense Instruction

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I have been around a long time, seen and done a lot of things. Been in the wrong place at the wrong time many times. I know what the world is really like!
Today sport martial art thrives! However this is NOT the reality of street! I can take the worlds best into the streets of Detroit and they will be eaten alive! Many martial arts instructors leave these people with the idea in their heads that they are "tough" guys, but I am sorry, no there are not!
The truth of street defense is also not "fighting" either.  It has nothing to do with 2 or more guys having their egos clash and they pair off. It is about being in the wrong place at the wrong time and being attacked, by one or many, perhaps with knives and/or guns also.
I have unfortunately seen it all!
Pressure Points training, especially for the martial artist can be a great equalizer! How do I know this? Experience.... one time at the airport in Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport just outside of Caracas Venezuela I had a man try to force me to go outside this him, first with intimidation, then force. It however cost him an elbow as it folded like paper after TW-11 was attacked. He ran screaming, the police at the airport watched with disinterest.
The best part is it was so fast, no one really knew what happened.
So it is worth the effort to add pressure point training to your martial art learning and systems? What is this type of thing had happened to you? What if your kids were with you? This is NOT my only dance either.
Pressure point training is the great equalizer, but it is no quick fix. There is no free lunch, no quick fix anywhere for anything that has value. I can help compensate for age, size, and health issue. Time takes it tole on everyone. Martial arts is about getting better with age, not regressing.
To learn more about how this amazing system could one day save your life check out the links below.  Martial arts school owners especially! You own your students the best possible self defense system you can teach. That means one that is always growing and changing with the times.
Below is a link for the 4 different option to learn this amazing system we call kyusho Jitsu.

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How Long Does it Take until Kyusho Becomes Effective?

Young man being mugged in a dark tunnel by a violent man

This question was posed to me via email a few weeks ago. I answered the lady directly and she must have been satisfied with the answer as I did not hear back. But what is the answer to this question?
It is 2 parts...
Obviously the amount of time and effort you put into the learning and practice of Kyusho is a determining factor in its effectiveness. You cannot just read as an example my Novice Kyusho Jitsu Workbook and say, "well I know this now" and expect any kind of result. You MUST training with the information.
But also!
How much time and effort do you put into your root art? The more time and effort you spend training period is going to be the deciding factor in how effectively you can incorporation and use Kyusho.
Kyusho Jitsu is NOT a quick fix for lack of training! This is one of the reason I spend so much effort recruiting NEW Certified Kyusho Jitsu Teachers. Yes it does spread the art! But the addition of Kyusho to the schools curriculum or as special programs helps to keep adult students motivated and training!
That is a WIN/WIN for everyone! The more martial art school that succeed, the better it is for all of us! Let's face it the general public needs what we teach and the discipline we have to offer. The world is not getting calmer, it is getting much more violent!
So in a nutshell that is the answer. There is no answer, it all depends on you!
If you are not currently a Kyusho Jitsu student but would like more information take a look at our Kyusho Jitsu University Website. There is something for everyone there!
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Kyusho Jitsu University

The A-B-C's of Learning Kyusho Jitsu or Anything Else

As many of you reading this you know when it comes to Kyusho Jitsu, or really any martial art there are a lot of naysayers. Now on the internet, especially places like YouTube there is an issues with low life's who just like to troll, make bad comments and generally cause trouble. They don't count. What I am talking about is the closed minded person who basically says "this is all crap."
Now one reason I think there is so many people like this is because they have no idea "how" to learn.
Most of us have been out of school a long time. But school only teaches you how to regurgitate information. There is no class on how to actually "learn." I believe this is why North America has fallen so far behind the rest of the world in literacy rates.
Learning, like martial arts is a skill!
So what are the steps to learning a system like Kyusho Jitsu? Well NUMBER ONE, get a notepad! Yes I know the information is on your screen, but to learn it, really learning it you MUST WRITE IT OUT!
Not type it out, write it out! Afterwards you can read through it and type it into a product like OneNote to help you organize it. But you need to do the writing also. It will increase your retention of the information up to 40% the first time around!
This is called taking COPIOUS Notes. This is a key to learning ! You don't see note taking taught in school!
Now I am a conspiracy theories kinda guy. The school system no longer teach cursive writing, this is because they wish to dumb down the masses. Today our school systems and universities graduate some of the very brightness and best people who know NOTHING.
Learning is part of the human experience and I LOVE TO LEARN!
Now in the KJWA Membership Levels we help you along the way to learn the learning process. This is truly an educational facility!
There are a total of 4 levels of learning with the Kyusho Jitsu World Alliance. The first one is the FREE Mini Course, then we have Kyusho Jitsu University!
Check out this link for more information!

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KJWA - Taking Your Pressure Point Study to the Next Level

I am still learning - Michelangelo at age 87 - continuous education concept on a slate blackboard against red barn wood

When I first created the KJWA (Kyusho Jitsu World Alliance) back in the summer of 2016 I did so with the intention of reaching as many martial artist as possible with information on pressure points.
Depending on their interest level there is some GREAT free information available to them from us, and some AMAZING paid content, structured like the programs I teach in Dojo, with the idea of advancement in rank, developing teachers and eventually making more masters.
Now Kyusho has been much ridiculed over the year, which simply a combination of BAD marketing, and closed minded people, we all know the type and you will see them fighting on Facebook over politics and just about anything else. Fact is they are either too lazy or too stupid to be able to learning anything.  There are people in the world who are "unteachable" because they already know everything.
I know you know them too!
But I regress! Now I have been offering different kinds of paid content for many, many years. But the problem with it is that many times people never use it. They also are overwhelmed by the amount of information they download, and just don't know where to begin.
This is the main problem with digital content! With that in mind I created the membership level of the KJWA that we call Kyusho Jitsu University!
People who become members of the different levels are "fed" new information every 2-3 days, in the  correct order for learning. Plus there are scheduled reviews, plus many different avenues for support! It is as close to a real classroom as can be done!
Also support when you need it is everything!
Check these 2 first Member levels out! The Gold Membership is for the martial artists and the Diamond Membership is for the School Owner / Teacher.
See you inside!

KJWA Gold Membership

KJWA Diamond Membership

Age, Physical Fitness, Pressure Points, and the Martial Arts

There is a brutal fact I am going to tell you about, as you read this, regardless of your current age, you are getting older by the second......
But there is something you can do about it!
Today we live in a world obsessed with physical fitness, and many of these people are training like maniacs for a fight that will never happen. Bruce Lee was a prime example of this. i know martial arts Grand Master who insist on their students being able to run 10k for a Black Belt exam. There is nothing wrong with that, however it has nothing to do with martial arts.
When I was a kid and they talked about martial arts it was always that size didn't matter.  There was once truth in that, but today it is about fitness, not martial arts. No matter what you think, you cannot stay in top physical peaks of fitness all your life.  And the fitness junkies are the ones that nature is the cruelest too when they slow down. Look at boxers, they pile on weight because they have abused the body so much.
In a martial art, as you grow older and wiser, you should become more deadly, not less. What is the solution? Something that has been missing from systems for years. Pressure Points...
Now I mean the real thing. I have heard and seen many instructors talk about it, but when I watch them they know little to nothing. Sorry but despite your ego, that is likely true!
But here on this website you can learn for FREE and take the AGE factor out of your martial art.  We have an awesome FREE Mini Course you can access very easy here and join, but I post a ton of real working content free also.
Consider joining the KJWA (Kyusho Jitsu World Alliance) it is FREE also, and can help to enhance your learning more.  After you see what Kyusho can do for your art then perhaps you may wish to study more intensively and pursue rank, but that is all up to you!
Follow the links provided for more information.
Yours in the arts,

Grand Master Art Mason

The Kyusho Jitsu Journey

Forest Path Brasov Romania

Martial Artists and especially martial arts teachers are odd people. In many ways we don't fit into the normal society of today.  Aside from the values we have, there is something I want to discuss here.
We tend to put others first. I know I have been very guilty of this for a long time. People will say, "how is this a bad thing?" It is if we don't also think about our own education and our own development.
Many people will get into Kyusho and then stop the study. One reason i hear a lot is how much time it takes. But when you truthfully assess your free time, that "reason" no longer holds water.
I had a excellent student years ago who after reaching is Black Belt level stopped. He said he need more time with his younger children. Really? 2 hours per week is not going to make any difference, especially when the arts help to center you.
Now he is mostly just unhappy.
Invest in yourself, and invest in the education you started in martial arts however many years or even months ago. You cannot be at your best if you deprive yourself of personal development.  I was guilty of this until I started to study Kyusho. I taught classes which was and is my job, but I had not pursued any personal knowledge in new things, and in growth.
Tony Robbins said of his Personal Development Programs that he know most people don't finish listening or watching.  And that those that do are the ones who change their lives and succeed.
The same with Kyusho. If you love it, pursue the challenge, obtain all the rank you can and pass that information on to your students and others.  Without personal growth we are going backwards!
As my mentor Keith Hafner once told me. "You cannot help the poor by becoming one of them."
Pursue your dreams!