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The concepts of Ryukyu
Kempo bridge the gap between styles and aid
students in defining their techniques -
regardless of style. |
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Ryukyu
Kempo (also known as Chinese Kempo) has
been the way of martial arts in Okinawa
hundreds of years. This is what martial
arts was before the transition into what
most people know as 'modern karate'.
Ryukyu Kempo is not a 'style' of martial
arts like Goju-Ryu, Shorin-Ryu,
Shuri-ryu, Tai Kwon Do and the list goes
on. Rather, Ryukyu Kempo encompasses
Okinawan arts with emphasis on
life-protection techniques, regardless
of an individual's size. The concepts of
Ryukyu Kempo bridge the gap between
styles and aid the student in defining
his or her techniques, regardless of
style. Ryukyu Kempo
incorporates many of the same concepts as 'Acupuncture';
dealing with over 300 pressure points of the
body, chi flow (also call Qi, Ki, or
Bio-electric energy), yin & yang (positive &
negative), the 12 bi-lateral body meridians, and
the 5 elements (earth, wood, fire, metal,
water). |
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Ryukyu Kempo
consists of two areas that are not included in
Modern Karate and most other modern Martial
Arts: |
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Kyusho-Jitsu
is the pressure point striking of Ryukyu
Kempo. To perform a Kyusho-Jitsu technique, a
student must be trained in striking a
combination of points. Strikes to the proper
points - in the correct order, angle, and
direction - can disorient, disable, or cause
death to an attacker. The map of these pressure
point combinations are hidden within Kata. With
correct understanding and adequate practice of
the techniques contained within Kata, Ryukyu
Kempo techniques and combinations can be
interpreted. |
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Tuite,
or "grab hand". This refers to the grappling
and joint manipulations contained in
Ryukyu Kempo. Everyone's body is weak in the
same manor. These weaknesses occur near joints,
nerves, tendons, and muscles. Tuite should not
be thought of as an art unto itself. Tuite
works in conjunction with Kyusho-Jitsu in that
the pressure points are the keys to releasing
the joints attacked by Tuite. |
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Parts of
the text on this page have come from
Grandmaster George Dillman's 2nd book:
Ryukyu Kempo: Advance Pressure Point
Fighting. Coinciding information
on this page also comes from a
continuous study of different works both
online and in books. One such book -for
example-is The Bible of Karate,
Bubishi; published by Tuttle Martial
Arts. If you truly study the history of
Martial Arts, you will come to find that
the roots of all arts are from similar
-if not the same- sources. |
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