I admit I stopped reading this thread when it turned into a bit of a flame war. There is enough of that on these boards I don’t need to read yet another one.
Just a few things on kyusho.
1) Like with most things….if it didn’t work you probably weren’t doing it right. So why blame the art/technique for your inability? Blaming the art/technique speaks volumes about your character and training ideology. Lose the ego and try harder until you can do it correctly. Kyusho is just like any aspect of training, you actually have to practice it to get it right. When sparring how many punches land perfectly? If you get 50% of them I would say you are doing a damn good job….better than most. How is landing a kyusho strike any different?
2) This “color by numbers kyusho” I read about all over the internet….it’s bull. I have yet to have someone tell me exactly which kyusho # they hit to whack someone out. People that talk about first you hit GB 20 and then ST 9 are full of it and don’t know what they are talking about. They throw out TCM terms as if they were licensed in it. Well, I am and I can tell you 99% of the stuff I read on these boards is BS.
3) If you don’t like kyusho and don’t think it works fine. Say so then go away, we don’t need to hear it over and over on why you think it doesn’t work.
[CENTER]Robert Rousselot
[B][I]Yeah, I’m humble…..I’m just not obsequious--- me [/I][/B]
[B][I]Human behavior flows from three main sources; desire, emotion, and knowledge --- Plato[/I][/B][/CENTER]