The concepts of Ryukyu Kempo bridge the gap
between styles and aid students in defining their
techniques - regardless of style.
Ryukyu Kempo (also known as Chinese Kempo,
Te, Tote, ect) has been the way of martial arts
in Okinawa for hundreds of years. It translates
to the native fighting style of the Ryukyu
Islands of Okinawa before the transition to
‘Modern Karate’ in the early 20th century. Much
of Ryukyu Kempo’s basis comes from the influence
of Japanese Bojitsu and Chinese Kung Fu. This
system encompasses many Okinawan arts with
emphasis on life-protection techniques,
regardless of an individual's size.
Ryukyu Kempo
consists of two areas that are not
included in Modern Karate and most other
modern Martial Arts:
Kyusho Jitsu
is the vital area, or acupuncture
pressure point, striking encompassed
with the art. More than simply knowing
where a pressure point is, one must know
how to strike the point as well as with
proper angle and direction. Utilizing
Kyusho in fighting techniques allows one
to incapacitate the opponent quickly
through body kinetics, pain compliance,
knock outs, joint releasing (leading to
hyperextensions or breaks), and more.
Tuite,
or "hand grab". This refers to the
grappling and joint manipulations
contained in Ryukyu Kempo. Everyone's
body is weak in the same manner. 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.
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).
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.
