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ATEMI AIKI JUJITSU
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History of Jujistu
since the end of the war ,and particularly during the last(5) decada, the ancient Japanese martial arts of jujitsu & aiki jujitsu has enjoyed a rapidly expanding popularity,not only in the country of its origin but also abroad,especially in the U.S.A ,Europe,and Southeast Asia originally.
l arts were simply methods of defense and attack used in serious conbat that consisted of primitive handto-hand and stick fighting techniques. At times a small and com-paratively weak man would overcome a bigger opponent and when the reason for his victory was appreciated a new method would be formulated. Tus, over the yeas,teachers and practitioners of the arts.......sometimes at considerble risk to themselves ......have refined and developed these techniques which today stand up to scientific scrutiny.
Grandmaster Irving soto founded the method of Atemi ju jitsu aiki jujitsu techinques. Atemi are blows delivered against certain vulnerable points of the body. we call this metsubushi (''smashing of the eyes''). Atemi jujitsu simply is the gentle arts of self-defense by way of definition jujitsu is the way of the mind and spirit.jujitsu is a series or combination og techniques that have been separated into other arts. why was jujitsu separated into specific do or ways may have become too complexas an arts becouse it never stop changing with the time. new teachinques. Atemi jujitsu has a lots of combinations and locks and veriations that you see today in MMA.
ORIGINALLY IN INDIA
Jujitsu originally was developed in India, spreading throughout Southeast Asia and reaching Japan.
There it became an important part of the military training among the bushi (samurai) class during the kamakurap period (1185-1333). It was taught to disarm warriors so they could defend themselves against enemies who were still armed. Thus, the techniques of kumi-tachi or yawara described in the 13th-century Buddhist work konjaku-monogatari (story of past and present). Over the centuries various schools developed, the ancient military techniques of kumi -tachi or yawara described in 13th century Buddhist work konjaku -monogatari (story of past and present), while other schools developed wajutsu, kogo-soku, hakuda, shudaku, and kempo tach techniques which combined movements and counting grips adopted from Chinese methods of combat. Jujitsu became recognized martial arts during the Edo period (1603-1867. when Japan was at peace.
The ronin (masterless samurai founded many schools and spread jujitsu techniques throughout the country. The Techniques were codified at the beginning of the Meiji period (1868-1912), when samurai were forbidden to carry swords while feuds between noble families were prohibited.Atemi strikes are aimed at key areas of the body: nerve endings, arteries running close to bone, organs, sensitive and vulnerable joints like elbows and knees. These strikes can be made with virtually any part of the body, open hand, fist, fingers, elbow, toes, heel, knee, even your head - all are viable tools for attacking an aggressor's key atemi points.
A brief history
Atemi was developed in Asia thousands of years ago. In China it became known as dim mak, (death touch) while the Japanese, called it Atemi; a system of strikes and painful joint holds aimed at one of the central nervous system's 365 "pressure points." Paradoxically many of these points are also used in the healing art of acupuncture, which began its development at about the same time.
For many years it remained exclusively in China but as Chinese and Japanese cultures intermingled, the art migrated to Japan. The early masters spent many hours researching human anatomy in their quest for atemi perfection. They toiled over anatomical charts and experimented on prisoners of war and criminals. They immersed themselves totally in this learning, committing to memory their secret knowledge, refining it as they progressed and keeping the secrets of Atemi within the confines of their immediate families or clans.
During the 15th century, the samurai warriors began to assimilate Atemi strikes into their systems of battlefield unarmed combat - the martial arts. Atemi strikes gave them several advantages: Atemi strikes require no flamboyant stances, no flashy movement, they are direct and decisive. The samurai could employ a fatal blow quickly to end a life threatening confrontation or a use a quick disabling strike that would render the opponent helpless but alive for interrogation. - minimum power, little effort and maximum effect. Various modern jujitsu, karate and ninjitsu systems employ atemi strikes however, very few people have a complete understanding of the original art. The true masters were very selective about the students with whom they shared this knowledge.
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Atemi strikes incorporate open hands, forearms, both inside and outside
STRIKING TECHNIQUES (ATEMI Waza)
WHEN USED IN CONJUNCTION Aiki jujitsu atemi jujitsu
atemi "Striking the body." Strike directed at the attacker for purposes of unbalancing or distraction. Atemi is often vital for bypassing or "short–circuiting" an attacker's natural responses to Atemi Aiki Jujitsu techniques. The first thing most people will do when they feel their body being manipulated in an unfamiliar way is to retract their limbs and drop their center of mass down and away from the person performing the technique. By applying controlled atemi, one creates a "window of opportunity" in the attacker's natural defenses, taking his balance and making it easier to excute an aikido technique. Atemi is a means of distraction, not a death-blow, and should not cause more damage than necessary (if any). By knowing where to strike, the Atemi waza aiki jujitsu can inflict distracting and debilitating pain without permanent injury to an attacker.
In addition to learning traditional strikes, the Aiki-Jujitsu student is taught a method of striking that allows for a complete transfer of energy from the striker to the recipient. This is much the same method a carpenter might use to drive a nail into a piece of wood. It can also be allegorically described as the same effect a wave has as it buffets you when you attempt to swim against it.
Crucial to the Soto Ryu Atemi Aiki jujitsu method of striking is the knowledge of the body's nerve points, the study of Atemi. remembering the weak points of the body. Atemi aiki jujitsu involeves strikes to vital nerve points that cause temporary motor dysfunction. This serves as a distraction by creating lag time and allowing the defender to follow up by escaping, using a control technique, or striking again in combination. Atemi waza is the art of striking vital or anatomically weak points of the human anatomy. irving soto revealed atemi waza to be 99% of the art of Atemi aiki jujitsu
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ATEMI WAZA = STRIKING TECHNIQUES ATEMI AIKI JUJITSU
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(fingertip strikes) |
(outside hand edge strikes) |
(fist strikes) |
(elbow strikes) |
| Tsukidashi | Naname Uchi | Naname Ate | Ushiro ate |
| Ryogan Tsuki | Kirioroshi | Yoko Ate | Ushiro dori |
| Ago ashi | Ushiro dori | Kami Ate | |
| Tsuki Age (Kachi Kake) | |||
| Shimo tauki | |||
| Ushiro Sumi Tsuki | |||
| Tsukkake (Tsuki Kake) | |||
| Yoko Uchi | |||
| Ushiro Uchi | |||
| Uchioroshi | |||
| Ushiro tsuki |
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knee strikes) |
(ball of foot strikes) |
(heel strikes) |
| Mae Ate | Ke Age | Ushiro Geri |
| Ryote dori | Mae Geri | Yoko Geri |
| Gyakute dori | Taka Geri | Ashi Fumi |
| Naname geri | ||
| Ryote dori |
1. This is Professor Soto performing a technique,he is applying pressure to the joints of the wrist in order to manipulate the actions of the opponent.
2. this is professor soto performing a technique , from this position, the opponent is helpless ,which allows the martial artist to mantain complete control of his attacker.
Most of the Atemi strikes incorporate open hands, forearms, both inside and outside. STRIKING TECHNIQUES (ATEMI Waza) WHEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH Atemi aiki jujitsu,
atemi "Striking the body." Strike directed at the attacker for purposes of unbalancing or distraction. Atemi is often vital for bypassing or "short–circuiting" an attacker's natural responses to aikido techniques. The first thing most people will do when they feel their body being manipulated in an unfamiliar way is to retract their limbs and drop their center of mass down and away from the person performing the technique. By applying controlled atemi, one creates a "window of opportunity" in the attacker's natural defenses, taking his balance and making it easier to excute an aikido technique. Atemi aiki jujitsu is a means of distraction, not a death-blow, and should not cause more damage than necessary (if any). By knowing where to strike, the aikidoka can inflict distracting and debilitating pain without permanent injury to an attacker. In addition to learning traditional strikes, the Aiki-Jujitsu student is taught a method of striking that allows for a complete transfer of energy from the striker to the recipient. This is much the same method a carpenter might use to drive a nail into a piece of wood. It can also be allegorically described as the same effect a wave has as it buffets you when you attempt to swim against it. Crucial to the SotoRyu method of striking is the knowledge of the body's nerve points, the study of Atemi. To enhance this study rudimentary shiatsu is taught as a health benefit and as a method of remembering the weak points of the body. Atemi aiki jujitsu involeves strikes to vital nerve points that cause temporary motor dysfunction. This serves as a distraction by creating lag time and allowing the defender to follow up by escaping, using a control technique, or striking again in combination. Atemi waza is the art of striking vital or anatomically weak points of the human anatomy. Ueshiba revealed atemiwaza to be 98% of the art of Aikido. Atemi is not practiced as something added to an Aikido technique, but as the essential heart of any Aikido technique from which all else springs.
Atemi focuses on striking one of the 365 points in the central nervous system. It was valued as a treasure of the masters for many centuries. The art is so deep and complex that it requires a mastery of human physiology. To this day, scientists cannot understand why a single strike to the central nervous system can kill a man.
Ancient Tradition
By tradition, practitioners were not allowed to teach atem,i only a highly skilled master within the family could teach the art of atemi. The bushido code required that a warrior must learn enlightenment and the five principles of earth, water, fire, wind, and void and that a warrior also acquire the five skills of accuracy, timing, ki or chi (internal energy), mind control, and instinct in order to become a proficient warrior.
As atemi continued to develop through the centuries, the Chinese divided the art into 81 points; each point was based on one of the five elements or principles. Atemi continued to be tested for thousands of years in remote regions of China. As the Chinese and Japanese cultures continued to evolve and intermingle, the art of atemi was passed to Japan. Soon the mystical science of mind was added to atemi and its power went to a new level. Stories began to circulate around Asia about wise masters who could kill a person without touching him; this was atemi at its highest level.
Other Systems
Atemi became extremely popular during the 15th century. At the same time, ninjutsu began to flourish and grew throughout Japan for the next four centuries. In the 16th century wing chun was developed by a Buddhist nun. Both wing chun and ninjutsu incorporated atemi into their systems, While other systems attempted to include elements of atemi to increase and augment their techniques' potency in judo,
for example there are three major division. The third and final division is known as atemi-waza, ate waza, or simply atemi. Jigoro Kano made atemi-waza, or vital point striking techniques, an important part of judo after learning them from gichin funakoshi; atem-waza is so deadly that it is not allowed in judo competition, and is taught only to high-ranking belts. Other examples of systems that use atemi are Tatsu Tanaka,s modernized from of jujitsu calledgoshin-jutsu part of the modernization included an emphasis on atemi-waza.Yet another form of jujitsu known as Hakko -ryu atemi strikes and touches based on the principles of koho shiatsu kenpo, too, emphasizes various methods of striking the anatomicalvital points; However, very few people gained a complete understanding of atemi, the true atemi master went underground, becoming even more stringent and selective about the students with whom they shared their knowledge.
Before his death,Taisho koshimitsu Yamamoto made one final request to his best student that he would make sure the art of Atemi lived on into the twenty-first and beyond. With the blessings of his master, Grandmaster Irving Soto opened the first dojo in New York to make this wish a reality. Soto named his system Atemi aiki juitsu which stands for the life force, also known as chi flow, that everyone possesses, chi flow is not only vital to physical health and generating power, it also permeates and enhances all facets of life, especially spirituality. The "do" stands for the way that an individual chooses to walk in life following in the footsteps of the masters such as Jigro Kano, Morihei Ueshiba, and Gogan yamamgucchi,
Grandmaster irving Soto broke from tradition and brought the most secret and powerful art from Asia to the west. Grandmaster Soto, trained in Japan for 18 0f his 56 years in the martial arts, which emphasizes the principles of honor, respect, and discipline, and because the atemi art Soto constantly reminds his students that power and humility are interlocking forces that balances each other.Atemi strikes are aimed at key areas of the body:
nerve endings, arteries running close to bone, organs, sensitive and vulnerable joints like elbows and knees. These strikes can be made with virtually any part of the body, open hand, fist, fingers, elbow, toes, heel, knee, even your head - all are viable tools for attacking an aggressor's key atemi points.
Explaintion Atemi aiki jujitsu Talsho Prof. Soto
Atemi was developed in Asia thousands of years ago. In China it became known as dim mak, (death touch) while the Japanese, called it Atemi; a system of strikes and painful joint holds aimed at one of the central nervous system's 365 "pressure points." Paradoxically many of these points are also used in the healing art of acupuncture, which began its development at about the same time. For many years it remained exclusively in China but as Chinese and Japanese cultures intermingled, the art migrated to Japan. The early masters spent many hours researching human anatomy in their quest for atemi perfection. They toiled over anatomical charts and experimented on prisoners of war and criminals. They immersed themselves totally in this learning, committing to memory their secret knowledge, refining it as they progressed and keeping the secrets of Atemi within the confines of their immediate families or clans.
During the 15th century, the samurai warriors began to assimilate Atemi strikes into their systems of battlefield unarmed combat - the martial arts. Atemi strikes gave them several advantages: Atemi strikes require no flamboyant stances, no flashy movement, they are direct and decisive. The samurai could employ a fatal blow quickly to end a life threatening confrontation or a use a quick disabling strike that would render the opponent helpless but alive for interrogation. - power, little effort and maximum effect. Various modern jujitsu, karate and ninjitsu systems employ atemi strikes however, very few people have a complete understanding of the original art. The true masters were very selective about the students with whom they shared this knowledge.
Today's masters of Atemi are just a hand full, one of the top grandmasters of atemi jujitsu systems is Grandmaster irving soto. could administer an atemi strike at the body, by focused ki or chi at one of the vulnerable pressure points fell down knockouts the person. In some instances once struck, the student felt nothing and then fell down several days later. the student wood fill pain and had to gon to the hostial to be checkout? There are a limited number masters who claim to know or possess this skill, of atemi. Soke Grandmaster Irving Soto as master mind atemi jujitsu system
10th Degree Black Belt
The Highest Authority of Atemi- JuJitsu
The Art of Atemi was developed in Asia more than 200 years ago, along with the science of acupuncture. In China they practice the art of dim mak, or death touch. In Japan, the touch of death is called Atemi. Atemi focuses on striking one of the 365 points in the central nervous system, and it was valued as treasure of the masters for many centuries. The art is so deep and complex that it requires mastery of human physiology, and to this day, scientists cannot understand why a single strike to the central nervous system can kill a man.
Ancient Tradition
By tradition, practitioners were not allowed to teach Atemi except to highly skilled masters within the family. The bushido codes required that a warrior must learn enlightenment and the five principles of earth, water, fire, wind, and void, and that a man also acquire the five skills of Accuracy, Timing, Ki or Chi (internal energy), Mind Control, and Instinct, to become a proficient warrior.
As Atemi continued to develop through the centuries, the Chinese divided the art into 81 points. Each point was based on one of the five elements or principles. Atemi continued to be tested for thousands of years in the remote regions of China. Then, as Chinese and Japanese cultures continued to evolve and intermingle, the art of atemi was passed on to Japan. Soon the mythical science of mind was added to Atemi and its power went to a new level. Stories began to circulate around Asia about wise masters who could kill a person without touching him, who needed only to look at a man and project a thought to take away his life; this was Atemi at its highest level.
Other Systems
Atemi became extremely popular in the martial arts during the 15th century. At the same time, ninjitsu began to flourish, and grew throughout Japan for the next four centuries. In the 16th century, wing Chun was developed by a Buddhist nun. Both Wing Chun and Ninjitsu incorporated Atemi into their systems, while other systems attempted to include Atemi in their systems to increase and augment their techniques' potency. In Judo, for example, there are three major divisions. The third and final division is known as atemi-waza, ate-waza, or simply Atemi. Jigoro Kano made atemi-waza, or vital point striking techniques, an important part of judo after learning them from Gichin Funakoshi; atemi-waza is so deadly that it is not allowed in judo competition, and is taught only to high-ranking belts. Other examples of systems that use Atemi are Tatsu Tanaka's modernized version of jujitsu called Goshin-jutsu; part of the modernization included an emphasis on atemi-waza. Yet another form of jujitsu known as Hakko-Ryu uses Atemi strikes and touches based on the principles of koho shiatsu. Kenpo, too, emphasizes various methods of striking the anatomical vital points. However, very few people gained a complete understanding of Atemi, and the true Atemi masters went underground, becoming even more stringent and selective about the students with whom they shared knowledge.
Complete Art
By the 1940s, the complete art of Atemi was known only by one master, Taisho koshimitsu Yamamoto .
selected ten ninth-degree black belts out of 2000 students to whom he would teach the Atemi art. Only one of those ten students was non-Japanese, an American named Grandmaster Irving Soto, who had been adopted by Chinese in New York's Chinatown. This gave him an insight into Asian culture and intensive martial arts studies that was possessed by very few non-Asians. With time, Grandmaster irving Soto became Yamamoto's best student. He became so proficient at the art of Atemi that he was given the title Warlord. Yamamoto also gave Grandmaster Irving Soto his ancient Samurai swords and his tenth degree Black Belt/Red Belt. .
Before his death, Grandmaster koshimitsu Yamamoto made one final request to his best student--that he make sure the art of atemi lived on into the twenty-first century. With the blessings of his master, Grandmaster Soto opened a dojo in New York to make this last wish a reality. Calling his system Atemi jujitsu and his dojo Atemi Ki Do/ Dojo , the "ki," stands for the life force, also known as chi or ki flow, that everyone possesses. Chi flow is not only vital to physical health and generating power, it also permeates and enhances all facets of life, especially spirituality. The "do" stands for the way that an individual chooses to walk in life. Following the footsteps of masters such as Jigoro Kano, Morehei Ueshiba, and Gogen Yamaguchi, Grandmaster Soto broke from tradition and brought the most secret and powerful art from Asia to the West. Grandmaster Soto, who travel back and forth to trained in Japan for 20 of his 56 years in the martial arts, emphasizes the principles of honor, respect, and discipline, and because the atemi art is so powerful, he constantly reminds his students that power and humility are the interlocking forces which balance each other.
Atemi Elements
What makes Atemi unique is that the art wastes no time with fancy stances or unnecessary movement. Atemi goes directly to the vital points. While many martial arts require that the practitioner grab or get a hold on the opponent before executing the technique, Atemi devastates the human body as soon as contact is made. Other martial arts rely on bone breaking or physical power to disable attackers. Atemi focuses on redirection of chi flow through the circulatory and central nervous systems by using accurate body positioning and placement. The effects Atemi has on the human body are numerous. At its least damaging, an Atemi technique can enact a trance-like state and loss of balance. At its most intense, Atemi can paralyze or kill. Those effects can be immediate, or occur several weeks later, depending on the executor's intention and level of skill.
In Atemi, the way of the stopping fist, each hand placement plays an important role in the Atemi strike. Although different hand positions and striking methods are utilized, excessive hand development on the makiwara board is not necessary. In karate, practitioners rely on 45 attack points and linear motions, Atemi uses circular movements and "tweeted" hand devices. A tweet a hand device involves gripping, twisting, and manipulating the hand and fingers in such a way that a high amount of stress and pressure are placed on the joints and tendons of the entire arm. This pressure causes excruciating pain, and disrupts the central nervous system, which is governed by the spinal column and medulla oblongata, and controls the body's automatic response mechanisms, such as breathing.
The Atemi strike redirects the arm and the rest of the human body at unusual angles, bending the hand or wrist to place pressure on a joint or limb; techniques might bend finger back at an angle greater than 45 degrees, or might force the palm of the hand against the wrist. Such a strike destroys blood vessels and arteries, causing extreme pain and penalization of the body parts.
The Atemi strike and the tweeted hand was developed by the masters and ninja. They spent many intensive hours training on the human body until their immerse knowledge of striking points became instinctual. Ancient charts were studied intensely to learn about physiological striking points that kill and decapitate. Atemi also uses wrist locks, arm twisting, pain compliance, and subduing command techniques. Its footwork utilizes some fencing movements and its fluidity and circular movements are based on the octagon. As the octagon reaches in all directions, so Atemi reaches the body on the inside and outside of all attack levels. Hip placement and foot movement on that octagonal axis allows the practitioner to react and respond to multiple attackers.
While developing a practical system in the face of today's urban violence; Grandmaster Soto--has worked for various law enforcement agencies--has also retained the Atemi's traditional emphasis on spirit and honor. By joining old and new, Atemi is a valued art for the next century and beyond.By Grandmaster Soto
10th degree black belt system Atemi Aiki jujitsu
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FOUNDER PROF DR. GRANDMASTER IRVING SOTO
A---ACCURACY & SPEED
T---TIMING & PLACEMENT TARGETING & POINT OF IMPACT
M--MIND CONTROL
I---INSTINCT
MARTIAL ARTS --------------------------------MILITARY WAY
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welcome to my USA Atemi Ki Do/Dojo. Some history: Atemi dealt with the central nervous system as well as with the pressure points, 365 attacks point central nervous system, bone-breaking techniques, The techniques of penalization, as well as techniques of throwing, take down ,tweet-hand, Atemi waza ,bo jitsu, ken jitsu ia , known as
The Orient has produced many forms of the martial arts such as Aikido, Bojitsu, Ninjitsu, Iaido, Ju-jitsu, Hapkido, Bruce Lee's own creation Jeet Kune-Do, Karate, Judo, Tai Kwan-Do, Samurai, Kenjitsu,Tanjitsu, Kempo, Kendo, Bamboo Stick, Swords, Hikido, but none are like the ancient art of Atemi, which was valued as a treasure of the masters. Atemi, the art of striking 365 attack points was developed over 6000 years ago in the Himalayan Mountains in China. Later on it was passed down from the monks to the Japanese, years after its creation. It was not considered a style, nor a system, some referred to it as Dim-mak, which deals with the 360 circular movements and respiratory breathing techniques, chikung breathing, as well as the important mechanism of the hand and fist training; Understanding the whole concept of anatomy structure of acupuncture and the transistic energy of the Chi-flow and power. By studying in depth different charts of human anatomy many experts of the martial arts or the masters, became the ultimate fighting machine, a perfect weapon. There were many masters that trained and have long passed away. Atemi, known as the death touch, upon a strike, the point of placement of the blow from an angle. The advantages of the power of the Atemi strike were greater than the average martial arts training, as well as tweet a hand, known as the twist wrist or locking or pinning devices mixed with the Atemi strike would cause instant death, or penalization, or decapitation of the opponent. As in Dim-Mak, it was for family members, it was forbidden to teach this art to the westerners. Atemi was a highly secretive striking method that even to this day is a mystery to most martial arts/karate teachers. The untold secret has not been revealed of as of yet.
A lot of martial arts instructors claim to know striking methods, as in karate there are 45 attack points waza movements, like kata carry out as in kicking, punching to the temple, to the groins, to the mid-section and so forth. The ancient Art of Atemi was passed down to Grandmaster Irving Soto, 10th Degree Black Belt, who was one of only ten masters, and the only Non-Japanese, selected to learn the Ancient Art of Atemi from Grandmaster Yamamoto. Soto became so proficient in Atemi – Aiki-jujitsu that he became the first American to receive a Tenth Degree Black Belt (with the color Red), known as the cover Red Belt in the United States of America. In recognition of his mastery, Soke Grandmaster Irving Soto
welcome to my USA Atemi Ki Do/Dojo. Some history: Atemi dealt with the central nervous system as well as with the pressure points, 365 attacks point central nervous system, bone-breaking techniques, The techniques of penalization, as well as techniques of throwing, take down ,tweet-hand, Atemi waza ,bo jitsu, ken jitsu ia , known as
The Orient has produced many forms of the martial arts such as Aikido, Bojitsu, Ninjitsu, Iaido, Ju-jitsu, Hapkido, Bruce Lee's own creation Jeet Kune-Do, Karate, Judo, Tai Kwan-Do, Samurai, Kenjitsu,Tanjitsu, Kempo, Kendo, Bamboo Stick, Swords, Hikido, but none are like the ancient art of Atemi, which was valued as a treasure of the masters. Atemi, the art of striking 365 attack points was developed over 6000 years ago in the Himalayan Mountains in China. Later on it was passed down from the monks to the Japanese, years after its creation. It was not considered a style, nor a system, some referred to it as Dim-mak, which deals with the 360 circular movements and respiratory breathing techniques, chikung breathing, as well as the important mechanism of the hand and fist training; Understanding the whole concept of anatomy structure of acupuncture and the transistic energy of the Chi-flow and power. By studying in depth different charts of human anatomy many experts of the martial arts or the masters, became the ultimate fighting machine, a perfect weapon. There were many masters that trained and have long passed away. Atemi, known as the death touch, upon a strike, the point of placement of the blow from an angle. The advantages of the power of the Atemi strike were greater than the average martial arts training, as well as tweet a hand, known as the twist wrist or locking or pinning devices mixed with the Atemi strike would cause instant death, or penalization, or decapitation of the opponent. As in Dim-Mak, it was for family members, it was forbidden to teach this art to the westerners. Atemi was a highly secretive striking method that even to this day is a mystery to most martial arts/karate teachers. The untold secret has not been revealed of as of yet.
A lot of martial arts instructors claim to know striking methods, as in karate there are 45 attack points waza movements, like kata carry out as in kicking, punching to the temple, to the groins, to the mid-section and so forth. The ancient Art of Atemi was passed down to Grandmaster Irving Soto, 10th Degree Black Belt, who was one of only ten masters, and the only Non-Japanese, selected to learn the Ancient Art of Atemi from Grandmaster Yamamoto. Soto became so proficient in Atemi – Aiki-jujitsu that he became the first American to receive a Tenth Degree Black Belt (with the color Red), known as the cover Red Belt in the United States of America. In recognition of his mastery, Yamamoto gave him his ancient Samurai Sword and bestowed him with the title "Warlord". In giving Hanshi Irving Soto the ultimate warrior and human weapon; in accepting the Warlord; Hanshi Irving Soto also promised his master that he would make sure the art of Atemi lived on after his master's death. In order to fulfill his promise,
Prof Irving Soto has broken from tradition and brought the Orient's greatest secret to the United States of America. At the present time, Grandmaster Soto is the last man alive to posses the complete knowledge of Atemi jujitsu Grandmaster Soto developed the Art of Atemi Jujitsu Te. The power of ATEMI, the art of striking Grandmaster Soto defines ATEMI as follows:
A Accuracy
T- Timing
E- Energy
M Mind Control
I Instinct
These five characters comprise the Art of Atemi –ju jitsu Te. Since each punch is striking a vital or sensitive area, every blow can be devastating.
Definition of:ATEMI
by Grandmaster Soto
ATEMI- "Body Blows" (from Ateru, to strike, and Mi, body). Atemi are blows aimed at the vital or weak points of an opponent's body in order to paralyze, by means of intense pain. Such blows can produce loss of consciousness, severe trauma and even death, according to which point is struck. A good, all-around knowledge of these vital points is necessary to avoid accidents during training. Knowledge of the location of such points and the way of striking them is generally reserved for Budoka of black belt standard or higher, in the empty-hand martial arts. The smaller the striking surface used in Atemi, the greater the power of penetration and thus the greater effectiveness of the blow. Atemi technique, or Atemi-waza, is very ancient and almost entirely based on knowledge of the anatomy and the points and meridians used in acupuncture.
ATEMI-WAZA WA-Jiu jitsu, A group of fundamental movements (Kata) carried out either in Suwari-waza (kneeling down, face to face) - Hakko-dori, Kao-ate, Hiza-gatame or standing - Hakko Zeme Dori, Tachi Hiza-gatame, Mae Kata-te Hakko-dori - and their variations. All these movements focus on seizing the wrists, Te-hodoki.
Zen enlightenment - ne-kung - internal strength, mind control of the body, healing with the universe and the practice of Chi enables students to cultivate Chi flow or intrinsic energy of the life-force of the body. The spirit understanding energy and harmony circulation of the Chi revitalizes the internal organs in the biological system, which is, called the Chi flow. Additional practicing of techniques will develop flexibility and strengthen the muscles, the joints, and the mind, body, and soul. Atemi-Jujitsu Te also has an active role in meditation, than all other martial arts systems.
Atemi -Jujitsu Te--by decentralizing and entrapping the opponents’ hands and balance and uprooting him in a grappling technique hold
Also, the following schools are implemented: The six rings of wind and fire school.
School #1 Ground School --One year of training
The first school is ground school. This school is a year, learning very basic principles such as stances, hand work, maneuvering footwork, and facilitation.
School #2 Water School--Two years training
In this school your movements must be coordinated with your throws, as in boxing methods.
School #3 Fire School (interchangeable with wind)--Three years of training
School #4 Void School (interchangeable with ground, water, fire, and wind)--Four years of training
School #5 Mind Control School (interchangeable with polishing up techniques)--Six years of training Experience the Power of Atemi, Read Here!
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gave him his ancient Samurai Sword and bestowed him with the title "Warlord". In giving Hanshi Irving Soto the ultimate warrior and human weapon; in accepting the Warlord; Hanshi Irving Soto also promised his master that he would make sure the art of Atemi lived on after his master's death. In order to fulfill his promise,
