K K y y u u s s h h o o by Richard Kay, Goju-Kensha Karate-do kyusho = vital points Kyusho are the vulnerable points of the human body which a karate-ka must know so that their blows can be as effective as possible. Atemi are aimed at these points. Vulnerable points are many and are known as mato. They appear all over the body along the lines or meridians used in acupuncture. When struck they can produce pain, trauma and even death. Thus the effect on an attacker can be discouraging, disabling or fatal, and may put them completely at the mercy of the defender. Area Term Location Effect Mikazuki Point of the jaw, slightly to one side Loss of consciousness Kachigake Tip of the jaw Loss of consciousness Tendo Fontanelle or Bregma Skull fracture Kasumi Temples Death from brain lesion Seidon Eyes, upper rim of eye orbit, cheekbones Loss of vision & balance Uto Between the eyes Death Jinchu Below the nose Fracture, loss of consciousness Dokko Mastoid process Death Murasame, Matsusake Carotid arteries Loss of consciousness Hichu Larynx Loss of consciousness Head Keichu 7 th cervical vertebrae Loss of consciousness, death Tsurigane Testicles Loss of consciousness, death Myojo Navel Loss of consciousness Suigetsu Solar plexus Loss of breathing capacity Kyosen Base of the sternum Paralysis of nervous system Tanchu Midpoint of the sternum Cardiac trauma Kyose Between 4 th & 5 th ribs Loss of breathing capacity Ganku Between 5 th & 6 th ribs Loss of breathing capacity Body Denko Floating ribs Nervous & respiratory paralysis Haya-uchi Base of the shoulder blades Loss of breathing capacity Kassatsu Between the shoulder blades Loss of consciousness Ushiro Denko Kidneys Nervous shock Bitei Coccyx Lesion of spinal cord, paralysis Back Ushiro Inazuma Below the hip/thigh region Sciatic nerve damage Wanju Inside of the arm Pain Shuko Top of the wrist Pain Soto-shakutaku Top of the hand Pain Arms Chukisu Bend of the arm Pain Yako Inside of the top of the thigh or groin Pain Fukuto Top of the thigh Pain Kusanagi Base of the calf Pain Keiko Tibia Pain Naike Ankle Pain Legs Kori, So-in Top of the foot Pain

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KKyyuusshhoo by Richard Kay, Goju-Kensha Karate-do

kyusho = vital points

Kyusho are the vulnerable points of the human body which a karate-ka must know so that their blows can be as effective as possible. Atemi are aimed at these points. Vulnerable points are many and are known as mato. They appear all over the body along the lines or meridians used in acupuncture. When struck they can produce pain, trauma and even death. Thus the effect on an attacker can be discouraging, disabling or fatal, and may put them completely at the mercy of the defender.

Area Term Location Effect Mikazuki Point of the jaw, slightly to one side Loss of consciousness

Kachigake Tip of the jaw Loss of consciousness Tendo Fontanelle or Bregma Skull fracture Kasumi Temples Death from brain lesion Seidon Eyes, upper rim of eye orbit, cheekbones Loss of vision & balance

Uto Between the eyes Death Jinchu Below the nose Fracture, loss of consciousness Dokko Mastoid process Death

Murasame, Matsusake Carotid arteries Loss of consciousness Hichu Larynx Loss of consciousness

Head

Keichu 7th cervical vertebrae Loss of consciousness, death Tsurigane Testicles Loss of consciousness, death

Myojo Navel Loss of consciousness Suigetsu Solar plexus Loss of breathing capacity Kyosen Base of the sternum Paralysis of nervous system Tanchu Midpoint of the sternum Cardiac trauma Kyose Between 4th & 5th ribs Loss of breathing capacity Ganku Between 5th & 6th ribs Loss of breathing capacity

Body

Denko Floating ribs Nervous & respiratory paralysis Haya-uchi Base of the shoulder blades Loss of breathing capacity Kassatsu Between the shoulder blades Loss of consciousness

Ushiro Denko Kidneys Nervous shock Bitei Coccyx Lesion of spinal cord, paralysis

Back

Ushiro Inazuma Below the hip/thigh region Sciatic nerve damage Wanju Inside of the arm Pain Shuko Top of the wrist Pain

Soto-shakutaku Top of the hand Pain Arms

Chukisu Bend of the arm Pain Yako Inside of the top of the thigh or groin Pain

Fukuto Top of the thigh Pain Kusanagi Base of the calf Pain

Keiko Tibia Pain Naike Ankle Pain

Legs

Kori, So-in Top of the foot Pain