Pressure Point

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A pressure point (Japanese: ky?sho vital point, tender spot; Chinese: Malayalam marmam) in the field of martial arts refers to an area on the human body that may produce significant pain or other effects when manipulated in a specific manner. Techniques of attacks on pressure points are called, Hyol Do Bup in Korean martial arts, such as Hapkido, Sin Moo Hapkido, Han Mu Do, and ky?sho-jutsu in various styles of Japanese martial arts, such as Jujutsu, Aikido, Tenjin Shiny?-ry?, Dait?-ry? Aiki-j?jutsu, Kot?-ry?, G?j?-ry?, Sekiguchi-ry?, Y?shin-ry?, Kuma-ry?, K?ga-ry? and Karate. The concept of pressure points is present in old school (17th century) Japanese martial arts and is claimed to have an even earlier history; in a 1942 article in the Shin Budo magazine, Takuma Hisa Sensei asserted the existence of a tradition attributing the first development of pressure-point attacks to Shinra Sabur? Minamoto no Yoshimitsu (10451127).