s we dig deeper into the study of Kyusho, not only in moder n adaptation and science, but in the ancient ways and writings, we conclusively keep coming to the same conclusion. We took the old idea out of myth and legend and brought it to life. No longer do we see these old referrals to this obscure body of knowledge from the movies, old texts and stories passed done as a continuing myth but as stark reality. Our studies are still moving toward fu t u re f i n d i n g s a s w e a re c u r re n t l y re a d i n g t h e b r a i n w a v e s w i t h 3 dimensional mapping technologies. We are still adapting actual human testing to increase our ability to dysfunction and restore with deeper neurological and anatomical understanding. We are still fo rg i n g i t i n t o a l l s t y l e s o n a n international basis to prove and validate it's real worth to all martial artists, but we also continue to dig deeper into history to unearth the origins and the manner in which Kyusho developed. Throughout history there has been few among millions that have stood out from t h e re s t i n t h e i r p i o n e e r i n g a n d incredible skills. Most thought they simply started a new method, style or process by which they attained such great skills, but at the core of so many of them is the undeniable truth that they knew Kyusho. It is in their writings, their quotes and stories; it is in their actions and “funny” ways they move as “Old Men”, thought by most to be just that aging process. Ueshiba stated “Atemi is 80% of Aikido”, Funakoshi wrote about it in one of his books as have numerous others. In 1921, Choki Motobu was living in Osaka at about fifty-two years of age, he defeated a Russian professional prize-boxer by the name John Kentelu in a open-to-all fighting competition at the Okinawa Butokuden, which made him the most famous fighter in Japan. The foreign boxer was six feet tall and nobody dared to challenge him. Motobu knocked him down with one strike to his temple and it happened so f a s t t h a t n o o n e re a l l y k n e w h o w i t happened. There are many more of these Kyusho practitioners, but our focus for this writing is Seiko Fujita.
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From Wikipedia: Seiko Fujita (1898 - 4 January 1966), born Isamu Fujita, was a Japanese martial artist who was 14th Headmaster or Soke of Köga-ryö Ninjutsu and considered by some to be the last true ninja. Isamu Fujita was born in Tokyo, and studied Köga-ryö Wada Ha (Köga-ryö Ninjutsu) with his grandfather Fujita Shintazaemon, 13th Soke of the Köga-ryö. He studied at Waseda and Meiji Universities, and after leaving school, worked at a newspaper company. He went on to study several other martial arts and was also noted as an author,
researcher and collector of ancient scrolls. According to some references, "opinions are divided if he was a real ninja or a mere budö researcher." During World War II, Fujita taught Nanban Sattö-ryö Kenpö in the Army Academy of Nakano (Rikugun Nakano Gakkö). Fujita later worked as a government security specialist, and continued the tradition of teaching Köga-ryö Wada Ha style, among other martial arts. Notable students include Motokatsu Inoue, Mabuni Kenwa, Fujitani Masatoshi, actor Tomisaburo Wakayama and Manzo Iwata, who became heir to some of his styles. Fujita left no heir for Köga-ryö Wada Ha. Fujita Seiko published Zukai Torinawajutsu showing hundreds of Hojöjutsu ties from many different schools, and several other texts on ninjutsu and martial arts. He died of cirrhosis of the liver at about the age of 68 and likely suffered from hereditary angioedema (which can preclude the practice of martial arts, although Fujita may have demonstrated the ability to overcome some disease symptoms). His collection, the Fujita Seiko Bunko, is housed at Iga-Ueno Museum, Odawara Castle. A b i t m o re h i s t o r i c a l re s e a rc h shows, Seiko Fujita was a well-known M a r t i a l A r t i s t i n t h e t i m e s b e f o re Wo r l d Wa r 2 . He also had a connection to another legend in the arts, Kenwa Mabuni. One of Mabuni's students, Manzo Iwata, was also a student of Fujita. Seiko Fujita also had a friendship with Ghioda Gonzo, the son of Ueshiba as well as Konishi Yasuhiro and Taira Shinken and many others. There are some dark parts in his Life, where not much was documented or known, one thing that was known is that he was an instructor of the Nagano-school and as he was in Burma during 1941 for secret operations (only 14 men ever came back fromthose operations). Inoue Motokatsu was one of them and was the one who obtained the menkyo kaide (Menkyo kaiden ( ñ ∆ ã ñ ä F ì ` ? ) , ( Ç fl Ç Ò Ç ´ Ç Â Ç © Ç ¢ Ç ≈ Ç Ò ) i s a Japanese term meaning "license of total transmission." It is a license that is used by a school, koryö meaning that the student has learned everything and pass on all aspects of his/her training within the Koryö). In the menkyo system of licenses, the menkyo kaiden is the highest level of license that exists under the menkyo system. Advancement of license is not determined by years spent learning, but how well one masters the discipline. However,