I agree it is vital to have a certified instructor in the pressure points, George Dillmans books will help you to understand the pressure points but a certified instructor will take you past that where do you (Rayson) live I will try to find a good instructor near youXequat said:Good advice, MJS. Learning pressure points is not exactly simple, especially because angle and direction are so important. A book can tell you in words which angle and direction to use, but that is much better shown by an instructor than by a book. It's like learning a new language; a book can tell you the vocabulary words (or the names and locations of pressure points), but an instructor is much better-suited to teach the subtleties of the language (or the art) such as slang, nonliteral translations, homophones, and exceptions to the rules (just like angle and direction, which points might not work on which types of people and which technique might be better for striking first and which are better for counters, etc.) Besides, if you and your buddy/partner/whatever start hitting points to see what happens, you could really get hurt, but an instructor will know how hard to hit for a KO versus a kill, and what to do if you happen to hit a point that you shouldn't, or if you hit one too hard or too often. The Dillman books are great - I can vouch for that, and I've heard nothing but good about the Moneymaker books, too.
Everyone except Wally Jay as he is no longer teachingRaysOnAwaV said:I live in Woodland Hills, California. Its about 20 minutes west of Los Angeles. Thank you for your help.
Ray
MJS said:Do you have any PP training? If not, I'd recommend getting some instruction from a qualified inst. rather than a book. A book, like a video, is good for supplementation, but as a sole learning tool, esp. with PP, I'd defiantely get some training with a live person. Knowing how to hit the point and make it work is one thing, but its also very important to know the healing aspect of it as well.
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Who was that your partner trained with, just wandering as it is always great to see people adding to there art.Rick Wade said:I totally agree with you. My PP training partner has alot of training and we use Rick Moneymaker's book to suplement. I can't remember the name of the book but as soon as I talk to him I will post it here.
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Very cool :ultracoolRick Wade said:A guy by the name of Mike Quesada. The Q man he is a Yondan in Okinawan Kenpo but has an extreemly diverse background when it come to Karate. I can't go over to his house without him or me saying hay I say this lets see if we can make it work? and that will start at least an hour class.
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