25 Lessons in Official Jiu-Jitsu As taught in the Japanese Army & Navy Including the Vital Touch, Methods of Vivification, and Advanced Combat Tricks by Dr. G Kikuta with updated explanations by Mark Kline	Order now! $29.99
This book was originally published in 1905. It is being re-introduced in February 2005 during it's 100th anniversary. Take a historic look at how Jiu Jitsu was taught to the Japanese Military at the turn of the last century. See the book in it's original form with over 80 original pictures digitally reworked. At the end of each technique, Mark Kline has taken each lesson and added pressure point diagrams and explanations to further enhance this historical text. A must have for the pressure point enthusiast or anyone interested in the martial arts. From Chapter 17... The assailant is now in position to administer a "vital touch" to his opponent. This he does by striking the defendant's head at the side just back of the ears (V. t, Fig 1, Chart) with his open palms (Illustration No. 59). The force of this blow is very slight and if it were given at any other part of the body would hardly be felt. Its effect, here, is to produce dizziness amounting in some cases to unconsciousness, much depending on the force of the blow and the susceptibility of the victim to such a "touch".

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