THE POWER OF ATEMI BY FROM USA SOKE IRVING SOTO The art of atemi was developed in Asia more than 4000 years ago, along with the science of acupuncture, In china they practice the art of dim mak, or death thuch. In japan the touch of death is call atemi.
Atemi focuses on striking one of the 365 points in the central nervous system, and it was valued as a treasure of the masters for many centuries. The art is so deep and complex that it requires a mastery of human physiology, and to this day, scientists cannot understand why a single strike to the central nervous system can kill a man.Ancient TraditionBy tradition,practitioners were not allowed to teach atemi except to highly skilled master within the family. The bushido code required that a warrior must learn enligtenment and the five principles earth,water,fire,wind,and void and that a man also acquire the five sklls of acuracy, timing, ki or chi (internal energy),mind contol,and instinctto become a proficient warrior.
As atemi continued to develop through the centuries, the chinese divded the art into 81 points, each point was based on one of the five elements or principles Atemi continued to be tested for thousands of years in remote regions of china. The as chinese and japanese cultures continued to evolve and intermingle, the art of atemi was passed to japan. Soon the mystical science of mind was added to atemi and its power went to a new level.stories began to circulate around Asia about wise masters who could kill a person without touching him who needed only to take aways his life;this was atemi at its highest level.Other SystemsAtemi become extremely popular in te martial arts during the 15 century. At the same time, ninjutsu began to flourish and grew thoughout Japan for the next four centuries.
In the 16th century wing chun was developed by buddhist nun. Both wing chun and ninjutsu incorporated atemi into their systems, While other systems attempted to include elements of atemi in their sysems to increase and augment their techniques' potency. in judo,for example there are three major division. The third and final division is known as atemi-waza, ate waza, or simply atemi. Jigoro Kano made atemi-waza, or vital point striking techniques, an important part of judo after learning them from gichin funakoshi; atemi -waza is so deadly that it is not allowed in judo competition, and is taugth only to high-ranking belts.Other examples of systems that use atemi are Tatsu Tanaka,s modernized from of jujitsu calledgoshin- jutsu part of the modernization included an emphassis on atemi-waza.
Yet another form of jujitsu known as Hakko -ryu atemi strikes and touches based on the principles of koho shiatsu kenpo, too, emphasizes various menthods of striking the anatomicalvital points. however, very few peple gained a complete understanding of atemi, the true at atemi master went underground, becoming even more stringent and selective about the students with whom they shared their knowledege.By the 1940s, the complete art of atemi was known only by one master, Grandmaster Kakuyoshi Yamamoto, who had been taught by Soke SokakuTakeda. grandmaster yamoamoto selected ten ninth-degree black belt out of 200 student to whom he would teach the atemi art. only one of those ten stuents was non- Japanese, an american named grandmaster Irving Soto who had been adopted and raised from in fancyby chinese in new york's chinatown. this gave him an insight into asian culture and intensive marial arts studies was possessed by very few non-Asians.
WITH TIME GRANDMASTR SOTO BECAME GRANDMASTER YAMAMOTO'S best student. He became so proficient at the art of atemi that he was give the title warlord by Grandmaster Yamamoto Soke Grandmaster Yamamotoalso gave Grandmaster Irving Soto his ancient samuri swords and his thenth degree black belt/cover red belt Grandmaster Yamamoto died, he left Grandmaster Irving Soto as head of the internatioal bushido federation, the first non-Japanese, TO HEAD THE OR ORGANIZATION.Before his death, Grandmaster Yamamoto made one final request to his best student-that he make sure the art of Atemi lived on into the twenty-first and the next centuries. With the blessings of his master,Grandmaster Irving Soto Open the first dojo New York to make this wish a reality soto calling his system Atemi aiki juitsu stands for the life force,also known as chi flow, that everyone possesses, chi flow is not only vital to physical health and generating power,it also permeates and enhances al facets of life, espcially spirituality. The"do" stands for the way that an indivdual chooses to walk in life following in the footsteps of the masters such as Jigro Kano, Morihei Ueshiba, and Gogan yamamgucchi, Grandmater Sotobroke from tradition and brought the most secret and powerful art from asia to the wast. Grandmaster soto, who trained in Japan for 18 0f his 52 years in the martial arts, emphasizes the principles of honor, respect,and discipline, and because the atemi art is so he constantly reminds his students that power and humility are interlocking forces which balance each other.Tobe continue. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----
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SOKE DR. PROFESSOR IRVING SOTO IS MARTIAL ARTS TEACHER ATEMI AIKI - JUJITSU 10 TH DEGREE BLACK BELT COVER RED BELT / WORLD CHAMPION at USA ATEMI KI DO/DOJO MATIAL ART PHYSICAL FINTESS CENTER 9805 PROSPECT AVE .STE.,D SANTEE CA 92071NEW YORK CITY
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Soke Grandmaster Irving Soto 8-time undisputed world Kumite Champion /10th degree black belt cover red belt About me Soke Irving Soto is a winner of numerous world championships And the last person to be taught atemi- jujitsu aiki-jujitsu, he has been studying and teaching the martial arts of atemi jujitsu for the last 50 years; he has traveled all over the world to demonstrating his Techniques and been teaching the military arm forces like the army. Soke Soto has been in numerous commercials such as MTV, NBC, Phil Donahue Show Live TV, Inside Edition, New York, Newsday, Barbra Sang live TV network show. Aaron Banks Show of World Oriental Show and Hong Kong Television by Raymond Chow he has appeared in sports TV ESPN Sports Martial Arts Channel and the list goes on.THE POWER OF ATEMI BY KIM YUSHIDO FROM JAPAN & SOKE IRVING SOTOThe art of atemi was developed in Asia more than 4000 years ago, along with the science of acupuncture, In china they practice the art of dim mak, or death thuch. In japan the touch of death is call atemi. Atemi focuses on striking one of the 365 points in the central nervous system, and it was valued as a treasure of the masters for many centuries. The art is so deep and complex that it requires a mastery of human physiology, and to this day, scientists cannot understand why a single strike to the central nervous system can kill a man.Ancient TraditionBy tradition,practitioners were not allowed to teach atemi except to highly skilled master within the family. The bushido code required that a warrior must learn enligtenment and the five principles of earth,water,fire,wind,and void and that a man also acquire the five sklls of acuracy, timing, ki or chi (internal energy),mind contol,and instinctto become a proficient warrior.As atemi continued to develop through the centuries, the chinese divded the art into 81 points, each point was based on one of the five elements or principles Atemi continued to be tested for thousands of years in remote regions of china. The as chinese and japanese cultures continued to evolve and intermingle, the art of atemi was passed to japan. Soon the mystical science of mind was added to atemi and its power went to a new level.stories began to circulate around Asia about wise masters who could kill a person without touching him who needed only to take aways his life;this was atemi at its highest level.Other SystemsAtemi become extremely popular in te martial arts during the 15 century. At the same time, ninjutsu began to flourish and grew thoughout Japan for the next four centuries. In the 16th century wing chun was developed by buddhist nun. Both wing chun and ninjutsu incorporated atemi into their systems, While other systems attempted to include elements of atemi in their sysems to increase and augment their techniques' potency. in judo,for example there are three major division. The third and final division is known as atemi-waza, ate waza, or simply atemi. Jigoro Kano made atemi-waza, or vital point striking techniques, an important part of judo after learning them from gichin funakoshi; atemi -waza is so deadly that it is not allowed in judo competition, and is taugth only to high-ranking belts.Other examples of systems that use atemi are Tatsu Tanaka,s modernized from of jujitsu calledgoshin- jutsu part of the modernization included an emphassis on atemi-waza.Yet another form of jujitsu known as Hakko -ryu atemi strikes and touches based on the principles of koho shiatsu kenpo, too, emphasizes various menthods of striking the anatomicalvital points. however, very few peple gained a complete understanding of atemi, the true at atemi master went underground, becoming even more stringent and selective about the students with whom they shared their knowledege.By the 1940s, the complete art of atemi was known only by one master, Grandmaster Kakuyoshi Yamamoto, who had been taught by Soke SokakuTakeda. grandmaster yamoamoto selected ten ninth-degree black belt out of 200 student to whom he would teach the atemi art. only one of those ten stuents was non- Japanese, an american named grandmaster Irving Soto who had been adopted and raised from in fancyby chinese in new york's chinatown.
This gave him an insight into asian culture and intensive marial arts studies was possessed by very few non-Asians. wITH TIME GRANDMASTR SOTO BECAME GRANDMASTER YAMAMOTO'S best student. He became so proficient at the art of atemi that he was give the title warlord by Grandmaster Yamamoto Soke Grandmaster Yamamotoalso gave Grandmaster Irving Soto his ancient samuri swords and his thenth degree black belt/cover red belt Grandmaster Yamamoto died, he left Grandmaster Irving Soto as head of the internatioal bushido federation, the first non-Japanese, TO HEAD THE OR ORGANIZATION.Before his death, Grandmaster Yamamoto made one final request to his best student-that he make sure the art of Atemi lived on into the twenty-first and the next centuries. With the blessings of his master,Grandmaster Irving Soto Open the first dojo New York to make this wish a reality soto calling his system Atemi aiki juitsu stands for the life force,also known as chi flow, that everyone possesses, chi flow is not only vital to physical health and generating power,it also permeates and enhances al facets of life, espcially spirituality. The"do" stands for the way that an indivdual chooses to walk in life following in the footsteps of the masters such as Jigro Kano, Morihei Ueshiba, and Gogan yamamgucchi, Grandmater Sotobroke from tradition and brought the most secret and powerful art from asia to the wast. Grandmaster soto, who trained in Japan for 18 0f his 52 years in the martial arts, emphasizes the principles of honor, respect,and discipline, and because the atemi art is so he constantly reminds his students that power and humility are interlocking forces which balance each other.Tobe continue.
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