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Ability to finish them. the striking is important, but a lot of the technique is not about striking. its about submission techniques. some of that is to do with kyusho, attacking nerve points. in particular is extremely skilled at dealing with, you know, bigger, stronger opponents. >> human engineering. very important. point, point, point, point, point. and then this point. >> the demonstration of hokama senseis open-hand kyusho technique becomes a little too real for my taste. human engineering...

Ability to finish them. the striking is important, but a lot of the technique is not about striking. its about submission techniques. some of that is to do with kyusho, attacking nerve points. in particular is extremely skilled at dealing with, you know, bigger, stronger opponents. >> human engineering. very important. point, point, point, point, point. and then this point. >> the demonstration of hokama senseis open-hand kyusho technique becomes too real for my taste. human engineering with a t...

>> wow. wow. so okinawas most famous export, perhaps, is karate. >> uh-huh. >> when most of us think of karate, we think of striking. exclusively. is that an accurate representation of what youre doing? >> from the basis of okinawan karate, it was used primarily as defensive art. in other words, being able to, you know, control and subdue the opponent. usually if you could in a humane way, but then if you had to finish them, then you had the ability to finish them. the striking is important, but...