My Introduction to Pressure Points or How I Met Tashi Troy J Price
The first time I took a class on pressure points it was on a whim. In fact, I didn’t even know it was going to be one of the highlights. At that time, I had never heard the terms qigong gold kyusho-jutsu (Energetic Work Skill and Pressure Point). However, that was about to change.
I stood at the front of the class so I could see as much as possible. This led to the instructor pulling me out of the crowd and out of my comfortable ignorance. I was thrown around like a rag doll by a man physically much smaller than me. I didn’t even know I could move that fast and to this day I will always remember the Triple Warmer 12 location.
That was my introduction to pressure points. Like most martial artists, I was aware of the nerve centers, but had never taken the time or been instructed on how to fully utilize them. He had always been skeptical about the “magical abilities” that some martial artists claimed to possess. However, after this class, I knew there was nothing magical about the pain I had experienced or the skill in which it was used. And who was the martial artist who wielded these skills? None other than Tashi Troy J. Price.
When you see Tashi Price in action, you can’t help but be impressed by her skill. However, when you have the good (and bad) fortune to become one of his crash test dummies, you’re not just impressed, you’re a believer, and after that day, I was a believer.
To say that they gave me spin that day is not entirely fair. Tashi Price made me want to move this way by using kyusho jutsu. By applying specific pressure to these points, I would move exactly the way you intended to set your next technique. Some points are most effective when tapped, rubbed, or pressed, and he seemed to know exactly how to attack each of these points. The pain of these techniques is excruciating, but applied correctly, they are not harmful.
When you attend Tashi Price’s seminars or watch her videos, keep in mind that the people you work with aren’t just cooperating. uke (training partners). They are genuinely motivated to move like this through Tashi’s use of pressure points. After this first session, I was determined to learn as much as I could from Tashi Price.
I have attended many of his classes and seminars since this first meeting, and have learned that Tashi Price not only possesses these skills, but is very free to share them and is genuinely interested in your progress. He changed the course of my martial arts training and improved my skills beyond what I ever thought possible. I will forever be indebted to Tashi Price for opening my eyes.