Hi Masterlambert,

I would like to know more about the history of Shin Shu Ryu.

-Matt

Mat,
  I am sorry I have taken so long to answer you but her you go. Shin Shu Ryu is a private one Kata system of combat fighting techniques, using vital point strikes in all of it's movements. It is a White Crane system (Hakutsuru)which contains, one kata (form),Qi-Gong exercises, the 10 temple exercises and Baduanjin and a San Sau exercises that matchs the Kata and verious training exercises.

 It was developed in 1992 for my private use only but some of my students at that time wanted to know it. After they completed there kata study. I did allow three student to learn the kata.

  Today the students must first learn Pinan,Naihanchi,Patsai and Chinto
Before learning ShinShu,Because the kata is very long and complicated and has within it most of the known deadly striking points and is  mastered one technique at a time.

  I created it for differnt reasons, one is that,most of Kata That I've studied, has been lost in all the system of the arts for different reasons, what the techniques do,what vital point are being hit and so on. Today a lot of the time, instructors even master are just guessing! So I whated to creat a kata of known techniques from all systems world wide but mostly from the Shorin ryu, Shoalin & White Crane Systems.When I finished the Kata and demo it for my Master, he said, work on the foot work, and finish it. So I quess that means O.K. go a head. I am still learning about the applications cause there are 129 movements in Shin Shu, its a lot for an old mans head to hold.

  I hope that this will help you to understand what Shin Shu Ryu is. If you have any questions Mat, please feel free to post again.

                       Kind regard,
                       L.P.Lambert.

Master Lambert,
Regarding pressure point strikes, you often refer to the ideal depth a strike should attain, for example 0.3 to 0.5 cun.  What unit of measurement does "cun" refer to?  Thank you.

A cun is about an inch but it is also on the longest finger of your hand from the first joint to the second joint.

I would like to read about the herbs you mention here http://www.pressurepointkarate.com/points/uto.htm

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13.Cure: No cure in the case of a heavy attack, a light attack, use massage along with herbs.

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Here is another mystery for you to think about. when a person is in a state of complete relaxation, pressure point strike's work very easy and have been demo-ed by many teachers in the past and presant, and  shows us that there are points that can cause a reaction, to a relaxed person but in reality, they will not work as easy in a combat situation.In combat, the human body's conditions are in a state of high tention and cemical change. So a pressure point strike may not work unless certian conditions are met. there are about fifteen of these conditions and without two of the fifteen conditions being met striking a point and getting the proper reaction is difficult or impossible. In those demo's that you have seen on dvd's and tapes show that point are there, and the hand form used to hit them but does not show you the mystery behind them that make them work in a combat situation. The fifteen condition cause them to work in combat and these teacher are either not telling or do not know them.
 In the past I have had one of these teachers at one of my seminars and in about five minute of talking to him, i knew that he had know ability to hit point in a combat situation! He also know that I did and he became very afraid and left the Do Jo, I have never seen him again. I just wanted to know were he was in his study's and if I could help him.I think he really came to see if I was for real, and real frightened him. So remember that everything you see on dvd may not be used in combat and that these teachers are learning just like you are, some times it is exciting to watch there dvd's but they may show a poor demo of combat technique. But they make money!