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Fukaya sensei and the Bent String
North American Journal of Oriental Medicine nº74 2018
One of the methods used for point location in clinic by Isaburo Fukaya (1901-1974) and mentioned in his texts, was Jôsetsu-hô (じょうせつほう) or the Bent String Method. Like following the steps on a treasure map, this consists of taking measurements with a piece of string on one part of the body and applying them on other parts of the body, to find the hidden moxibustion point at the end of the string.
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The fascia and Fukaya. Correlating
North American Journal of Oriental Medicine nº 75
Students of Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM) often start their studies of the meridian system by means of charts, drawings and atlases, followed by learning directly on the body. This kind of study however, is essentially flawed, as its starting point is drawings on sheets of paper. The mind registers this in a two-dimensional perspective and that is to the detriment of the real nature of the human body, which is three-dimensional. It is precisely this reality and practice, which is not based on palpation, that has for a long time obscured what the meridian system really is and the physical nature of the acupuncture points we use...
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Understanding Fukayakyuho. Part 1
North American Journal of Oriental Medicine nº65
There are several reasons why Fukayakyu-ho is one of the most interesting modern styles of Japanese moxibustion. Perhaps the most well known and important is the high level of efficacy of this practice. This style should be used as evidence that moxibustion can be a complete therapy on its own and then we could start recovering the ancient art of Okyuya-san.
This style retains many references to the traditional concepts of how to apply moxibustion but at the same time it was a refinement of the practice because “Fukaya sensei” was able to make some important improvements.
This style retains many references to the traditional concepts of how to apply moxibustion but at the same time it was a refinement of the practice because “Fukaya sensei” was able to make some important improvements.