Beyond Muscle: Ligament-Driven Mastery in Martial Arts DVD 1 by Hisanori Kato

How do you build the body foundation needed to activate the ligaments!?

“Jin-Training” (Ligament Training) creates intentionally unstable conditions to activate the ligaments, enabling faster and more powerful movement than relying on muscle alone.
In this volume, we welcome Hitotsugu Takagi, 17th-generation master of Takenouchi-ryu Bitchu Den, and Jun Ito, Gonnegi (assistant priest) of Togo Shrine and runner-up in the lightweight division at the 7th Sentō-ryu Karate Sōkekai International Tournament. Together, they present the theory and training system for reproducing and mastering martial arts-level skills.

The basic section focuses on building the physical foundation needed to trigger ligament activation.

Contents

- Basic Training Menu for Ligament Activation
Ligament training using kettlebells / Solo training: opening the chest while seated in seiza / Solo training: opening the chest while standing / Solo training: opening the chest while seated in a chair / Loading from the femoral head into the plantar fascia

- Ligament Training Applied to Martial Arts Techniques
Principles of ligament activation / Short power through ligament activation / Penetrating strikes through ligament activation / Principles of short power via ligament activation / Ligament lines that connect the body / How to connect ligament lines / Ligament activation under external force / Connecting the whole body from the plantar fascia / Ligament activation in aiki techniques under external force / Connecting the whole body through a single “point” in the plantar fascia / Continuous strikes: one-two combination / Sumo squats in ligament training / Solo training: chair shiko / Solo training: deep chair shiko

Instructor:

Founder of the Jin-Training Association. Born in 1961. After training in judo and karate from childhood, he became a professional kickboxer and competed professionally. He later joined the Japan Self-Defense Forces and also studied taekwondo. In 1986, he won the sparring division at the 6th All-Japan Taekwondo Championships. In 1989, he fought Minami Gohiro of Byakuren Kaikan — then known as the “strongest invader” — in Minami’s Kanto debut match at the 7th Shidokan Tournament. He also sparred in near-match conditions at Thailand’s Omnoi Stadium with Samart Payakaroon, widely regarded as the greatest genius in Muay Thai history, while appearing in the latter’s starring film — the first Japanese to do so before a full house crowd.

In 1994, he worked as a bodyguard for Miss World while also instructing the governor’s security unit in Kerala, South India. In 2002, he won the forms division at the 1st All-Japan Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. He later trained in Systema in Canada and studied Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu, Aikido, and other martial arts. From these experiences, he developed “Jin-Training,” focusing on ligament-based movement. He founded the Jin-Training Association in 2012 and registered the trademark “Jin-Training” in 2014. His publications include Connected Body! Jin-Training and the instructional DVD Jin-Training Basics

Language: Japanese

Run Time: 47 min.

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