Shutetsu Method: Unlocking Impact Without Tension Vol 2 DVD by Masashi Fujiwara

Unleash your “central axis”!
Explosive power for grappling and striking.

You may have strong muscles, yet still be unable to express real power.
That’s because you’re using the wrong muscles.

What Shutetsu pursues is a fundamental shift—from “applying force with surface muscles” to “allowing power to flow from the deep muscles.”

When the deep muscles align the entire body into a single axis of force, ground reaction force travels through the body, enabling explosive full-body power from any position.

In this volume, you’ll learn how to apply this central-axis posture in real combat and striking.

Contents:

● Usable power in real situations – Testing the coordination between deep and surface muscles
• Clinch work
• Verifying “autopilot mode”

● Completing full-body linkage in an instant – Short-range striking (Sun-uchi)
• Striking power and neural reflexes
• Transmitting force instantly from the palm
• Creating fast, solid power
• Principles of a powerful punch
• Instant effective mass
• Proper breathing to activate deep muscles

● Applications: Explosive striking – Headbutts
• Explosive strikes from underneath the mount
• Explosive strikes from the mount position
• Headbutts: placing effective mass at the extremities
• Pushing with the jaw
• How to project force to distant targets
• Drills to test power at the extremities
• Sacroiliac joint engagement: checking for power leakage
• Generating striking power without relying on weight shift
• Body blows
• The source of power: converting linear motion into invisible rotation
• Stopping power vs. forward-driving power
• Striking from positions without stable footing

About the Instructor: 

Masashi Fujiwara studies various styles, including karate, and in the process, he explores training methods. He also interacts with many martial artists and fighters. In 2020, he established "Shutetsu Karate-do" as a style of karate that focuses on the power of techniques. He has now changed the name of his group to "Shutetsu" in order to conduct more free and broad research, rather than focusing on karate-do, and continues to teach regardless of style or organization.