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Master Toni Kauhanen Vantaa

<strong>Master Toni Kauhanen</strong>

Grandmaster Toni Kauhanen

  • 7th degree Black Belt, founder of Kyusho Aiki Jutsu

  • 3rd Level Master Instructor of HKI

  • 2nd Degree Black Belt Shotokan Karate

  • 1st Kyu Brown Belt Shorinji-ryu Karate

He started training martial arts back in 1982 and gave his first lessons in 1989. His Pressure Point studies started at 1993 under George A. Dillman.

During his path he has been promoted to: 1.kyu brown belt in Shorinji-ryu karate and 2nd degree black belt in the Shotokan karate. The board of grandmasters, Prof. Wally Jay, George A. Dillman, Leon Fong and all ready passed away Prof. Remy Presas granted to Toni 4th degree black belt in the Art of Ryukyu-Kempo.

In the Summer Camp (Millenium Points VII) 2005 Grandmaster Jack Hogan, 9th dan promoted him after many years of training and teaching, for his constant work to spread the Art around the World, to first grandmaster level, 7th degree black belt in the Art of Ryukyu-Kempo.

Because he is willing to constantly learn more, he has participated several seminars in USA and in Sweden to learn directly from the other masters. He has demonstrated his method of Kyusho Aiki Jutsu, several times in various locations in Finland, USA and the latest in "Idrætsnatten" at Esbjerg, Denmark. Also he has demonstrated the founding's in front of seminar attendees and public audience, and has gotten a lot of feedback of his, almost unbelievable skills.

Kauhanen has taught his method of self-defense in Finland over 60 cities and in several seminars at Estonia, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Switzerland and USA. He has also wroted two Finnish books on pressure points, also he has produced several educative DVD's which are mainly filmed in live seminars.

 

"There is nothing mystical" says Toni, "Many times I have been asked to show something abnormal or even paranormal things - I can not do that, all what I do is natural and easy, of course it takes years to train and learn to do this kind of things, but my firm believe is that anyone can learn it."

 

Teacher like he is, has gotten hundreds of students who follow him around the Finland and Europe to attend in his seminars to learn more from him. But, Toni considers himself as student which will constantly seek better and smoother techniques.

Awards and Accomplishments:

  • Founded this unique method of Kyusho-Aiki with Raine Luukkonen;

  • He has trained under George A. Dillman, Prof. Wally Jay, Jack Hogan, Mark Kline, Evan Pantazi, Jim Corn and Jack Medaris;

  • Appeared in cover of BUDOKA (Finland) 4/1999;

  • Has written and published two books (1998/2001) in Finnish language of pressure point fighting (Kyusho - Inhimillinen Itsepuolustus and Ryukyu-Kempo);

  • Has published five articles of Kyusho-Jutsu and its research in BUDOKA-magazine;

  • Has published several video tapes for further study of pressure point fighting;

  • Inducted in "Taistelija"-forum Hall of Fame as a Instructor of a Year 2002;

  • Featured once in Kotimaa, NYT! - document and four times at "Älä Katso" -show;

  • Demonstrated Kyusho-Jitsu on Estonian TV 1 in a most popular program "Pealtnägija";

  • Demonstrated Kyusho-Jitsu at various events in Finland and U.S.A.;

  • Demonstrated Kyusho Aiki Jutsu at "Idrætsnatten" -event Esbjergissä Tanskassa;

  • Appeared GrandMaster George A. Dillman's first book (Kyusho-Jitsu) and his studying videos;

  • Has teached in seminar with George Dillman, Jack Hogan, Mark Kline, Jack Medaris;

  • Conducts seminars regularly in Europe and U.S.A.;