Atemi-waza — Judo-Jujutsu Vital Strikes

The philtrum is recorded here as the jōdan (high-level) face target retained in the kata attack vocabulary. Its point is shown on the upper-lip midline because the manuals name the face line rather than provide normalized diagram coordinates. This is a historical target label for the kata tradition, not a strike instruction.

The temple is a classical high face target in the kata-era atemi vocabulary. The coordinate marks the anatomical-right temple (x < 0.5), while the paired anatomical-left target is acknowledged in the subtitle and lineage note rather than duplicated. The historical target is shown without prescribing angle, force, or application.

This point is the anatomical-left counterpart of the temple target in the front-view body. It is separated from the right point so the bilateral placement remains visible, although the kata sources describe the attack line rather than normalized x/y values. The point is retained as a dangerous historical target category, not as operational advice.

The jaw or mandibular angle is recorded as a lower-face uke (receiver) target in the practical atemi vocabulary associated with judo-jujutsu kata. Because the manuals do not supply a normalized front diagram, this bilateral entry uses an anatomical-right representative at x < 0.5 and a widened uncertainty radius. It documents a target name and region only, not a method of attack.

The side of the neck, represented here at the anatomical-right carotid region, belongs to the chūdan-to-neck defensive target vocabulary in modern Kodokan self-defence kata. The paired left side is represented by the companion point, and the normalized placement is editorial rather than a coordinate stated by the manuals. This is a high-risk anatomical region and is included for historical classification only.

This point records the anatomical-left counterpart of the side-neck target used in the kata tradition. It is drawn separately to preserve left-right orientation in the front view, while the textual sources describe the neck line without normalized coordinates. The entry is a classification aid and carries no therapeutic or combative prescription.

The heart or precordial region is a named central-chest target in the kata-era self-defence vocabulary. The point is projected to the midline of the front-view chest, although the kata texts describe the target anatomically and do not define normalized coordinates. It is marked as a high-risk region for historical study, not as an instruction to strike.

The epigastrium, often described in modern glosses as the solar-plexus line, is the central chūdan upper-abdominal target represented in this map. The coordinate is a normalized editorial projection onto the upper abdomen and should not be read as a meridian or esoteric point. Its inclusion follows the kata-integrated atemi classification rather than kyūsho-jutsu theory.

The floating-rib line is retained as a bilateral lower-trunk target in the practical jujutsu reading of atemi-waza. A single anatomical-right representative is shown because the source manuals name the lower-rib region without giving a front-view coordinate pair; the uncertainty radius covers the lateral rib margin. This record does not prescribe a strike or force.

The groin and testes are preserved as the lower-body target named in the self-defence and jujutsu kata tradition. The point is placed on the front-view midline as a broad anatomical region, not as a claim that the historical manuals give a single coordinate. It is included with an explicit warning tag for historical classification and safety awareness.

The lateral outer-thigh nerve line is included as a practical lower-limb target found in jujutsu-derived atemi teaching and its modern secondary classifications. The anatomical-right side is used as the representative projection, with a broad uncertainty radius because school manuals vary in whether they name the nerve, muscle, or lateral-thigh line. The entry records lineage variation rather than a standardized pressure-point claim.

The knee joint is retained as a lower-limb structural target in the judo-jujutsu self-defence vocabulary, where atemi supports control and escape context. This point uses the anatomical-right knee as the normalized front-view representative for a bilateral target; no historical source supplies the x/y coordinate or a single canonical spot on the joint. It is a descriptive lineage marker, not a technique instruction.