Carotid side of neck (anatomical-left)
Paired neck target; left counterpart
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.
Point 6 of 12 in Atemi-waza — Judo-Jujutsu Vital Strikes
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
Kodokan Judo Institute, Goshin-jutsu (primary_canonical)
The Goshin-jutsu technical specification, in its unarmed attack-and-defence series, documents the side-of-neck target line represented here; the bilateral coordinate is editorial.
Jigoro Kano, Kodokan Judo (primary_canonical)
Kano’s Kodokan Judo, in its discussions of kata and self-defence, documents atemi as an auxiliary striking element within judo’s broader throwing and control curriculum; it does not supply the normalized body coordinate used here.
Kenji Tomiki, Judo: The Japanese Physical Culture (secondary)