Floating ribs

Bilateral lower-rib target; right representative

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.

Philtrum (jōdan)Temple (anatomical-right)Temple (anatomical-left)Jaw / mandibular angle (uke)Carotid side of neck (anatomical-right)Carotid side of neck (anatomical-left)Heart / precordiumEpigastrium (chūdan)Floating ribsFloating ribsTestes / groinOuter thigh nerve lineKnee joint

Point 9 of 12 in Atemi-waza — Judo-Jujutsu Vital Strikes

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Kodokan Judo Institute, Goshin-jutsu (primary_canonical)

The Goshin-jutsu technical specification, in its unarmed attack-and-defence series, documents the lower-rib/lateral trunk 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.

Zen Nihon Jujutsu technical manuals (secondary)

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