Philtrum
Midline upper-lip target
The philtrum is the vertical groove between the nose and upper lip on the facial midline. It is an easily located facial landmark in the map, but the model makes no claim that touching it produces the autonomic or analgesic effects sometimes attributed to kyusho.
Point 5 of 13 in Kyusho-Jitsu — Okinawan pressure-point karate
Cross-tradition overlaps
- Philtrum ↔ Philtrum (jōdan) (distance 0.020)
Sources
George Dillman / Koszewski lineage, Advanced Pressure Point Grappling (primary)
Primary modern source for the modern kyusho target vocabulary.
Nakamoto Masayuki, Okinawan Kyusho lineage (secondary)
Secondary lineage context for facial targets in Okinawan karate.