Solar plexus region
Epigastric midline target
The solar plexus region is the epigastric area below the sternum and between the costal margins, projected here on the front midline. Kyusho traditions relate it to breath disruption and pain, while this anatomical map does not assert a guaranteed autonomic response.
Point 8 of 13 in Kyusho-Jitsu — Okinawan pressure-point karate
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
George Dillman / Koszewski lineage, Advanced Pressure Point Grappling (primary)
Primary modern source for the solar-plexus kyusho target.
Vickers AJ et al., Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: Update of an Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis (scholarly_modern)
Indirect evidence context; the review does not test martial strikes to the solar plexus.