Kekai (ST36 region) — knee tsubo

Lower-limb pressure point

Kekai is included as a knee-area tsubo in the lower-limb sequence. The point is a pressure-study marker and not a claim about joint pathology or treatment outcome.

Hyakue (GV20) — crown tsuboTenchu (BL10) — occipital-neck tsuboKensei (ST6 region) — jaw tsuboKokotsu (SI15 region) — shoulder-blade tsuboShanzhu (CV17 region) — chest tsuboChukan (CV12 region) — upper-abdomen tsuboTenkansen (CV6 region) — lower-abdomen tsuboKikai (CV4 region) — pelvic tsuboYokotsu (GB30 region) — hip tsuboKekai (ST36 region) — knee tsuboKekai (ST36 region) — knee tsuboSanyinko (SP6 region) — medial-leg tsuboKaikei (KI3 region) — ankle tsuboYusen (KI1 region) — sole tsubo

Point 10 of 13 in Shiatsu Tsubo Point Map

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Tokujiro Namikoshi, Shiatsu: The Complete Guide (primary)

Primary modern source for Namikoshi shiatsu principles, pressure technique, and practical bodywork sequencing.

Huangdi Neijing · Lingshu (primary_canonical)

Chs. 10–13 carry the classical courses of the primary channels that are used here only as a cross-reference for tsubo names, not as a claim that shiatsu and acupuncture are identical systems.

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