Kiiko Live Seminar day one

I really enjoyed Kiiko's acupuncture lecture today. The case studies really showed how effective her style of medicine is. Some of her point choices where over my head. Bringing in someone who could give us a little back ground or introduction to Kiiko's style would be a huge benefit to what I've learned today.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow's lecture on Menopause.

Lorne - who is David Euler?

David Euler is a recognized authority on Kiiko Matsumoto’s style of Acupuncture, its integration with Traditional Chinese Styles and Western Medicine. As Faculty and clinical supervisor David taught the Kiiko Style of Acupuncture for 6 years at the New England School of Acupuncture. He has worked in close collaboration with Kiiko Matsumoto for over 15 years and is teaching her style in many places around the world. In collaboration with Kiiko Matsumoto and Dr. Joseph Audette, David is directing an acupuncture course for the Harvard Medical School, department of continuing education. David is specialized in organizing Kiiko’s material and presenting it in such a way that is didactic and easy to understand. David is also specialized in creating a bridge between Western allopathic medicine, palpatory and acupuncture treatment results and classic Chinese medical translations.

Lorne
www.acubalance.ca
www.prodseminars.com

Quick question if you have the time to answer since there is a discussion on Kiiko... is Kiiko style of acupuncture basically Japanese acupuncture or something different?

Kiiko Matsumoto’s Style Acupuncture utilizes a systematic, easy to learn, instantaneous feedback, palpatory method that reveals a comprehensive diagnosis and a patient-unique, treatment plan. By looking deeply into structural and/or constitutional imbalances underling a patient’s symptomatic complaints, a Kiiko Style practitioner is able to successfully solve difficult cases and treat the most complex of possible medical issues. This style is largely inspired by the work of modern Japanese acupuncturists such as Master Nagano, Master Kawai and Kiiko’s vast clinical experience. Although highly clinically oriented and practical, this style of acupuncture is very close to the original classic texts (Ling Shu, Su Wen, and Nan Ching) and their important interpretations such as the Leiching. In this course interesting discussions and translations of ancient texts and point names are presented as hands on practical solutions to hard to cure diseases. This Kiiko Style Acupuncture workshop will provide a concise, yet comprehensive method of the treatment of orthopedics including, neck, shoulder, back, hip and knee pain.

Here is a pod cast on Kiiko.
http://www.chinesemedicinetools.com/audio-podcasts/kikko/sharon-weizenbam-on-japanese-acupuncture-and-being

See previous post on David Euler. Again, anyone interested in seeing David teach a seminar in vancouver.

Lorne
www.acubalance.ca
www.prodseminars.com

Sally, good question. There is so much confusion out there. There is no one 'Japanese acupuncture'. There are, in fact, many different 'styles' of practice that all fall under the Japanese acupuncture umbrella. Kiiko's style is one. Keiraku Chiryo (meridian therapy based on Nan Jing pulse diagnosis) is another and forms the basis of Shudo Denmei's approach and the Toyohari school. Masakazu Ikeda's approach is another. Shakuju is another. And on and on and on. If you can get back issues of the North American Journal of Oriental Medicine (NAJOM) and flip through them, you will get a sense of the big wide world of 'Japanese acupuncture' While these different 'styles' are all quite different, they have some very distinct commonalities that make 'Japanese acupuncture' as a category clearly distinct. The popular notion is that, first and foremost, Japanese acupuncture is 'more gentle' than 'Chinese'. In general, this is only partially true - there are some 'agressive' needling techniques involved - but for sure it is nowhere near the most significant distinguishing feature of all Japanese approaches. First and foremost and by far and away, the most important is that PALPATION is primary in Japanese styles - whereas in other styles, it is practically absent. In all styles of Japanese acupuncture, the primary means by which the practitioner acquires information that leads to diagnosis/assessment and appropriate treatment is PALPATION. A very close second in terms of distinguishing features of ALL Japanese styles is that immediate feedback is built into the system (whether through pulse or palpable change on the abdomen or somewhere else) so you know within minutes of administering the treatment if it is correct (rather than just waiting a week). These are the two most distinguishing features of all Japanese styles, of which Kiiko's system is but one. Hope that helps. Daniel Schulman
Charlottetown, PEI, Canada

Hi Lorne
Am very inspired by Kiko and would definitely be interested in coming to see David Euler if it was possible for you to bring him to Vancouver

Sincerely
Marion Starr

Add me to the list of the folk interested in attending a weekend with David Euler. A nice systematic approach would certainly help me to be able to comprehend the notes I take, at least better than the ones from this past weekend anyways.

I was also looking for the video stuff regarding the Acupressure training you/Lorne had talked about that would be available. If there is a link to the section that would be great.

Thanks a bunch, Clayton

Lorne, Spence, Ryan,
Have you seen the patients that were treated by Kiiko on the day of the seminar? How are they and there symptoms? Did you continue on with Kiiko style acupuncture, or with your original treatment? I am curious, and would love any feedback. I have been trying to utilize what I learned,and I find it awesome, yet I also find I am using ALL the Point prescriptions. Lots to learn, and very excited.
Lorne, Deborah and I would also come up for David Euler, unless he comes here first!!!
Anyone else using Kiiko style, any suggestions??
Health, happiness, and prosperity,
Denise Noyer, L. Ac