About Amatsu

Amatsu medicine is a Holistic Japanese medicine that has evolved during a five-thousand year history.  It was originally influenced by Chinese, Korean and other Asian philosophies and medical approaches.   Amatsu medicine has evolved into its present day form through research and clinical experience of its practitioners. 

Amatsu however is relatively new to the west.  It only became available when Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, 34th Grandmaster of the nine schools of the ninja arts in Japan, broke with Japanese Tradition and granted three westerners full teaching rights of the ancient school of Hi Chi Bu Ku Goshin Jutsu in 1995.   Now these ancient time tested teachings are available through the development of its Masters, both as a Therapy and a movement management system.

Amatsu is an effective tactile therapy that looks at and re-balances the body as a whole.  It does not focus its attention on the site of pain, instead it sees the body as a whole tensegrity structure, and acknowledges that the pain can be caused by a more distal point.  The viscera for example often pull other structures (vertebrae, other viscera) out of place causing physical and postural imbalances that lead to dis-ease.  In modern day science the science of Biotensegrity offers the best explanation of the physical methodology of this approach.

Amatsu uses various skills to balance out the tensegrity of the body, including Anma (push, pull) massage, gentle joint realignment, visceral management and reciprocal cranial to sacrum balancing. These can be used in many different combinations to suit the individual needs of each client.

All Amatsu Practitioners are trained to offer after care and life skills advice to clients.  These include postural management, Kinetic handling, nutritional guidance and stress management principles.