Hokuto Shinken no Nazo ni Semaru Hikō no Shinjitsu (BAB Japan, 2022) 北斗神拳の謎に迫る 秘孔の真実 「空手」と「経絡理論」で考察！

Table of contents

Chapters

1. Chapter 1, killing and healing through ki (「気」を用いた殺法と活法)Martial arts as body culture, the visible body and the invisible body, vital points as both life points and death points, their classification and dosage, and the question of whether ki can topple an opponent.
2. Chapter 2, the death vital points (「殺」の秘孔に迫る)The line "you are already dead" (お前はもう死んでいる) compared to the lethal points of martial arts, finger penetration, Nanto Seiken that slices, hard fist and soft fist, the points that control an opponent, and cases of reversed points.
3. Chapter 3, the life vital points (「活」の秘孔に迫る)The point that saves, Rin regaining her speech, Airi recovering her sight, the point that prolongs life, the effect of self-pressed points, and those that give energy.
4. Chapter 4, real karate and Hokuto Shinken (現実の空手と北斗神拳)Karate as a complete martial art, the martial body shaped by kata, precise control of movement and the vector of pressure on the point, stances, kata and combat, Kenshiro against weapons and the karateka.
5. Chapter 5, practicing activation and inhibition in the image of Hokuto Shinken (北斗神拳をイメージして活殺自在を実践)Blocking an arm with two fingers, the wrist as the foundation of the martial body and the healthy body, what is practiced in training and what is not, the contribution of meridians.
6. Chapter 6, the path to mastering Hokuto Shinken (北斗神拳修得への道)Penetration of movement, the body's axis, sharpening the five senses, training the mind, the experience of emptiness, turning chance into necessity, the quality of touch, reading the opponent.
7. Chapter 7, the founding house of Hokuto and the founding houses of schools (北斗宗家と武術流派の宗家)Ancient schools and their founding house, the founder as master of technique and thought, combat and love, the philosophy of a school, what lies at the end of combat, what only strength makes possible, elevating combat into philosophy.

Table of contents translated and entry compiled by Hokuto Chronicles from the original book. First published on October 6, 2026. © 2026 Hokuto Chronicles. Any reuse, even partial or reworded, must credit Hokuto Chronicles with a link to this page.