What is KJK?
KJK is a loose affiliation of martial arts schools based mainly in the upper midwest that are all studying the Dillman Method of Pressure Point fighting under the instruction of Grand Master Chris Thomas (8th Dan).
These schools do not necessarily begin as Dillman schools, but come from a wide background of styles and martial arts experiences that have all discovered and embraced the concepts taught by Dillman into their respective arts.
These schools have come to embrace the Dillman method for various reasons, but the most common reason given is that this knowledge finally gave real meaning to their art and gave their techniques real effectiveness.
This is were the KJK and GM Thomas come in. As with any art, coming to a point where the martial artist truly understands the concepts takes time and training.
Getting to the point where the martial artist not only understands the concepts well enough to do the techniques but to then also TEACH the techniques takes longer.
KJK and GM Thomas serve these schools by helping the instructors to understand the concepts so that they correctly teach the Dillman Method in their own schools.
This system also helps to ensure that when schools become affiliated with Dillman Karate International (DKI) they can provide a level of quality instruction that truly represents what DKI is all about.
Instructors at KJK and future DKI schools train monthly with GM Thomas and also attend the annual KJK seminar held every spring in Madison, WI.
Chris Thomas is a master instructor of self-defense, unarmed combat, and classical fighting methods, who has studied, trained and taught for over 37 years.
Thomas, a widely published author, is highly regarded as a teacher capable of easily and clearly demystifying the problem of physical violence and teaching simply and effective methods for addressing it. Thomas is also an ordained clergyman with 25 years experience as a parish pastor.
This unexpected combination allows him to deal with both the physical and moral/ethical aspects of self-defense.