George Dillman

George Dillman
ResidenceReading, Pennsylvania
StyleKempo Karate
Teacher(s)Seiyu Oyata[1]
Rank  10th Degree Black Belt
Websitehttp://www.dillman.com/

George Dillman (born November 23, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)[2] is a controversial American martial arts instructor, who popularized the use of techniques such as pressure points (also known in Japan as kyūsho jutsu (急所術)) among the United States' martial arts practitioners. Dillman is a member of Black Belt magazine's Hall of Fame, and in 1997 was named Black Belt Magazine's "Martial Arts Instructor of the Year". For 30 years, he ran the Northeast Karate Championships. Dillman also conducts martial arts training seminars at the former Muhammad Ali training camp at Deer Lake, Pennsylvania. Dillman has been subject to scrutiny stemming from the fact that many of his most famous techniques don't work,[3] especially those involving alleged touchless chi manipulation.[4]

Dillman calls his style Ryukyu kempo karate.[5][6][7]

Dillman began martial arts training in 1961 with Harry G. Smith. He went on to study with Daniel K. Pai, Robert Trias, Seiyu Oyata, Hohan Soken, Wally Jay and Muhammad Ali.[8]

Dillman is the co-author of several martial arts books co-written with Chris Thomas, including Kyusho-Jitsu: The Dillman Method of Pressure Point Fighting; Advanced Pressure Point fighting of Ryukyu Kempo; Advanced Pressure Point Grappling: Tuite; and Pressure Point Karate Made Easy. He has also produced a DVD instructional series on pressure point technique.

  1. ^ Black Belt. Active Interest Media. December 2002. p. 38. Retrieved 22 November 2014 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Prometheus: The George Dillman Story. SCB Distributors. 3 July 2013. ISBN 9781935826330.
  3. ^ "George Dillman: The Controversial Karate Master Who Popularized Pressure Points". Black Belt Magazine. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Superhumans". Is It Real?. Season 1. Episode 7. National Geographic Channel.
  5. ^ Black Belt. January 2001. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  6. ^ Black Belt. December 1986. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  7. ^ Black Belt. Active Interest Media. October 1988. p. 108. Retrieved 22 November 2014 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ Inc, Active Interest Media (1 August 1972). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)