Shaitsu Eastern swed

Terms	Definitions
Shiatsu	Finger pressure
Qi	Life force, Energy, Fitality
Tsubos	"Little Vase" Points, Acupressure point (acupuncture point)
Meridians	Path ways where tsubos are located. They always follow the path of least resistance
Prenatal Qi	Mother, Father and Universe
Postnatal Qi	Ta Qi & Gu Qi
Ta Qi	Air
Gu Qi	Food
Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood	Five Elements of Shiatsu
Fire	Summer, Teenager, Red, Joy, Up & Scattered
Earth	Indian Summer, Mature Adult, Orange/Yellow/Gold, Sympathy/Worry, Centered / Balance
Metal	Fall/Autumn, Retirement Age, Grey / White, Grief, Retraction
Water	Winter, Very Old Age/death/birth, Blue/black, Fear, Downward
Wood	Spring, Childhood/Youth, Green, Anger, Straight UP
Fire	Mother of Earth, Child of Wood
Earth	Mother of Metal, Child of Fire
Metal	Mother of Water, Child of Earth
Water	Mother of Wood, Child of Metal
Wood	Mother of Fire, Child of Water
Water	Controls Fire
Fire	Controls Metal
Metal	Controls Wood
Wood	Controls Earth
Earth	Controls Water
Absolute Fire Organs	Heart, Small Intestine
Supplemental Fire Organs	Pericardium, Triple Energizer
Earth Organs	Stomach, Spleen
Metal Organs	Lungs, Large Intestine
Water Organs	Kidneys, Bladder
Wood Organs	Liver, Gallbladder
Yin Organs	Liver, Kidney, Lungs, Spleen, Heart, Pericardium
Yang Organs	Gallbladder, Bladder, Large Intestine, Stomach, Small Intestine, Triple Energizer
Kyo	Deficient, Empty
Jitsu	Excessive , Full
Hara Zone
Metal Sense Organ	Nose
Zang	Yin
Fu	Yang
Paired organs go where	Along the same Limb
Lung Meridians Required Points	LU-1, LU-2, LU-5, LU-9 & LU-11 11 in Total
Large Intestine Meridians Required Points	LI-1, LI-4, LI-5, LI-10, LI-11, LI-15, LI-20 20 in Total
Stomach Meridians Required Points (Face)	ST-1, ST-9, ST-12, ST-17, ST-25, ST-36, ST-41, ST-45 45 in Total
Stomach Meridians Required Points (Body)	ST-1, ST-9, ST-12, ST-17, ST-25, ST-36, ST-41, ST-45 45 in Total
Earth Sense Organ	Mouth
Spleen Meridians Required Points	SP-1, SP-5, SP-6, SP-9, SP-21 21 in Total
What organ makes the blood	Spleen
What organ moves the blood	Heart
What organ stores the blood	Liver
Where is ST-1 Located	in Line with the Pupil midway between the Eyball and the Infraorbital ridge
Where is ST-9 Located	Level with the tip of the Adams Apple, Anterior border of sternocleidomastoid
Where is ST-12 Located	Mipoint of the Supraclavicular fossa, 4 cun lateral from the midline. ContraIndicated in Pregnancy
Where is ST-17 Located	in the center of the nipple. ContraIndicated totally
Where is ST-25 Located	2 cun Laterial level to navel
Where is ST-36 Located	3 cun distal to the inferior later border of the patella(eye of knee) and i cun lateral
Where is ST-41 Located	on dorsum of the foot between extensor digiorum longus & between extensor hallucis longus in the ankle crease (lateral)
Where is ST-45 Located	lateral side of 2nd toe, 0.1 cun
Main function of the Stomach	Transportation & Transformation Descending
Where is SP-1 Located	medial side of the Great Toe, 0.1 cun
Where is SP-5 Located	the depression midway between the tuberosity of the Navicular and the high point of the Medial Malleolus
Where is SP-6 Located	3 cun proximal to the high point of the Medial Malleolus, posterior to the tibia border. ContraIndicated in Pregnancy
Where is SP-9 Located	in the depression on the Distal border of the Medial Condyle of the tibia. ContraIndicated in Pregnancy
Where is SP-21 Located	6 cun below the Axilla on the Mid-Axillary line
Main function of the Spleen	Transportation & Transformation Ascending
Main function of the Large Intestine	Elimination
Main function of the Lung	Intake of Qi
Fire Sense Organ	Tip of Tongue
Main Function of Heart	Govern the Blood : Circulation
Heart Required Points	HT-1, HT-3, HT-7, HT-9 9 in Total
Where is HT-1 Located	Center of Armpit
Where is HT-3 Located	Medial end of Elbow Crease
Where is HT-7 Located	Anterior Wrist Crease proximal to the Pisiform
Where is HT-9 Located	0.1 Cun lateral to the nail of the Pinky
Main Function of Small Intestine	Separating pure from impure
Small Intestine Required Points	SI-1, SI-3, SI-4, SI-8, SI-9 SI-10, SI-11, SI-12, S1-13, S1-19 19in Total
Where is SI-1 Located	0.1 Cun medial to the nail of the Pinky
Where is SI-3 Located	Proximal to the 5th Metacarpophalangeal joint
Where is SI-4 Located	In the depression between the base of the 5th Metacarpal and Triquetrum
Where is SI-8 Located	In the depression between the olecranon and the tip of the medial epicondyle of the humerus
Where is SI-9 Located	1 Cun superior to the posterior axillary fold
Where is SI-10 Located	Directly above SI-9 at the Acromin process
Where is SI-11 Located	Center of the infrascapular fossa
Where is SI-12 Located	Directly above SI-11 in the center of the suprascapular fossa
Where is SI-13 Located	Medial to the root of the spine
Where is SI-19 Located	In the depression in front of ear flap
Water Sense Organ (Orifice)	Ear
Main Function of Bladder	Purification
Bladder Required Points	BL-1, BL-10, BL-13, BL-14, BL-15, BL-18, BL-19, BL-20, BL-21, BL-22, BL-23, BL-25, BL-27, BL-28, BL-31, BL-32, BL-33, BL-34, BL-36,BL- 40, BL-57, BL-61, BL-67 67 in Total
Where is BL-1 Located	0.1 cun to the inner corner of the eye
Where is BL-10 Located	in the Posterior hairline lateral side of trapezius muscle
Where is BL-13 Located	1.5 cun Lateral form sipnous process between T3 & T4
Where is BL-14 Located	1.5 cun Lateral form sipnous process between T4 & T5
Where is BL-15 Located	1.5 cun Lateral form sipnous process between T5 & T6
Where is BL-18 Located	1.5 cun Lateral form sipnous process between T9 & T10
Where is BL-19 Located	1.5 cun Lateral form sipnous process between T10 & T11
Where is BL-20 Located	1.5 cun Lateral form sipnous process between T11 & T12
Where is BL-21 Located	1.5 cun Lateral form sipnous process between T12 & L1
Where is BL-22 Located	1.5 cun Lateral form sipnous process between L1 & L2
Where is BL-23 Located	1.5 cun Lateral form sipnous process between L2 & L3
Where is BL-25 Located	1.5 cun Lateral form sipnous process between L4 & L5
Where is BL-27 Located	At level to the 1st sacral foramen
Where is BL-28 Located	At level to the 2nd sacral foramen
Where is BL-31 Located	In the 1st sacral foramen (Contraindicated in Pregnancy)
Where is BL-32 Located	In the 2nd sacral foramen (Contraindicated in Pregnancy)
Where is BL-33 Located	In the 3rd sacral foramen (Contraindicated in Pregnancy)
Where is BL-34 Located	In the 4th sacral foramen (Contraindicated in Pregnancy)
Where is BL-36 Located	at the mid point of the gluteal fold
Where is BL-40 Located	at the mid point of the knee crease
Where is BL-57 Located	at the mid point at the bottom the the swell of gastrocnemius
Where is BL-60 Located	In depression between the high point of the Lateral malleolus & achilles tendon (Contraindicated in Pregnancy)
Where is BL-67 Located	0.1 cun on Lateral side of the small toe (Contraindicated in Pregnancy)