Hi Drew,
I'd say there is a wide range of atemi. If you look at the yoshinkan training manual by Inoue Sensei, or any of Shioda Kancho's books, you'll see a good sampling. Yoshinkan's 150 basic techniques contain a good sample. Atemi that fit the metsubishi (sp) idea (smash the eyes), atemi to the short ribs, atemi to the point between the nose and upper lip, atemi with special hand configurations for certain targets...the whole ball of wax. Sometimes (not in standard technique) you'll see elbows and knees (great for kaitenage), fumikomi, and things like that. I tend to use a fair amount of focus and seriousness...most people will react, even though they know I won't intentionally klonk them. There are those though that have to be taught to pay attention (like myself, in fact, as I mentioned in another post).
Ron
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