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Hands-on practical course with Kiiko Matsumoto for beginners and repeaters

25. – 26.09.2025
Kiiko Matsumoto, LicAc, Assistant: John Jaarsveld, NL, Interpreter: Roswitha Laabs

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You can easily integrate Kiiko Matsumoto's acupuncture style into any other acupuncture style you have learnt!

The basis of the treatment is Kiiko Matsumoto's feedback-based system with a focus on palpation of the abdomen, but also relevant parts of the body and acupuncture points.
Benefit from Kiiko Matsumoto's more than 40 years of experience and let Kiiko Matsumoto inspire you in your clinical work with your patients!

Find out more about Kiiko Matsumoto's way of working and the organisation of patients below!

The course will be recorded!

The recording will be made available to participants for 3 months.
Interested parties who have not attended the course can purchase the recording - after editing!

By registering, participants agree to the recording.

Here are some examples of how Kiiko Matsumoto teaches?

A few short clips of past workshops are available on Youtube:
Youtube 1
Youtube 2

Some aspects of Kiiko Matsumoto's way of working

At the beginning of the seminar, Kiiko Matsumoto will demonstrate her anamnesis, diagnostic method and needling on a participant.
Her system can then be practised with each other under her and John's supervision.

In the practical course there will be an introduction to the Hara diagnosis and the importance of palpation in Kiiko Matsumoto's acupuncture style. We will work with the information that the practitioner receives through palpation in order to achieve the most suitable treatment for the patient.
This also includes possible interpretations of the respective feedback and the resulting treatments.

Kiiko Matsumoto will demonstrate her method of palpation and explain how this leads to the selection of acupuncture points and determines the technique of needling (needle alignment, depth, etc.).

Components of the seminar are

Hara diagnosis of the reflex zones of the zangfu, which is compared with the pulse diagnosis and confirmation of the diagnosis using the feedback system and points to be tested
Introduction to root chanal treatment according to Kiiko Matsumoto and the rationale behind her acupuncture style
the feedback system used to select the points to be treated, confirmation of the effectiveness of the points before needling and further diagnosis.

Kiiko Matsumoto prefers not to teach theory - at least not without concrete live patient examples

What will you learn in this workshop?

This is not a theoretical workshop, the focus is on demonstrating her work as in real clinical practice as well as on the participants practising with each other. Like many Japanese teachers, Kiiko Matsumoto demands full attention from her students to follow what she is doing. The reward, however, is that as a participant you go home with a workable system that you can apply in your own clinic and check to see if it works.
To maximise the benefits of Kiiko Matsumoto's teaching for all participants,

John Jaarsveld supports Kiiko Matsumoto - and has done so for many years - as assistant and supervisor
Rosi Laabs translates Kiiko Matsumoto - and has done so for many years - and always keeps an eye on the needs of the group
The lessons are recorded and all participants receive them - after editing - for 3 months.

Why this workshop?

Kiiko Matsumoto is considered by many to be the "living master of acupuncture". A world-renowned teacher and author, she has integrated the works of important Japanese acupuncture masters such as Master Nagano, Master Kawai, and Dr. Manaka into a coherent and clinically effective system. Kiiko Matsumoto presents at seminars worldwide and maintains a private practice in Newton Highlands, MA.

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Kiiko Matsumoto studied and graduated in Japan. Her main influences are from Japanese teachers. However, she has an exceptional knowledge of the classics and has the ability to demonstrate her interpretation of Su Wen, Ling Shu and Nan Jing directly to patients.

Kiiko's work is getting more and more attention in Europe. Her seminars in London, Germany, Switzerland and Israel and the Netherlands are very popular, and she has been to ABZ MITTE in Offenbach several times. We are pleased to be part of this growing interest in palpation-based acupuncture. Students specializing in Kiiko Matsumoto's style will want to attend as many seminars as possible to deepen their knowledge. Students who use Kiiko Matsumoto's approach to strengthen their own approach will be inspired by Kiiko's practicality and challenged to achieve the same results with other methods.

There are many different types of acupuncture. But what if the patient does not respond well to treatment? How much root and how much branch treatment should you use? How can you tell if the patient is making progress? Kiiko Matsumoto's palpation-based approach helps many people answer these questions, regardless of what style of acupuncture you use.
Kiiko Matsumoto's approach, as always, is to treat the patients who present to her. She does not use set protocols, but approaches each patient individually for maximum results.
Every patient is different. That is the power and beauty of a master acupuncturist's work.

Example: eview of treatment strategies for SCM and posterior neck.
One of the most important reflective areas that helps us monitor the progress of our treatment and provide insight into prognosis (how much symptoms will improve) is the SCM muscle. This is especially relevant for patients with conditions such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, ALS, or brain tumors. The SCM muscle is often very tight in these patients and if it softens during treatment, you can be sure that the patient's symptoms will improve.

“The vagus nerve represents the main component of the parasympathetic nervous system, which oversees a vast array of crucial bodily functions, including control of mood, immune response, digestion, and heart rate. It establishes one of the connections between the brain and the gastrointestinal tract and sends information about the state of the inner organs to the brain via afferent fibres.” - Breit, S., Kupferberg, A., Rogler, G., & Hasler, G. (2018). Vagus Nerve as Modulator of the Brain-Gut Axis in Psychiatric and Inflammatory Disorders. Frontiers in psychiatry, 9, 44. Link

Prerequisites

Knowledge of acupuncture. Some background knowledge of Kiiko Matsumoto's acupuncture style is recommended, but not required.
Recommendations for introduction in advance:
Clinical strategies for stubborn cases: diagnosis and treatment with Japanese acupuncture

Certificate

All participants will receive a certificate of the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Klassische Akupunktur und TCM e.V.”

[Translate to English:] — Assistant: John Jaarsveld, NL

Organization and Costs

Venue
Ausbildungszentrum Mitte
Frankfurter Str. 59
63067 Offenbach, entrance in the yard to the right, 3rd floor
Tel: 069 / 82 36 14 17, Fax: 069 / 82 36 17 49

For information about reduced hotel rates in Offenbach please see here

Course date
25./26.09.2025

Timetable
Saturday: 10.00 - 18.00 hrs
Sunday: 10.00 - 18.00 hrs

Credit points: 16

Participant: max. 24

Course fee: 600 €
AGTCM members: 480 €
TCM Fachverband Schweiz members: 540 €

Upon receipt of your registration, you will receive an invoice 2-3 weeks before the start of the course with all course dates and detailed information on payment methods.