ONTAKE MOXIBUSTION LEVEL 2 FRANCE 2026 – HIRATA ONTAKE THERAPY AND THE PULSE MATRIX
A TWO-DAY ADVANCED TRAINING IN RHYTHMIC, RESPONSIVE MOXIBUSTION
Kurakichi Hirata was a medical student by day—and a rebel by night. Critical of Western medicine, he pioneered a holographic system of dermatome stimulation using a heated probe—designed to trigger the body’s self-healing mechanisms and empower laypeople to treat themselves. Hirata’s first book in 1933 was a runaway bestseller. Long after Hirata’s death, his approach became an important component of Dr Manaka’s four-step protocol. In the West, however, the tools used in Japan to heat the skin were unavailable, and his system is not well known. Now, nearly one hundred years after its development, Hirata Zone Therapy has found new life with the integration of Ontake Warm Bamboo, a simple-to-apply moxibustion tool.
AIMS
This hands-on two-day training introduces you to Hirata’s 12-zone holographic system and how to treat them with Ontake moxibustion. Hirata Ontake Therapy (HOT) is paired with a powerful diagnostic method from Japanese Meridian Therapy: the Pulse Matrix. You’ll learn how to apply warm bamboo rhythmically and track real-time changes in the pulse, as well as observing soft tissue changes through palpation.
More than that, you’ll leave with a structured numerical system for recording the pulse—not just moment-to-moment, but over days, weeks, and months. What we record, improves.
Over these two days, your pulse-taking skills will improve dramatically, and you’ll gain a clear understanding of how your treatments are working. HOT and the Pulse Matrix together create a powerful feedback loop for healing.
What You’ll Learn:
- Locate and treat Hirata’s zones across the body
- Apply rhythmic Ontake techniques including tapping, rolling, and super-knocking
- Use the Pulse Matrix to assess and record changes in strength, depth, rate, and hardness
- Integrate zone treatment with channel palpation and Manaka’s meridian frequencies
- Close treatments confidently based on pulse feedback
- Teach patients simple home care routines using HOT
Who It’s For:
Open to practitioners who have completed Ontake Level 1 with Oran Kivity, Marian Fixler, Paul Movsessian, or Felip Caudet, and are already confident in basic Ontake handling (loading, lighting, applying).
ELIGIBILITY
The workshop is open to acupuncturists, healers and bodyworkers with a working knowledge of Ontake—this includes anyone who has previously studied Ontake Level 1 with Oran Kivity, Marian Fixler, Paul Movsessian or Felip Caudet and already has proficiency in loading, lighting and applying Ontake.
WHAT STUDENTS SAY
A course not to be missed! Ontake is easy to learn and a valuable addition to acupuncture. It can achieve rapid success in pain therapy and patients find it very comfortable. The focus is more on channel therapy with palpation. It can be used either as a root or branch treatment. Oran passes on the basic knowledge playfully with a lot of charm, wit and accuracy.
Oran Kivity’s teaching is very entertaining and easy to understand, so he’s really enjoyable to listen to. He was inspired by numerous teachers, and in just a few sentences he manages to make them relevant.
Treatment effects are immediately apparent, it’s amazing for practitioner and layperson alike. There was a lot of time to practice the techniques and correct any mistakes. A great, enriching course.
A recommended course for all Dr Tan practitioners! Oran offers an alternative option to Dr Tan’s approach which achieves rapid results in pain relief without needles.
Oran’s humour, friendly manner, and long experience of using Ontake made this course a big win for me.
ABOUT THE TRAINER
Veteran British acupuncturist Oran Kivity trained in Europe, China, and Japan. In continuous practice since 1987, he specialised in Japanese methods and was a founder member of Toyohari UK, the British branch of the Toyohari Association of Japan. He taught acupuncture at the University of Westminster and the Northern College of Acupuncture for ten years.
Oran is the author of four books about Japanese acupuncture and moxibustion, including the popular Moxa in Motion with the Ontake Method and Hirata Zone Therapy with the Ontake Method. Passionate about acupuncture and learning, he continues to teach internationally and has a successful habit coaching practice online, working with practitioners all over the world to develop their practices.
Now based in Taiwan, he practises, writes, coaches and teaches from the southern port town of Kaohsiung, where he lives happily by a river, near a lake and close to the sea.
ONTAKE AND BOOK SUPPLIES
Small, standard, and large Ontake will be on sale during the course. A small number of books will be on sale and can be signed by the author. Please drop a message on the booking page if you would like to pre-order a book.
