Englische Bücher Mix

Essential Anatomy for Martial and Healing Arts

Autor: Marc Tedeschi
Sprache: Englisch
144 Seiten, Softcover
Erschienen: May 2000
Verlag: Weatherhill
ISBN:  0834804433
Preis: $19.95

Homepage des Autors: http://www.tedeschi-media.com

Umschlagtext

Comprehensive, Easy to Understand, Lavishly Illustrated

Specially Designed for Healers and Martial Artists

This unique book will familiarize healing practitioners and martial artists with
basic concepts of the human body, as defined by both Western and Eastern
medical traditions. Written in a clear and concise style, this beautiful and
informative book presents information previously unavailable in any single text.

• Over 133 line drawings and 60 photographs, in color and black & white

• Easy-to-understand overview of Western anatomical concepts

• Detailed overview of Eastern medical principles, including information
previously available only in specialized, costly medical texts

• Comprehensive listing of Oriental pressure points and meridians

in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, cross-referenced to nerves,
blood vessels, and other anatomical landmarks

• Twenty essential self-massage and revival techniques

• Detailed principles of pressure point fighting,
as used in traditional Asian martial arts

• An essential text for students, healing professionals, and martial artists

MARC TEDESCHI is an internationally respected artist, designer, and educator, who holds
a fifth-degree black belt in Hapkido - a martial art that integrates both healing and combative
techniques. Long a student of Eastern concepts of human physiology, he has practiced martial
arts since 1974, training extensively in Hapkido, Taekwondo, Judo, Jujitsu, and Karate.
 

Inhalt

1 ) OVERVIEW

Introduction 7

Concepts of the Human Body 8
The Evolution of Healing Arts 10
Healing and the Martial Arts 11
Simplicity, Faith and Science 11

2) WESTERN CONCEPTS

Introduction 13
Overview 14
Structural Levels 14
Principle Body Systems 14
Skeletal System 18
Muscular System 20
Nervous System 22
Circulatory System 24

3) EASTERN CONCEPTS

Introduction 27
Overview 28
Basic Principles 28
Meridians 32
Acupoints 42
Acupoint Charts 48

Meridian Reference

Contents and Key 52

12 Regular Meridians
Lung 54

Large Intestine 56
Stomach 58
Spleen 64
Heart 66

Small Intestine 68
Bladder 70
Kidney 76
Pericardium 80
Triple Warmer 82
Gallbladder 84
Liver 88

8 Extraordinary Meridians
Conception 90
Governing 92
Penetrating 96
Girdling 98
Yin Linking 100
Yang Linking 102
Yin Heel 104
Yang Heel 106

Extra Acupoints 108

4) HEALING APPLICATIONS

Introduction 113
Massage Techniques 114
Healing Acupoints 120
Revival Techniques 122

5) MARTIAL APPLICATIONS

Introduction 125
Anatom ical Targets 126
Pressure Point Fighting 128
Pressure Point Targets 134

6) APPENDICES

Cross Index of Acupoints 136
Further Reading 140
Index 142


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