Vital Point Strikes The Art and Science of Striking Vital Targets for Self-Defense and Combat Sports

Name: Vital Point Strikes The Art and Science of Striking Vital Targets for Self-Defense and Combat Sports
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ISBN: 9781934903056

ISBN-10: 1934903051

ISBN-13: 9781934903056

Edition: 2008

Authors: Sang H. Kim

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Vital Point Strikes is a guide to pressure point striking for the average martial artist. Sang H. Kim demystifies the lore of vital point striking and shows you realistic applications of vital point strikes for self-defense and combat sports. For those new to the concept of vital points, he begins by examining the Eastern theory of acupoints, meridians and ki (qi) and the Western scientific concepts of the nervous and circulatory systems, pain threshold and pain tolerance, and the relationship between pain and fear. This synthesis of accepted Eastern and Western theories helps the reader understand what makes vital point striking work and why it can be not only useful in fighting, but…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Turtle Press
Publication date: 6/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 11.02" wide x 8.46" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English



Introduction To Vital Points


Vital Point Theories


Fighting Fundamentals


Bodily Weapons and Techniques


Plexus Strikes


Vital Points on the Head & Neck


Vital Points on the Trunk


Vital Points on the Arm & Hand


Vital Points on the Leg & Foot


Vital Point Striking Drills


Standing Fight Applications


Ground Fight Applications


Knife Defence Applications


Gun Defence Applications


Index