Essential Anatomy: For Healing and Martial Arts

ISBN: 0834804433

Author: Tedeschi, Marc

Condition: New

New 2023 edition available and instock, ISBN 978-1953225184The 2000 first-edition is out-of-print----The essential text on the human body, as defined by Eastern and Western medicine.Comprehensive, easy to understand, and lavishly illustrated in full color.Specially designed for students, healing professionals, 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, allowing those engaged in healing and martial arts to develop a more complete, holistic, and scientifically forward-looking understanding of the body. Overviews of philosophical and conceptual underpinnings are followed by detailed drawings and diagrams of the body's internal systems, as seen by both traditions. Written in a clear and concise style, this beautiful and informative book presents information previously unavailable in any single text, making it an essential work for students, healing professionals, and martial artists. This lavishly illustrated book includes:Over 147 color drawings and 54 duotone photographs An easy-to-understand overview of Western anatomical concepts A detailed overview of Eastern medical principles, including information previously available only in specialized, costly medical texts A 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 View sample pages, read book reviews, or get more information at marctedeschi.com-----Frequently used with:ESSENTIAL ACUPOINTS POSTERAn exceptionally high-quality, 7-color poster illustrating the 400-plus acupoints and 14 meridians that are the basis of Eastern medicine and martial arts. Also highlights Qi-flow, Yin-Yang, 5 Phases, and martial targets. Designed by Marc Tedeschi as a companion to the book Essential Anatomy for Healing and Martial Arts, this unique and beautiful poster exhibits a level of accuracy, detail, and functionality unobtainable elsewhere.ISBN 0834805103. Available from Amazon @ amazon.com/dp/0834805103-----