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

March 26, 2010


Product DescriptionVital 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 deadly. Based on this introduction, you ll learn about 202 vital points for use in fighting including the name, point number, location, involved nerves and blood vessels, applicable techniques, sample applications, and potential results for each point. The points are illustra. . . More >>

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

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5 Responses to “Vital Point Strikes: The Art and Science of Striking Vital Targets for Self-defense and Combat Sports”

  1. K. Gorbatov on March 26th, 2010 10:13 pm

    This is a good book, devoted to anatomy of the body. Very nice representation of the points location. You can find here lot of usefull and practical information. But it rather describe application to some spots of body, when points. Subtle difference in strikes and possible prolonged effects from strikes to points not covered here. For this is better reffer to “Dim-Mak” books.
    Rating: 4 / 5
    Vital Point Strikes: The Art and Science of Striking Vital Targets for Self-defense and Combat Sports

  2. Zulu on March 26th, 2010 11:44 pm

    An amazing book. A martial arts masterpiece. Well illustrated, great information, will take a long time to catch the lots of info, and expect never have to use it. Great book.
    Rating: 5 / 5
    Vital Point Strikes: The Art and Science of Striking Vital Targets for Self-defense and Combat Sports

  3. Carnicero loco on March 27th, 2010 12:08 am

    Good photography
    good explanations although kyusho and the like purists probably would say that they are not enough because it’s not told the direction in which you must apply pressure or pretend to strike.

    There are very good illustrations of the regions, meridians and points. I liked the generally street oriented applications too, which surprised me because I thought I would find mostly sports-tkd material.

    Very good work
    Rating: 4 / 5
    Vital Point Strikes: The Art and Science of Striking Vital Targets for Self-defense and Combat Sports

  4. K. Belt on March 27th, 2010 1:41 am

    This is a great book for pressure point information, and one of the few books that combines Eastern and Western ideas and reasons for striking a specific area. I would have given this book a 5 star rating but some of the techniques shown and fighting strategies shown in the book are questionable at best. But, the pressure point and other anatomical information was enough for me to give it a 4 star rating.
    Rating: 4 / 5
    Vital Point Strikes: The Art and Science of Striking Vital Targets for Self-defense and Combat Sports

  5. Tenshi on March 27th, 2010 1:54 am

    If you are looking for answers when it comes to realistic application of pressure point strikes and a deep discussion of practical close-quarters combat, this is a book you will want to read and add to your shelf.

    This work is not for beginners, but anyone starting from intermediate level in any martial art will greatly benefit from it.
    Rating: 5 / 5
    Vital Point Strikes: The Art and Science of Striking Vital Targets for Self-defense and Combat Sports

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