Essential Anatomy: For Healing and Martial Arts

Essential Anatomy: For Healing and Martial Arts
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.
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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 photographsÂ
- An easy-to-understand overview of Western anatomical conceptsÂ
- A detailed overview of Eastern medical principles, including information previously available only in specialized, costly medical textsÂ
- A comprehensive listing of Oriental pressure points and meridians in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, cross-referenced to nerves, blood vessels, and other anatomical landmarksÂ
- Twenty essential self-massage and revival techniquesÂ
- 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.comÂ
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ESSENTIAL ACUPOINTS POSTER
An 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.Â
ISBN 0834805103.Â
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Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Weatherhill
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780834804432
Color White
ReleaseDate 2000-04-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780834804432

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Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Weatherhill
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780834804432
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2000-04-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780834804432