Self-Defense-Nerve Centers & Pressure Points for Karate, Jujitsu & Atemi-waza

Self-defense nerve centers & pressure points is a practical guide to the most effective weaponless self-defense using the least possible force and selecting the lowest-risk-of-injury body targets. Addressing himself to the individual who has basic or moderate skill, Mr. Tegner explains how and why

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vulnerable body areas can be used for street defense. He discusses the importance of understanding the possible and probable effects of hitting at various body areas. He introduces modern knowledge and a modern vocabulary to a subject which has been obscured by myth and legend. He evaluates the so-called 'deadly' blows and the 'secrets' of the fighting arts in terms of acceptable scientific evidence and the reality of human anatomy. He corrects misconceptions about where and how to strike blows for practical self-defense as opposed to point targets used in stylized martial arts and contest matches. Students of any style of any of the martial arts specialties and teachers of self-defense and sport skills will find much valuable source material in this book.

Bruce Tegner has become familiar to millions of enthusiasts in the fields of self-defense, karate, jujitsu and judo as an outstanding authority, teacher, writer and innovator. His brilliant, original contributions and ideas have been widely adopted and have had considerable influence among teachers and practitionars of the martial arts. Mr. Tegner has literally spent his entire life in this field. Both his parents were professional teachers of judo and jujujitsu and they begen to instruct him when he was two years old! At seventen he was the youngest second-degree judo black belt (nidan) on record in the United States. After becoming California State judo champion at the age of twenty-one, he gave up competition to devote full time to teaching researching and writing. His many books constitute a virtual library and are used by public and private school teachers, clubs, law enforcement agencies and individuals all over the world.

Contents

Introduction by Alice McGrath
What is self-defense?
What are nerve centers & pressure points?
Superstition or knowledge
Karate, jujitsu & atemi-waza
Comparison of fighting systems chart
Pain & the psychodynamice of self-defense
The myths of the deadly blows
Can nasal bones be driven into the brain?
Plucking out the heart or spine
Touch of death
The media
Hand conditioning is not necessary!
Accuracy of the descriptions
Comparing the effects of blows
Weapons
Movie & TV fight scenes
Nerve Centers & Pressure Points: Temple area; Onto the nose; Side of the nose; Up under the nose; Eyes; Up under the chin; At the ear; Up under the ear; Windpipe/Adam's apple; Up under the jaw; Throat hollow; Side of the neck; Muscle at the base of the neck; Collarbone; Base of the skull; Base of the neck; Between the shoulder blades; Kidney area; Solar plexus; Side of the body, under last rib; Inside of Elbow joint; Outside of elbow joint; Forearm mound; Wrist; Back of upper arm; Lower forearm; Back of the hand; Lower abdominal area; Groin; Upper inner thigh; Knee; Back of the knee; Shin; Instep; Ankle; Coccyx; Back of the thigh; Calf; Achilles' tendon
Supplement: Locating the target; 'Best' target areas; Accuracy & speed pracitce procedures; Hitting a small moving object; Full-contact striking bag; Hitting stick; Hoop stick; Memorize target areas; Fighting stances-why and when; Wrestling stance; Judo contest stance; Karate stances; Point targets in combat sprots; Styles of Karate; Karate contest points; Karate Modernized; Tendons, ligaments & joints
Index

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