Myung Chill Kim

Here Master Kim introduces the reader to the 700 vital points with notations on their use for finger tapping and squeezing to paralyze an attacker, as well as finger massage for first aid use and in the treatment of various illnesses. Acupuncture is seen as something apart from the martial arts. Where the arts of self defense brings pain, acupuncture can bring relief; where the martial arts can wound, acupuncture can heal; where the methods of the karate practitioner are designed to hurt people, acupuncture is meant to help them. So goes the notion. And as the case goes with many misconceptions, the notion is for the most part, wrong on both counts. Contents I The relatinship of acupuncture to the martial arts II Meridians and their points of control III Self defense techniques using the acupuncture points IV The attacking points and their effect when attacked V Massage treatment… (meer)