Stefan Reinish

All moves in martial arts and self-defense aim at finding the opponent's weak spots and using these to ultimately control and subdue him.

Althought the knowledge of the human physique has increased recently, descriptions of punch and pressure techniques in most martial arts books focus only on causing 'pain, paralysis, death.' Exact explanations of their impact are missing or given only on a spiritual level. However, understanding the impace ot one's actions should be the focal point of any martial artist with a sense of responsibility. 'Kyusho' provides detailed information about attack points of the human body and the relevance of the pressure point system in martial arts. With this approach the book offers the chance for every martial artist to expand his knowledge of the human body and the effect the pressure point system has on it.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Warning
Foreword Dr. Mehdi Mousavi
Foreword Fr. Franz Knafl
Introduction
The results of using kyusho
1 Attack points on the head
Eyes
Chin-protuberancia mentalis
Corners of the mouth
Nose bone/Root of the nose/Os nasale
Subnasal point
grat auricular nerve/Nervus auricularis magnus
buccal (cheek) nerve; Nervus buccalis
Forehead nerve/Nervus frontalis
Infraorbital nerve/Nervus infraorbitalis
Mental nerve/Nervus mentalis
Upper lip
Ear
Parotid gland/Parotis
Skull
Temporal bone
Forehead humps/Tubera frontalia
Lower jaw
Submandibular gland/Glandula submandibularis
Lower lip
Sublingual gland/Glandula sublingualis
Cheeks
Dental alveoli
2 Attack points on the neck
Carotis/Common carotid artery
Nape of the neck/Cervical spine
Jugular notch/Fossa jugularis
Neck side muscle/Musculus sternocleidomastoideus
Neck side muscle-insertion point
Neck side muscle-insertion point hollow
Larynx
Clavicle hollow
Trapezius/Musculus trapezius
3 Attack points on the torso
Armpit/Axilla
Breastbone/Sternum
Chest muscles
Nipples/Mammary glands/Glandula mammaria
Testicles
Liver
Groin
Stomach
Spleen
Deltoid musles
Kidneys
Kidney region/Skin folds
Ribs
Clavicle/Collarbone
Solar plexus/Plexus coeliacus
Coccyx
Lower abdomen (Bladder, intestines, pubic bone)
4 Attack points on the arms
Skin of the arm
Biceps/Masculus biceps brachii
Elbows
Hand
Wrist
The nails
Median nerve/Nervus medianus
Radial nerve/Nervus radialis
Ulnar nerve/Nervus ulnaris
Inside o the upper arm
Triceps-Final chord
5 Attack points on the egs
Achilles tendon
Instep
Skin on the inside of the thigh
Knee
Hollow of the knee
Sciatic nerve/Nervus ischiadicus
Outer side of the thigh
Inner side of the thigh
Shinbone/Tibia
Calves
Fibula
6 Special techniques
Appendix: Recommended literature (bibliography)
Footnote references
Weblinks
Picture acknowledgements
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