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| The Ancient Art of Life and Death: The Complete Book of Dim-Mak | 
enlarge | Authors: Rick Bauer, Flane Walker Publisher: Paladin Press Category: Book
List Price: $35.00 Buy New: $22.93 You Save: $12.07 (34%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 7 reviews Sales Rank: 58964
Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 222 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2 Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1581605749 EAN: 9781581605747 ASIN: 1581605749
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Both basic information and higher-level overviews January 6, 2003 11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Collaboratively written by A. Flane Walker and Richard C. Bauer, The Ancient Art Of Life And Death: The Book Of Dim-Mak is an intense, thorough, authoritative, and holistic study/presentation of all aspects of the martial art of Dim-Mak, which was originally created as a blend of medical and martial arts with the goal of being used to heal. Cycles of rebirth and destruction permeate the teachings and philosophy of the art; The Ancient Art Of Life And Death presents both basic information and higher-level overviews by combining modern-day interpretations with reproductions of classical texts. Analysis of acupoints, the fabled 36-chamber training sequence, herbal pharmacology and much more fill this seminal reference for dedicated martial arts practitioners who are interested in learning more about this ancient practice.
Inside the 36 Chambers of Dim-Mak December 6, 2002 49 out of 50 found this review helpful
First off, let me preface this review and recuse myself to a degree. I am the co-author of this particular book. After much consideration, I decided to post something to Amazon.com, to help give the reader a general idea of the scope and content of this book, since none is currently included with this listing. The Ancient Art of Life and Death: The Book of Dim-Mak, took a considerable amount of time to write. Conservatively, Mr. Walker and I spent almost four years writing the text; roughly equating to 15,000 man-hours of highly specialized research, review, and work. As part of the review process, we submitted large portions of the text to a number of Doctors in the medical community. The intent of this project was to provide the advanced martial arts reader with a host of important facts and information, concerning the effects of martial applications to the acupoint centers of the human body. The major chapter areas of the book include:1. Historical Overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2. The development of Dim-Mak, Dim Hsueh and Dim Ching 3. The Mechanism of Acupoint Strikes 4. The Medical Risks Associated with Acupoint Strikes 5. The Three Ways of Dim-Mak 6. Introduction to the 36-Chamber Training Sequence 7. Overview of the Classical Acupoint System 8. An Introduction to Herbalism 9. Herbal Formula Preparation and Pharmacology The section covering the classical acupoint system covers all the points on the 12 major meridians, including both medical and martial information, and health and restoration information. This information is derived from Mr. Walker's extensive martial arts training and professional background, under the direct study of Matsuetsu Kushubi. The coverage of the points will hopefully serve to augment / complement the high quality information previously published on this subject: most notably, the extensive catalog of material of Mr. Erle Montaigue, as well as Dr. Michael Kelly. The book also includes general anatomical drawings and TCM charts of the main meridian acupoints. As a notation: the two midline collaterals are NOT covered in this book. There are some specific reasons for this. Most importantly, the physiological processes of striking the midline channels (the Governing Vessel and the Conception Vessel) are different than the triggering mechanisms of the main meridian points. The centerline points will be covered in the follow-up book, which Mr. Walker and I are currently in the process of writing.
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