Table of Contents

Title Page 4
Dedication 5
PART 1: OVERVIEW 6
INTRODUCTION 7
ANATOMY AND MARTIAL ARTS 8
LINES OF POWER FOR MOVEMENT: KINETIC CHAINS 8
CONSEQUENCE OF IMPACT AND MISUSE 12
STEROIDS 13
THE PHYSICS BEHIND A HIGH-ENERGY STRIKE 13
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 16
PART 2: TECHNIQUES 18
HAND STRIKES & BLOCKS 19
FRONT PUNCH 20
REVERSE PUNCH 25
PALM HEEL 30
LEAD-HAND BACK KNUCKLE 35
KNIFEHAND CHOP 40
FRONT ELBOW 45
DOWNWARD BLOCK 50
UPPER BLOCK 55
IN-TO-OUT BLOCK 61
OUT-TO-IN BLOCK 66
PALM HEEL BRICK BREAK 71
HANDSTAND BRICK BREAK 76
KICKS 82
KNEE LIFT KICK 84
LOW SCOOP KICK 89
FRONT SNAP KICK 93
FRONT THRUST KICK 97
ROUNDHOUSE KICK 103
AXE KICK 107
IN-TO-OUT CRESCENT 112
OUT-TO-IN CRESCENT 118
SIDE KICK 125
BACK KICK 130
JUMPING ROUNDHOUSE KICK 135

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 SPINNING HEEL KICK 141
LOW SPINNING HEEL KICK 147
THROWS 153
STOMACH THROW 155
MAJOR OUTER REAP 159
MINOR OUTER REAP 164
FORWARD BODY DROP 170
SHOULDER THROW 174
SNAPOVER 180
SWEEPING HIP THROW 186
RICE BALE THROW 191
FRONT FIREMAN’S THROW 197
GROUNDWORK 203
GUARD 203
SCARF HOLD 208
SIDE MOUNT 213
BRIDGE & SHRIMP 218
SINGLE-LEG TAKEDOWN 222
DOUBLE-LEG TAKEDOWN 226
ROLLS & FALLS 234
FORWARD ROLL 235
BACKWARD ROLL 241
BACK FALL 246
SIDE FALL 251
FACE FALL 256
AIR FALL 260
WEAPONS 267
SHINAI STRIKE 267
CANE THRUST 272
TONFA THRUST 278
SHORT STICK STRIKE 283
APPENDIX 1: INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARTIAL ARTS-
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SPECIFIC EXERCISES
APPENDIX 2: MUSCLES (ALPHABETIZED) & THEIR
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MOVEMENTS
APPENDIX 3: MUSCLE ACTIONS BY JOINT 301
GLOSSARY 302
INDEX 305

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