Essential Anatomy for Healing & Martial Arts

by Marc Tedeschi

This unique book will familiarize healing and martial artists with basic concepts of the human body, as defined by both Western and Eastern medical traditions. Written in a clear concise style, this beautiful and informative book presents information previously unavailable in any single text.

Genres: Martial Arts, Reference, Nonfiction

143 pages, Paperback

First published April 4, 2000

About the author

Marc Tedeschi (born 1956) is an American martial arts master, designer, photographer, educator, and writer. He is the author and designer of more than twenty books on the martial arts and Eastern medicine, many of which have been translated into French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian. His works include the acclaimed 1136-page "Hapkido", the 896-page "Taekwondo", "Essential Anatomy for Healing and Martial Arts", and a unique series of general martial arts books that provide an in-depth look at the core concepts and techniques shared by a broad range of martial arts.

Mr. Tedeschi was a 7th degree black belt in Hapkido before founding his own style of Hapkido in 2007. He has studied Eastern philosophy, healing arts, and combatives for more than 50 years, training extensively in Hapkido, Taekwondo, Jujutsu, Judo, and Karate. He holds arts degrees from the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Kansas City Art Institute, formerly taught design at the Academy of Art University and the University of San Francisco, and has been a strategic design consultant to major corporations and institutions worldwide. He currently devotes most of his time to writing, teaching, and training, and is working on a broad range of projects related to Asian culture. He also serves as president of Hapkido West, a California-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the martial ways.

Reviews

[Cindy Fatura]

Good correlation of point locations to anatomical location for beginners. Helpful in terms of providing a location to start from to energetically feel where the point on an individual is.

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

GREAT!!!! Best book yet with a detailed guide to meridians from a martial arts perspective.