Deadly Karate Blows: The Medical Implications

by Brian C. Adams

Deadly Karate The Medical Implications Brian C. Deadly Karate The Medical Implications Unique FIRST First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Unique Publications, 1985. Octavo. Paperback. Book is like new with very light shelf wear. Seller 331365 Martial Arts

Genres: Martial Arts

124 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Jake Danishevsky · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great reference for people with previous Martial Arts skills. I like the explanation of medical complications, which can occur from the result of one's use of the described techniques. The book doesn't only teach you what damage can be done, but it also explains what could medically occur in the Best and the Worst case scenario. If you don't have any Martial Arts training, this book may not be for you, but with any skills this is a great reading material to further your Martial Arts knowledge. I didn't like the moves demonstrated in the case of attack and defense. Even though, they might be helpful, they are not always the best moves and might be misleading to the reader, but overall the book is amazing and definitely worth reading.

[Michael Noll · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent book, but not all the moves worked.

[Darin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think the strength of this book is that it helps martial artists to think about how their strikes affect the body of the opponent. Many of the statements about the involved anatomical structure seem plausible to me, but if I knew for sure, I would not need to read the book. I do think that many of the given consequences of various strikes are the most extreme cases, though, since many state that the outcome is likely death. If this was the case, then most fights would end in death.

Note that I believe (and follow) the meanings Goodreads gives for what each number of stars means. Therefore, the majority of my ratings are 3 stars ("liked it").

[Patrick Loveland · Rating 3 out of 5]

I acquired the original edition from 1985 through Alibris about a year before this came out, but I imagine it's the same material. Interesting for reference and practical defense usage. Not written as entertainment, so I will rate it on presentation and information.