the Martial Arts World Is Rife With Tales Of Ancient Masters Who Could Cause Instant Or Delayed Death Or Illness By Attacking Secret Points On The Human Body. But To The Western Mind, The Concept Of Striking Acupuncture Points To Disrupt The Internal Energy, Or Chi, Seems Like Hocus-pocus. Thus, Many Serious Martial Artists Dismiss The Ancient Art Of Dim-mak (also Known As Kyusho Jitsu), Which Is Literally Translated As Death Touch, As Nothing More Than Fiction. However, If One Can Accept The Idea That A Dim-mak Point Is An Avenue For Attacking The Nervous System, Then It Becomes Easier To Understand How Striking Specific Points Or Groups Of Points Can Devastate The Organs And The Cardiovascular System. In This Book, Dr. Michael Kelly, An Osteopathic Physician And Experienced Dim-mak Practitioner, Explains Dim-mak's Effects Based On Medical Science. In Layman's Terms, Dr. Kelly Reveals The Physiological Basis For What Is Clearly A Very Real And Dangerous Method Of Fighting. In The Process Of Unraveling The Mystery Of This Legendary Art, Dr. Kelly Makes The True Genius Of Its Founders Brutally, And Painfully, Apparent.
Author(s): Michael Kelly
Publisher: Paladin Press
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 402
Title Page
Dedication
Copyright Page
Disclaimer
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Science or Science Fiction?
Chapter 2 - The Nervous System
SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND CONVERGENCE
PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
SEGMENTATION
REFLEXES
SUMMATION
FACILITATION
ABERRANT REFERENCE
THE SYNAPSE
Chapter 3 - The Points
MULTIPLE POINTS
Chapter 4 - Methods of Attacking
Chapter 5 - A Medical Knockout
CAROTID SINUS
CRANIAL NERVES
OCULOCARDIAC REFLEX
THE GREATER AND LESSER OCCIPITAL NERVES
Chapter 6 - Attacking the Internal Organs
Chapter 7 - The Heart
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
SYNERGISTIC COMBINATIONS
Chapter 8 - Putting It All Together The Basics
KEY CONCEPTS
EFFECTS OF THE POINTS ON SPECIFIC ORGANS
APPLYING MEDICAL SCIENCE TO DIM-MAK
Chapter 9 - Putting It All Together Advanced
HEART ATTACK AND CARDIAC ARREST
DIM-MAK WITHOUT THE ARM POINTS
BASIC MOVEMENTS TURNED DEADLY
Chapter 10 - Revival and Healing
Epilogue
Endnotes
Bibliography
About the Author