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Guge Gongji: Seven Primary Targets To Take Anyone Out Of A Fight

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This book was informative, demonstrating seven major targets to the human body. There is an overview of the importance of these target areas ( cervical vertebrae, elbows, knees, ankles, and feet ) from an anatomical perspective. It follows the philosophy of attacking an opponent's weapons before he can use them. Makes perfect sense. Following the anatomical section, there are sections concerning how to disable the various target areas ( at least 3 techniques each ) from a variety of positions. The book is simple but effective. The only problem I have with it is the illustrations. I'm sure the publisher saved money by using these, but at times they are somewhat confusing owing to their crude nature. Interesting and to the point, worth it's small price.

As a student of Martial Arts this book is the best yet .. it is simple and effective and will work .. For i have studed Isshin-Ryu Karate and Ninjitsu for years (10) and Master Hie Long did his best work on this book a real eye opener . He may be gone from us . but he left a piece of him to help us defend our selves ..

Everyone who thinks he might ever be attacked should read this book, but only if he is prepared to do some work in applying the information to his own way of handling violence. That's because the techniques presented are highly stylized. They look to me like Chinese Kung Fu. So unless you're an active practitioner of, say, Hung Gar, you're not advised to try raising your knee to your chest and kicking someone in the armpit while trying to survive an assault.

Still, the illustrations are useful if you're able to map the techniques to movements you yourself are likely to employ. It's also helpful to imagine using the information armed and unarmed, and against opponents who are either. In other words, to use this book, you have to generalize. If you have to choose only one fighting book, then this isn't it, but I'd still call it essential reading.

the book showed me a cuple of ideas and moves i would never have used or thought would might be used on me. Bone breaking is searious businness, but this book can show you how to do it and not get heart yourself. though some of the pictures are rather funny, they show a lot, more than other books.

I would first like to get it clear to everybody that this is NOT a "teach yourself self-defense in 24 hours" book. I strongly recommend that you accompany this book with some type of fighting system. I recommend SCARS, Special Combat Aggressive-Reactionary Systems. Go check out their website....

This book teaches you about certain striking points on a human body that, if you were to correctly strike your opponent on any such striking points, you can easily damage, if not break, those joints of your opponent that are connected to these striking points. I am fairly acquainted with a good deal of the book's mentioned striking points.

The book also reveals applicable techniques that teaches you how to use these striking points to your advantage in the event you are in a fight. For instance, the ankle is a good striking point on your opponent's body. A strong side kick to the ankle is an excellent technique to use if you want to break your opponent's ankle.

Here is one technique that I especially love. It involves killing someone within a few seconds using just your bare hands. This technique is particularly efficient is your opponent sports a ponytail. Buy this book if you want to learn the technique I am referring to.

This book is for those people who have NO training. Very very basic book.
You will get more knowledge from a black belt mag. This is how weak this book is.

Basically, I'm really intersted in this book and I would want to learn myself for self-defense.