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Jujitsu Nerve Techniques: The Invisible Weapon of Self-Defense

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If you are interested in exploring the concepts and application of nerve techniques then this book is a must-have. With an extensive nerve reference chart and tips on training and drills, this book reads more like a text book than a casual reference guide. The techniques presented show how to incorporate shioku-waza (nerve techniques) into your own art with little modification. Although the pictures are sometimes too small to pick up all of the detail, Kirby has cross-referenced each nerve used to the chart at the beginning of the book. Martial artists will not be disappointed.

I have a great deal of respect for the work this man has done, but I am pretty disappointed with this book.

There is some useful information at the beginning of the book. there's a few anatomy charts with a good catalog of nerve points and some of their effects. I particularly liked the mapping of the accupuncture points to specific nerves. This may be useful from a research perspective.

The rest of the book leaves a lot to be desired. It is a "self-defense technique" oriented book that does explain some nerve attacks. However, the photos are tiny and not particularly well done. It would be difficult to get much of use from them. The explanations are also fairly vague.

It is difficult to learn much from such technique style books. This book would have been more useful if it had been done in the style of "Practical Chin Na" which is more principle oriented. I would like to have seen each of the points close up with a useful way of striking it and then maybe an application.

I have a lot of respect for the author and I have read and reviewed most of his previous books. I have to admit to being a little disappointed in this book, mainly because of the size of the photographs. It is difficult to understand and see the techniques when the photographs are too small. I also do not think applying pressure on some of the areas mentioned in this text are very effective in a real street combat situation. Nevertheless, I do feel this is a valuable basic guide to the many nerve points and vulnerable areas of the body. There is no doubt striking some of these areas (atemi-waza)can be effective in a self-defense situation.

In conclusion, I recommend this book to all martial artists seeking a good basic guide to vulnerable areas of the body.

Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Monadnock Defensive Tactics System(MDTS) Manual).

This book is excellent for any one who is taking ju-jitsu. It is a good reference book for any martial arts student. I recommend it to anyone that is seriously interested in this area.

As he did in his "Beginner" and "Intermediate" jujutsu books, George Kirby has written a lucid work that strikes an excellent balance between fighting theory and practical application. Very highly recommended.

Great book, great seller, very pleased. Goes over all the different pressure points in your body. Great for martial artists

The "Adventure to Black Belt" is the title. This is great, it is a basic step for the youth to progress in goal development.

Nothing new and tons of wrong info. Not as bad as his Jutte book but close.

this book showed my husband why I had equal strength to him. however when I was studing in az. in the late 6o's I was taught that there were 360 main contact points for the nerve contacts and I do understand why a lot of them were not explained in the book. They need to only be taught to the student that has a complete working knowledge and has already completed years of instruction.

Nothing new is offered here and many of his listed target points are ineffective. Kirby's reputation has apparently given him delusions of adequacy.