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Master Tong's Acupuncture: An Ancient Alternative Style in Modern Clinical Practice

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Unfortunately, this is the best book out there on the subject. But not for long...

Master Tong's student, Yang Wei Jie is currently publishing his own book in English. He has already written many in Chinese.

Besides the errors in point location in this book, the biggest problem is that it fails to convey the system that Master Tong used to choose his points.

That's to be expected, since this is basically a translation of Master Tong's first book. Master Tong did not explain his system to his students until after that book was written.

So, if you want to learn the system by which you can choose and find and create your own points for whoever walks into your clinic, wait for another book! Either Yang Wei Jie's, or one that has yet to be written on the clinical use of the system by someone else like Dr. Robert Chu.

the surprise for me was that this book covers mostly non-standard points (with some overlap at points like ST 36 and LR 3). This makes it a bit more difficult to integrate with my current treatment strategies, but offers a new approach to consider for some difficult patients. I like that each time I have needled these points there has been a definate 'da qi' sensation, also the advice about needling mainly on one side for most treatments (which I follow 80 % of the time now in my clinic)

HI I am a licensed acupuncturist in NYC. I practice for over 14 years and do almost Mr. Tungs style exclusively now, for about 3 years.

I have about 6 to 10 books on Master Tung and I can honestly say that I still refer to Miriam Lee's book on Master Tung. This book does not say much about style guide lines but it is a good point energetics and applications book. Additionally it is supplemented with lots of detailed personal testimonials and stories. I would recommend this book for someone who already owns Dr. Young's or Dr. Chu's book.

Mark http://www.newyorkacupuncturecenter.com/tung_acupuncture.html