Medical Implications of Karate Blows [Hardcover]

Brian C. Adams (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Gazelle Book Services Ltd (August 1969)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0498067866
• ISBN-13: 978-0498067860
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,165,412 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have book!, January 19, 2008

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Randy V. (VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medical Implications of Karate Blows (Hardcover)

Anyone training in any form of martial arts who places an emphasis on the pure self-defense applications needs this book. It will reinforce one of the most important things you need to learn: It takes very little to seriously injure another person. And because of that, you realize why it's more important than ever to walk away whenever possible. After all, you can be seriously injured just as easily. I've bought and given away several copies of this book. It's now the only title I keep relative to martial art training and practice.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Implications, January 14, 2010

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Joseph D. Mcquown "jmac" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Medical Implications of Karate Blows (Hardcover)

This is straight k-fu sucka. And if you can't, won't, will not dig - get out of the kitchen cuz I'm about to blow sh*&t up here. You NEED to read this bad brother's book. After reading it, I could tap you in just the right way and ZAP, its over, like Zeus done send down one o his bolts to knock you down. THis ain't chopped liva peabody! THis is crooked, wicked, gangsta G! Gangsta! I suggest you buy it or steal it. If you have it, tell me. I'm gonna steal if from you chunky monkey!

4.0 out of 5 stars Better Title: Potentially-Serious Injuries Caused for Forceful Karate Blows, July 27, 2010

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Jan Peczkis "Scholar and Thinker" (Chicago IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Medical Implications of Karate Blows (Hardcover)

I agree with those reviewers who say that it would generally take very powerful karate blows to cause the injuries featured in this book (review based on 1969 edition). Virtually every part of the body as target is featured in this work.

As an example, consider a hit to the throat. It could crush the windpipe, causing asphyxiation. But asphyxiation could also be caused by a blow that stimulated the laryngeal nerve. The epiglottis could close and not reopen. Similar effects could occur with a blow to the vagus, hypoglossal, or phrenic nerves. A blow to the neck blood vessels can create a hematoma that could cause asphyxiation by pressing against the trachea.

Now consider kicks to the abdomen. They can cause liver lacerations or peritonitis. [My pastor, as a boy, got punched in the stomach by another boy, causing peritonitis that almost killed him]. A kick just above the groin, although missing the genitals, can cause a ruptured bladder, either directly or from the broken end of the pubic bone.

One limitation of this work is its lack of elaboration on "Combat KI". Martial arts practitioners with developed "Combat KI" can take powerful blows to sensitive parts of their body, such as the throat and groin, without experiencing either disabling pain or injury.

Also, quantification would be helpful. There are studies now available on the forces produced by martial-arts hits and kicks. These could be combined with estimates as to how much force to body parts it would take to actually produce the kind of serious injuries featured in this book.