In all my years of training in the martial arts and the hundreds of books I have read and reviewed, this is the first book I have ever read which dealt with the use of the teeth as a specific combat method. There have been books which may have briefly mentioned biting for self-defense, but this text focuses specifically with the use of the teeth as a combat weapon. Of course, we all have read incidents where someone has used their teeth as a weapon in sport situations like football, wrestling and boxing. However, in most cases, biting is considered a barbaric act.
The writer, who is a dentist and a martial artist, makes some interesting observations about what he calls the use of the teeth in mortal combat. This paperback edition is organized into four parts.
Part one explains the original chi, how the teeth are our most primitive weapons of choice, it also explains various ways the teeth are used and other basic information on the teeth and jaw.
Part two deals with the tongue, teeth, passive and active factors, the Yin and Yang of chewing, digestion and other topics.
Part three covers the Buddha tooth, the teeth and tongue of life and death.
The final part goes into various exercises on how to relax and teeth and jaw training methods.
In conclusion this is a book for anyone who may be interested in the role that teeth might play in real life and death street combat and survival.
Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Karate Combatives: Reality-Based Karate for the street. ISBN: 978-0-9815405-3-5)
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