The Anatomy of Martial Arts: An Illustrated Guide to the Muscles Used for Each Strike, Kick, and Throw

The anatomy series of books are very useful for anyone looking to understand more about how the muscles in the body are used in the sport you are interested in.

I like the idea that some mugger will meet his Waterloo at the hands of this girl and her companions. (Famous last words: "Give me your bag lady!") A bit like Death Wish with Mr Bronson. Better still if she dresses up as an infirm old lady in the heart of the dark city. Additionally an aluminium walking frame should be used as a prop. And, from some where the music called Every One Was Kung Foo Fighting to be playing. A good book.

This book provides a useful summary of the key muscle groups involved in a range of martial arts techniques. It is not designed with a particular art so for everyone there will be things you will disregard. As a karate practitioner I found myself critiquing the techniques shown. It is useful to anyone who is curious about anatomy in martial arts - particularly instructors who are looking to structure warm around particular techniques. The book gives a few suggested exercises for each technique. I gave it 4 stars as they could have gone into a bit more detail on how the muscles are employed eg tricep coming into play for a punch and not bicep. Also they have a rating system for techniques eg speed, power which didnt seem to make much sense to me. But overall a good book and one of the few I have seen specific to martial arts. Definitely a must for any collection.

I appreciate it, know the areas of the body at Work in the Martial Arts Craft!

Very concise and fully descriptive, giving an insightful and knowledgeable description of the bio-mechanical function of the human body in relation to martial arts - excellent read and reference book I will use for years and years to come

Very detailed book on the muscle groups that you would use when doing karate but has some good exercises for helping with basic kicks and blocks and strike well worth the money very detailed

This is a useful book with very high quality colour drawings.

Covers everything I wanted to know.

This is a great book! It tells about the muscles used in the basic kicks, punches and throws!

Il libro può essere considerato un buon supporto nello studio anatomico delle principali tecniche impiegate nelle varie discipline delle arti marziali.

No aporta mucho sobre la preparación. Es más gráfico y descriptivo.

habe dieses Buch gekauft, da ich sowohl Kampfsport mache, als auch Physiotherapeut bin und wissen wollte wie es sich bei diversen Bewegungen anatomisch verhält. Das Buch ist schon sehr interessant, aber nicht mit einem funktionellen Anatomiebuch zu vergleichen. Es wird bei den einzelnen Techniken die statische als auch die dynamisch arbeitende Muskulatur sehr gut dargestellt. Zu jeder Technik sind außerdem Bilder (Fotografien) und Erklärung zu Kräftigungsübungen - passend zu der Technik - dargestellt. Ich persönlich kann dieses Buch weiterempfehlen.

Wow! I never know there is such reference book exists on the market. This book show various muscle groups with the right exercises for each group with tone of pictures. For example, I want to work on my kick, the book show me the best exercises for my kick.... there are different types of kick of course and there are different types of exercise here in this book. A BIG THANK YOU to the authors and Amazon which give me the possibilities and confidences. MTL