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Dim-Mak: Death Point Striking By Erle Montaigue ( Paladin Press )
Release Date: 1993-05
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Revealed in this book for the first time are the long-held secrets of dim-mak: a system of deadly strikes to vital acupuncture points at the root of t'ai chi ch'uan. Learn the martial and healing applications of the most dangerous points, plus set-up points, multiple point strikes and neurological shutdown points. For information purposes only.
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Questionable, but worth your time
The origins of Dim Mak and its supposed effectiveness are extremely questionable. But, Erle Montaigue does seem to be the authority in this controversial subject, and I do believe this is the definitive guide.
The chapter about Fa-Jing is very useful for Chen Taichi practitioners. Modern Yang style, which is supposed to be the roots of Dim Mak, has lost all the Fa-Jing movements.
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 Don't dismiss this ... ( perpetualmc )
This book opened a lot of doors in terms of the relationship between Martial Art and Medicine. I give these books credit in the sense that helped deepen people's association between external movements and internal applications. However, as a Doctor of traditional Chinese medicine who is both western trained and trained in China, the point applications in this book rank up there with George Dillman ... they are not correct ... not even close.
For the record I am insulting Montaigue or his students, I'm just calling it like I see it.
Why are all of the points mentioned with no genuine relationship to the Chinese Calander? If you are trying to look into the energetic components of kung fu ... it is the proverbial "horse stance" of the concept.
Why are there no detailed pieces of info on Qi Gong and Chinese Medical Theory? If you want to hit like a Chinese, you need to think like a Chinese.
Fa Jing doesn't mean "explosive energy". Why is there no sexual Kung Fu explanation as a part of "Fa Jing" as it relates to this book?
Three major misses like that make me write these type of books off.
Other than that, it's a great text book ... it has a really pretty cover and nice stories in it.
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 Well laid out techniques ( senseibryan )
I like this one because of how easy it is to follow what Mr. Montaique has presented. I could use the techniques shortly after reading about them. Well written. This is just nother example of his martial abilities.
Bryan Winkelman (www.senseibryan.com)- Author of "Training Manual for Isshin Ryu Karate" listed on Amazon.com
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Good stuff on the art of Dim Mak ( callsignfuzzy )
I'm sure some people are reading my title and saying, "but dim-mak isn't an art", but that's what this book pretty much focuses on. Erle Montaigue is best at putting horns and claws on the internal Chinese arts, and that's exactly what he does in this book. It's a great book on accupuncture points, their martial applications, and using taiji to attack them. The sections on C-back and Fa-jing are useful to everyone. The author goes into how the points work, how to counter the effects of being hit in those points, basic "chi circulation" theory, some chi kung, and some excersises to mess with your chi flow. I have just some minor complaints about this book. First, some of the points mentioned were not actually covered, like "strike point so-and-so", but no where in the book is that point's location given. Also, it's kind of oriented to someone with some background in taiji (t'ai chi), which I'm not, so some references to certain possitions just left me confused. There is a video that makes this book easier to understand, done by Montaigue, by Paladin Press. Overall, a very unique look at pressure-point striking, offering insights into why these points work the way they do. A good book for anyone interested in the subject of pressure-point strikes. This is one of my favorite books, and I learn something new every time I read it.
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 Great Info but hard to follow ( l0st72 )
The information in the book is worth 10 times the price. Stuff i never saw in 6 years of TKD. But i had to watch the video to get what the pictures were trying to show. The pictures in the book are really poorly done. Get the video, if you like it and want more then get the book.
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