Dragon's Touch : Weaknesses Of The Human Anatomy

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Summary: Great book but one book won't make you a ninja.
Review: A good book to own if you want to brush up on your self-defense skills. Very well-organized and thought out. But as with all martial arts books, DO NOT ASSUME YOU ARE A MARTIAL ARTS EXPERT JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE READ THIS BOOK. It covers a good range of techniques but anyone who says that this book alone helped them win a fight is either lying or very lucky. The techniques the book shows are solid techniques but unless you have taken some martial art in the past or are currently taking one now use this book for reference or information only. It always helps to have a live person to ask and help you improve your technique.

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Summary: Impractical
Review: Hei Long has one binding characteristic to all of his books: he takes advantage of the ignorant, giving low quality info behind interesting titles. His books are the epitome of the adage, "Never judge a book by its cover", although the word TITLE would better fit with Hei Long. He presents some of the most impractical teachings I have ever seen, perpetuating myths and further holding back the martial arts world in a sea of ignorant aspiring students.

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Summary: Impractical
Review: Hei Long has one binding characteristic to all of his books: he takes advantage of the ignorant, giving low quality info behind interesting titles. His books are the epitome of the adage, "Never judge a book by its cover", although the word TITLE would better fit with Hei Long. He presents some of the most impractical teachings I have ever seen, perpetuating myths and further holding back the martial arts world in a sea of ignorant aspiring students.

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Summary: Truely, a must-have resource for any serious martial artist.
Review: I am a student of Shorin Ryu Karate, and this book has proven to be an excellent resource on pressure points; their locations, reactions and proper usage. Though one cannot be expected to learn martial arts from a book alone, this book can help you fine-tune your strikes to deal the maximum amount of damage using the weaknesses in the human anatomy. Truely, one of the finest treatises on the subject I have ever had the pleasure to read.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I have read a lot of books on pressure points and weakness of human body. This book is one of the better ones I have read. It shows a variety of pictures, which describe muscle and nerve groups being violated by the attack. I have to say that anyone, who is interested in the martial arts or just general self deffence will deffinetly benefit from this book.

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Summary: An excilent book
Review: I think this book is great. I did know some of the moves already, but not the prime angles. This book is great at discribing the best "angles of attack," and the effects of a good attack. I love this book so much I plan on buying the second book!

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Summary: An excilent book
Review: I think this book is great. I did know some of the moves already, but not the prime angles. This book is great at discribing the best "angles of attack," and the effects of a good attack. I love this book so much I plan on buying the second book!

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Summary: Who is this guy anyway?
Review: I would be embarrassed if anyone knew I owned this book, and certainly wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. Has anyone heard of Lian Shi kung fu before? It seems like a modified version of ninja combat techniques, maybe thats because they are wearing suffocating metallic ninja costumes from the early 80's. THe techniques shown are highly ineffecient and may serve to get yourself killed in a real fight. Like spinning back kicks to the throat, gimmie a break. The exactness of nerves, pressure points, and meridians is not detailed enough to be of great use. I would avoid buying books on vital points that were written by martial artists, they lack valid information and are filled with garbage. If you really want to study anatomy, get some chinese medicine and acupunture books and start studying. this is not stuff that should be played with lightly, and should not fall into the minds of irresponsible and violent people. If you know how to kill someone, then you should know how to revive them as well. But back to the book, it is what I would expect from early 80's american ninja fantasies, don't buy it!

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Summary: Excellent Work from and Excellent Martial Artist
Review: Master Hei Long is the kind of person you have got to respect, because he tells you how to defend yourself in a day and age when knocking someone down won't stop him. I am a teenageer and I live in a town where a lot of people want to take you out if you mess with them. Well after reading this book I knocked out a tough guy wanna be with one punch and I knew it would happen ( I mean I knew he would be knocked out)

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Summary: The Black Dragons best work
Review: Mr.Long does not deserve the bad rap that he takes.Dragon Touch was way ahead of its time with releasing this much needed material.I agree he should have never wore those Ultra man costumes and done those techniques ,although the neck breaks are valid. This book along with Dragon Touch 2 are his most complete and comprehensive ones. Loads of info to be studied.The way I look at a book is if I can learn one or two things out of it.Then it was worth it.