Fitness for Fighters

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Physical fitness is essential in order to carry out a martial Arts sport successfully. In this book, you will find special exercise forms and drills for the warm up and for strengthening the body. Contents Foreword Dr. Mehdi Mousavi Foreword Dr. Franz Knafl Introduction The Results of Using Kyusho 1 Attack Points on the Head 1.1 Eyes 1.2 Chin/Protuberancia mentalis 1.3 Corners of the mouth 1.4 Nose bone/Root of the nose/Os nasale 1.5 Subnasal point 1.6 Great auricular nerve/Nervus auricularis magnus 1.7 Buccal (cheek) nerve/Nervus buccalis 1.8 Forehead nerve/ Nervus frontalis 1.9 Infraorbital nerve/Nervus infraorbitalis 1.10 Mental nerve/Nervus mentalis 1.11 Upper lip 1.12 Ear 1.13 Parotid gland/Parotis 1.14 Skull 1.15 Temporal bone 1.16 Forehead humps/Tubera frontalia 1.17 Lower jaw 1.18 Submandibular gland/Glandula submandibularis 1.19 Lower lip 1.20 Sublingual gland/Glandula sublingualis 1.21 Cheeks 1.22 Dental alveoli 2 Attack Points on the Neck 2.1 Carotis/Common carotid artery 2.2 Nape of the neck/Cervical spine 2.3 Jugular notch/Fossa jugularis 2.4 Neck side muscle/Musculus sternocleidomastoideus 2.5 Neck side muscle ñ insertion point 2.6 Neck side muscle ñ insertion point hollow 2.7 Larynx 2.8 Clavicle hollow 2.9 Trapezius/Musculus trapezius 3 Attack Points on the Torso 3.1 Armpit/Axilla 3.2 Breastbone/Sternum 3.3 Chest muscles 3.4 Nipples/Mammary glands/Glandula mammaria 3.5 Testicles 3.6 Liver 3.7 Groin 3.8 Stomach 3.9 Spleen 3.10 Deltoid muscles 3.11 Kidneys 3.12 Kidney region/Skin folds 3.13 Ribs 3.14 Clavicle/Collarbone 3.15 Solar plexus/Plexus coeliacus 3.16 Coccyx 3.17 Lower abdomen (Bladder, Intestines, Pubic bone) 4 Attack Points on the Arms 4.1 Skin of the arm 4.2 Biceps/Musculus biceps brachii 4.3 Elbows 4.4 Hand 4.5 Wrist 4.6 The nails 4.7 Median nerve/Nervus medianus 4.8 Radial nerve/Nervus radialis 4.9 Ulnar nerve/Nervus ulnaris 4.10 Inside of the upper arm 4.11 Triceps ñ Final chord 5 Attack Points on the Legs 5.1 Achilles tendon 5.2 Instep 5.3 Skin on the inside of the thigh 5.4 Knee 5.5 Hollow of the knee 5.6 Sciatic nerve/Nervus ischiadicus 5.7 Outer side of the thigh 5.8 Inner side of the thigh 5.9 Shinbone/Tibia 5.10 Calves 5.11 Fibula 6 Special Techniques Appendix: Recommended literature Footnote References Weblinks Picture Acknowledgements Legal Notice