An anatomical guild for martial artists?

[HereBeADragon]

Is there such a thing? I feel an understanding of human anatomy is vital to a well rounded martial artists list of tools but i cannot find anything specific to martial artists. A general guild to the human body is a good tool in and of itself but I would like to find something that explains specificly what happens when the body is exposed to various kinds of trama. I have not been very successful in finding such a book and if it does not exist I have considered composing my own. Is anyone here aware of such a book? If so where can I find it? Thank you all in advance.

[Cilian McHugh]

I have a book called "Essential Anatomy for Healing and Martial Arts" (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0834804433/qid=1066690163/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/104-8196282-4344720?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) by Mark Tedeschi

I suppose it's a good intro if you haven't read Anatomy before but in my opinion if you're really interested and prepared to stick it out you should pick up a decent edition of Gray's Anatomy like This One (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0894711350/qid=1066690485/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/104-8196282-4344720?v=glance&s=books) (there are better editions but that one is dirt cheap) and also a copy of Joint Structure and Function: A Comprehensive Analysis (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0803607105/qid=1066690657/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/104-8196282-4344720) by Cynthia Norkin and Pamela Levangie.

Once you get them spend some of your free time slowly working through the local anatomy of the area you want address with Gray's and reference Joint Structure and Function for info on the proximal Joint Complex.
Like so much else in life the more effort you put in the more rewards you will reap.

HTH

[HereBeADragon]

I will look into those texts thanks for the titles.

[bob_stra]

> Is there such a thing?

Maybe. The recent trend in Australia has been to certify martial arts instructors with basic qualifications. Thus, the Diploma Of Coaching (Martial arts) has several anatomy components.

Similarly, there is some cross over of TCM with Kung fu. One local instructor has a book out on this topic. However, the anatomy is from an eastern perspective.

As for an actual Guild...never heard of one. But given the above, don't see why such a thing wouldn't exist.

>I feel an understanding of human anatomy is vital to a well rounded
>martial artists list of tools but i cannot find anything specific to martial
>artists.

Look at some of the CQC stuff. Eg - Close Combat files - Black Death, as published by New Zealand Fight Times magazine is exactly this. The author is "Tank" Todd. You should be able to find them online by searching for Todd Group international. Maybe.

Look at Cartmell's "Effortless combat throws"

And do I even need to mention a certain Mr Sonnon ;-)

>would like to find something that explains specifically what happens when >the body is exposed to various kinds of trama.

Forensic science textbooks. I recall one that dealt with post mortems of homicides. Gives details on force needs to create XYZ. Gristly, but there it is.

Here's an example

http://www.aikiweb.com/techniques/gunther1.html


Bottom line - if you want to learn abt anatomy, learn about anatomy. Then you can filter that information thru whatever prism you want.

[bob_stra]

Re: Gray's anatomy

Excellent text

Worst diagrams E-V-E-R. Line shadings obscure most everything.

There's an online edition (1918) here -

http://www.bartleby.com/107/

[HereBeADragon]

I also recently found a good anatomy program called Human 3D that shows a lot of promise. I will look into those books and see what they have to offer. Thanks all I had a feeling this was the right place to ask this question. Also I found that no lie blades has a guide book to use with their training knives. Its called a damage assesment chart or something along those lines.

[GuyRazi]

Gray's Anatomy is no longer used. Too many problems.

start with http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

Clinically Oriented Anatomy by Keith L. Moore, Arthur F. Dalley is a university level text, but if you took AP Bio in high school, you can get through it using the glossary.

However, IMO, using an exercise physiology text would be of much more use- Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance by William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch. When I took anatomy 1, not a lot changed in the way I train except I had a better understanding of the lever systems in the body, physiology 1+2 have really changed the way I condition my body. When you realize how lazy the body is, you make your training as specific as possible.

Guy