| The subject of vital/vulnerable points and how to strike | | | | focused on a particular vital/vulnerable point. This is |
| them is a very serious matter and one that should | | | | followed by some pretty good illustrations and |
| never be taken lightly. I personally am very leery about | | | | description of the various possible injuries that can |
| teaching people about them and usually only give a | | | | accompany a blow to the particular vital/vulnerable |
| generalized description of them. There are two books | | | | point being discussed. Each section starts out with the |
| that attempt to tackle this subject, both of which I | | | | weapon used, the target (vital/vulnerable point) |
| currently have in my own personal library. One of them | | | | attacked, and the possible medical implications of an |
| is Brian Adam's, "Deadly Karate Blows." | | | | effective attack. The only real detractor to this is that it |
| Now before I get started on writing the actual review | | | | should be updated to provide more current and |
| of this book, I am going to take this opportunity to give | | | | relevant information. |
| you a bit of insight into my reviewing process. I will | | | | One could easily argue that a lot of the information |
| rarely if ever give a bad review. This isn't meant to | | | | provided is sketchy at best and not very detailed at all. |
| imply that I think that everything is good, it's just that if I | | | | This is a legitimate point. However, and this is just my |
| don't care for a particular book or DVD that I have, I | | | | opinion, I think the author was just trying to give the |
| simply will not do a review on it. What I primarily look | | | | reader an overview of the subject, rather than a |
| for in an instructional book or DVD is its ability to teach | | | | detailed analysis. |
| me solid relevant information on the particular topic | | | | During the introduction to this book, the author is |
| being addressed, which should be the primary focus of | | | | adamant about making it clear that, "...I have just barely |
| the material being presented. Unfortunately, this isn't | | | | scratched the surface of a subject that will continue to |
| always the case. | | | | regain its status in the martial arts." The author also |
| Now depending upon your own personal knowledge | | | | makes it very clear that, "One must remember that |
| on the subject, and your own personal perspective, | | | | whenever the human element is involved, there is no |
| you will either love this book or revile it. While I myself | | | | such thing as absolute perfection. This is why in many |
| readily question some of the material presented in this | | | | of the sections it is indicated that there is more than |
| book, I do find a lot of it to be very informative in both | | | | one possible result, because the blow may be slightly |
| a positive and a negative way. Rather than dwelling on | | | | off target or because of other existing conditions |
| the negative aspects, I will instead focus on the | | | | which might be hindered by unforeseen |
| positive aspects of this book. | | | | circumstances." |
| The basic format for this book starts out with two to | | | | Although this book is definitely not an "authoritative" |
| three photographs with captions and two subjects | | | | piece, it still holds value especially when combined with |
| demonstrating a particular technique whose attack is | | | | another book called, "Gray's Anatomy. |