------------- BOOK LIST --------------- CATALOGS OMS Medical Supplies 1950 Washington Street Braintree, MA 02184 Telephone: 617-331-3370 or 800-323-1839 Comments: They sell acupuncture supplies as well as rubber acupuncture dolls (22" costs $30). Redwing Book Company 44 Linden Street Brookline, Mass. 02146 Tel: 617-738-4664 Fax: 617-738-4620 Orders: 800-873-3946 Comments: They have the best books on this subject. Including all the Mann books, charts, etc. BOOKS P.E. Baldry Acupuncture, Trigger Points and Musculoskeletal Pain. Churchill Livingstone ISBN 0-443-04580-1 Cost 35UKP Comments: Heavy reading but worth persevering with. Harriet Beinfield, L.Ac. and Efrem Korngold, L.Ac., O.M.D. Between Heaven and Earth, A Guide to Chinese Medicine. Ballantine Books, N.Y. ISBN 0-345-35943-7 Cost Comments: Rick Clark Martial Arts for the University: A Basic Textbook for Judo, Ju-jitsu, Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Modern Arnis, and Vital Points Kendall/Hunt (800) 228-0810 Cost Comments: Dianne M. Connelly, PhD., M.Ac. Traditional Acupuncture: The Law of the Five Elements The Centre for Traditional Acupuncture, Inc. ISBN 0912379014 Cost: Approx $20US Comments: George Dillman Kyusho Jitsu: The Dillman Method of Pressure Point Fighting. George Dillman Karate International ISBN 0-9631996-1-7 Cost: $35US Comments: Very good starter book for karateka new to kyusho jutsu. There are some errors, however they will not be significant to the newcomer. A good introduction to the subject. Ellis, Wiseman, and Boss. Fundamentals of Acupuncture Publisher: ? ISBN ? Cost Comments: Excellent book. This actually would be a good start on our single point list, because the book is precisely that, just a compilation of every point with a description. No charts or pictures (but they are in every other book). Don't know price. I own it but it is lent to a friend so I can't give ISBN, etc. (Erik) Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss. Grasping the Wind. Brookline, MA: Paradigm Publications. 1989. ISBN 0-912111-19-4 Cost $25US Comments: Excellent! Basically a dictionary of points. Every point on the 14 main meridians is described in detail. Ted Kaptchuk The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine Publisher: Congdon & Weed, Inc. ISBN 0-312-92933-1 Cost $20US Comments: Good book, but he tends to discredit the law of five elements etc (which is not bad, but just makes our little tricks harder to remember). Tough reading, though. (Erik) Chris Jarmey and Gabriel Mojay Shiatsu: The Complete Guide Thorsons 1991 ISBN 0-7225-2243-6 Cost Comments: Excellent treatment of Shiatsu, Five element theory Tao and Yin/Yang, The vital substances channels. Patrick McCarthy The Bubishi (English translation) Privately published ISBN ? Cost 20UKP Comments: The bubishi is the ancient text, copied by hand and passed from Okinawan master to Okinawan master. Formally kept secret, now published in part. It contains details of vital points, herbal medicines, maxims, techniques etc. Highly recommended. Felix Mann, M.B. Acupuncture: The Ancient Art of Healing and How it Works Scientifically Vintage Books 1973 ISBN 0-394-71727-9 Cost: <$10US Comments: If there is a reference book for our group, this is it! (Erik) Felix Mann, M.B. Acupuncture: Cure of Many Diseases Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd ISBN 0-7506-0700-9 Cost Comments: Felix Mann. Atlas of Acupuncture: Points and Meridians in Relation to Surface Anatomy William Heinemann Medical Books LTD ISBN 0-433-20301-3 Cost $50US Comments: Great book (by Mann, of course)! Only about 6 pages of charts and thats it. Detailed charts (bodies shown 1/2 muscle, 1/2 bone) and charts of points and categories. This book is pricey - $50. If you like charts, this is the book for you. Charts are very detailed, and on the sides of the pages are tables showing point and meridian relationships. (Erik) Yang Jwing Ming Chin Na: An Instructor's Manual Publisher: ? ISBN ? Cost Comments: Yang Jwing Ming Shaolin Chin Na - The Seizing Art of Kung Unique Publications Inc. 1980 ISBN 0-86568-012-4 Cost Comments: Vince Morris Kyusho Jutsu: An Introduction Privately published Cost 10UKP Comments: spiral bound A4 laser printed booklet. Gives overview of kyusho, points diagrams and examples of techniques from kata. Katsusuke Serizawa Tsubo: Vital Points for Oriental Therapy Japan Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-87040-350-8 Cost Comments: This is a great book. It has a chapter on point accessing techniques, and a separate section on individual disorders and the points used to cure (aid). I've been told that this book can be reversed engineered to hurt/harm. ================================================================= VIDEOS Rick Clark Vital Point Techniques found in Naihanchi 1 / Chulgi 1 Video Format Available From: Comments: George Dillman Tape #1: Hidden Moves of Form. Video Format VHS PAL and NTSC Available From: Dillman Karate Institute Comments: A good introduction to basic kyusho (A bit too much chat!) Poor quality video and audio (made with a camcorder) not professional standard (same for all Dillman videos that I have seen i.e. 1-6). George Dillman Tape #2: Kata, Pressure Points And Grappling (Seiuchin) Video Format VHS PAL Available From: Dillman Karate Institute Comments: Comprehensive coverage of kata Seiuchin (again rather too much chat). George Dillman Tape #3: Grappling, Pressure points of Pinan Katas. Video Format VHS PAL and NTSC Available From: Dillman Karate Institute Comments: Good overview of the pinan katas (easy cross over to heian kata) George Dillman Tape #4: Stances, Footwork, Power, Eye and Hand Moves, Leg Pressure Points Video Format VHS PAL and NTSC Available From: Dillman Karate Institute Comments: Again too much chat but never the less informative. George Dillman Tape #5: Theory on healing Video Format VHS PAL and NTSC Available From: Dillman Karate Institute Comments: George Dillman Tape #6: Advanced pressure point work to include knockouts (Naihanchi) Video Format VHS PAL and NTSC Available From: Dillman Karate Institute Comments: Comprehensive coverage of kata naihanchi including several ko's (one very spectacular!). Rick Moneymaker. Tori Karate Institute: Theory, Form and Application. Videotape #1. Video Format ? Available From ? Comments: Master Moneymaker and Master Tom Muncy have just produced a set of 20 (yes 20!) tapes and they will hit the market sometime in the near future. The format should also be available in PAL. I will let you all know as soon as I hear about them. These are must-have tapes! (Erik) Vince Morris. Tekki Bunkai ??? Video Format VHS-PAL Available From Vince Morris Comments: Available soon ??? ================================================================= MAGAZINE ARTICLES Smith, Arthur. Secrets of the Death Touch revealed: Interview with Master George Dillman. Black Belt Magazine December 1986. Erle Montaigue George Dillman's Nerve Point Knockouts: The Full Story... FAI Date ? Magazine Addresses. Black Belt ? Fighting Arts International P.O. Box 26, Birkenhead, Merseyside, L43 4YQ, England. Shotokan Karate Magazine 1 Grove Court, Lymm, Cheshire, Wa13 0HA, England. Traditional Karate Magazine Martial Arts Publicatoins. Premier House, Digbeth, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1QU. England. Acupuncture and Electro-theapeutics Research Yoshiaki Omura "Connections found between each meridian (heart, Stomach, Triple Burner, Etc.) \& Organ Representation Area of Corresponding Internal Organs in Each Side of the Cerebral Cortex; Release of Common Neurotransmitters and Hornomes Unique to Each Meridian and Corresponding Acupuncture Point \& Internal Organ after Acupuncture, Electrical Stimulation, Mechanical Stimulation (Including Shiatsu), Soft Laser Stimulation or Qi Gong", Volume 14, Number 2, 1989, pages 155-186 ORGANIZATIONS Dragon Society c/o TO-RI Karate Institute 1160 Ohio Street Waynesboro, VA 22980 (703) 949-7007