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The Art of Holding: Principles and Techniques (Hardcover)

by Marc Tedeschi (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Weatherhill Inc; illustrated edition edition (April 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0834804913
  • ISBN-13: 978-0834804913
  • Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 22.1 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 382,468 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This companion to "The Art of Throwing" outlines the essential principles and techniques that define the art of holding in most martial arts. More than 1300 photographs introduce over 175 practical techniques encompassing all types of holds: joint locks; chokes; nerve holds; pressure point attacks; takedowns; pins; advanced combination holds and transitions; and defences against chokes, head locks and joint locks. Comprehensive introductory chapters provide an authoritative overview of important technical principles, energetic concepts and 69 fundamental skills including stances, footwork and methods of tumbling and falling. Regardless of the style you practice, these works aim to enrich your training, improve your technique and deepen your understanding of the unique qualities embodied in your own martial practice.

About the Author
Marc Tedeschi is an internationally respected artist, designer, and educator, who holds a fifth-degree black belt in Hapkido, a martial art that integrates both healing and combative techniques. He has practiced martial arts for over 25 years, training extensively in Hapkido, Taekwondo, Jujutsu, Judo, and Karate, and is the author of Hapkido: Traditions, Philosophy, Technique; Essential Anatomy for Healing and Martial Arts; and Hapkido: An Introduction to the Art of Self-Defense.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Marvellous buy!, 21 Aug 2003
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This is really a great book. There are many martial arts books and authors, however, few of them manage to show techniques this clearly. This guy knows what he is doing.
The book is really well presented with good, clear photos and explanatory text. The chapters include wrist locks, arm locks, finger locks, shoulder locks and leg locks as well as chokes and combinations.
The author comes from the art of Hapkido, but everything here is easily accessible to practioners of any martial style.
I was so impressed I ordered the other books in the series.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 30 Aug 2002
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Although the author is primarly writing about Hapkido, he has ensured that this book, and the others in the series (The Art of Throwing, Art of Ground Fighting, Art of Striking) are all readable and informative for students of any martial art. The pictures and descriptions are of good quality, there's sufficient background text to get started, some information on weak points in the human body, a comparison of some simple techniques across various martial arts, and then a compendium of examples from Hapkido. Well worth adding to any martial artist's library.
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