--- product_id: 8540883 title: "Essential Anatomy: For Healing and Martial Arts" price: "€ 69.11" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/8540883-essential-anatomy-for-healing-and-martial-arts store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Essential Anatomy: For Healing and Martial Arts **Price:** € 69.11 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Essential Anatomy: For Healing and Martial Arts - **How much does it cost?** € 69.11 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/8540883-essential-anatomy-for-healing-and-martial-arts) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description New 2023 edition available and instock , ISBN 978-1953225184 The 2000 first-edition is out-of-print---- The essential text on the human body, as defined by Eastern and Western medicine. Comprehensive, easy to understand, and lavishly illustrated in full color. Specially designed for students, healing professionals, and martial artists. ----- This unique book will familiarize healing practitioners and martial artists with basic concepts of the human body, as defined by both Western and Eastern medical traditions, allowing those engaged in healing and martial arts to develop a more complete, holistic, and scientifically forward-looking understanding of the body. Overviews of philosophical and conceptual underpinnings are followed by detailed drawings and diagrams of the body's internal systems, as seen by both traditions. Written in a clear and concise style, this beautiful and informative book presents information previously unavailable in any single text, making it an essential work for students, healing professionals, and martial artists. This lavishly illustrated book includes: Over 147 color drawings and 54 duotone photographs An easy-to-understand overview of Western anatomical concepts A detailed overview of Eastern medical principles, including information previously available only in specialized, costly medical texts A comprehensive listing of Oriental pressure points and meridians in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, cross-referenced to nerves, blood vessels, and other anatomical landmarks Twenty essential self-massage and revival techniques Detailed principles of pressure point fighting, as used in traditional Asian martial arts View sample pages, read book reviews, or get more information at marctedeschi.com ----- Frequently used with : ESSENTIAL ACUPOINTS POSTER An exceptionally high-quality, 7-color poster illustrating the 400-plus acupoints and 14 meridians that are the basis of Eastern medicine and martial arts. Also highlights Qi-flow, Yin-Yang, 5 Phases, and martial targets. Designed by Marc Tedeschi as a companion to the book Essential Anatomy for Healing and Martial Arts , this unique and beautiful poster exhibits a level of accuracy, detail, and functionality unobtainable elsewhere. ISBN 0834805103. Available from desertcart @ desertcart.com/dp/0834805103 ----- Review: Not misleading at all... - This book is hands down the best reference book I've found for Eastern energetic theory that's not a straight up acupuncture school text. The title has been called misleading...considering that it's called "Essential ANATOMY..." I think it's pretty straightforward. It is an excellent resource for why certain pressure points work and their local Eastern and Western anatomy. It has excellent comparisons between Eastern and Western thought and theory. It is not a book of martial arts techniques. Tedeschi has plenty of those, and this one is a cross-reference, not a direct technical manual. So if you're at all interested in "meta-martial arts", this book is amazing; if you're looking to actively learn new strikes or blocks or anything like that, better go with one of his other books (the "Art of..." series seems to be good, although I don't have any of them myself.) Review: Highly informative - This book is a rare gem! Interestingly, as a black belt myself, I have known of Mark Tedeschi through the martial arts circuits. Little did I realize that he had put together such a wonderful book about healing, also. Perhaps most people don't think of black belts as being healers, but I've always believed that black belts have an obligation to give back to their communities. I have not personally participated in any dramatic, life-saving emergencies, but I have used many of the ideas and concepts provided in this book to help and assist others with a variety of small injuries. I'm hoping to expand my awareness of these important Oriental concepts with this book to assist more people as often as I can. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,356,245 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #475 in Martial Arts (Books) #662 in Acupuncture & Acupressure (Books) #1,527 in Anatomy (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 140 Reviews | ## Images ![Essential Anatomy: For Healing and Martial Arts - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61chREZkd2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not misleading at all... *by C***T on May 20, 2007* This book is hands down the best reference book I've found for Eastern energetic theory that's not a straight up acupuncture school text. The title has been called misleading...considering that it's called "Essential ANATOMY..." I think it's pretty straightforward. It is an excellent resource for why certain pressure points work and their local Eastern and Western anatomy. It has excellent comparisons between Eastern and Western thought and theory. It is not a book of martial arts techniques. Tedeschi has plenty of those, and this one is a cross-reference, not a direct technical manual. So if you're at all interested in "meta-martial arts", this book is amazing; if you're looking to actively learn new strikes or blocks or anything like that, better go with one of his other books (the "Art of..." series seems to be good, although I don't have any of them myself.) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly informative *by R***N on April 10, 2010* This book is a rare gem! Interestingly, as a black belt myself, I have known of Mark Tedeschi through the martial arts circuits. Little did I realize that he had put together such a wonderful book about healing, also. Perhaps most people don't think of black belts as being healers, but I've always believed that black belts have an obligation to give back to their communities. I have not personally participated in any dramatic, life-saving emergencies, but I have used many of the ideas and concepts provided in this book to help and assist others with a variety of small injuries. I'm hoping to expand my awareness of these important Oriental concepts with this book to assist more people as often as I can. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Does the Job *by R***E on June 13, 2012* This book is simple, clear, concise and easy to carry. It outlines the basics of channels and points and adds some different elements in that help shape it into a great eclectic reference --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/8540883-essential-anatomy-for-healing-and-martial-arts](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/8540883-essential-anatomy-for-healing-and-martial-arts) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-10-10*