2nd Edition
Biomechanics of Human Motion Applications in the Martial Arts, Second Edition
Section I: The Anatomical Foundations of Biomechanics
1. Introduction
2. The Anatomy of Human Motion
3. Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics
Section II: The Biomechanical and Physiological Foundations of Human Motion
4. The Concept of Muscular Mechanics
5. Movement Control (Muscular Physiology)
Section III: The Fundamentals of Biomechanics
6. Kinematics in Linear Motion
7. Kinematics in Angular Motion
8. Kinetics in Linear Motion
9. Kinetics in Angular Motion
Section IV: Martial Arts Biomechanics
10. The Biomechanics of Throwing Arts
11. The Biomechanics of Striking, Kicking Arts
12. The Defense and Attack on Vital Points (Kyusho): Finger(s) Manipulation
13. The Biomechanics of the Sword Art
Biography
Emeric Arus, Ph.D, is a Grand Master of Judo and Karate (7th Degree Black Belt) and has been an active practitioner and instructor of the martial arts for the past 35 years. He is also an emeritus adjunct faculty member in biomechanics at Hofstra University. He has published over 30 journal and popular magazine articles in joint studies related to martial arts and their biomechanical applications.
