Biomechanics of Human Motion: Applications in the Martial Arts, Second Edition

2017·14.76 MB·English

Biomechanics

Human Motion
of
Applications in the Martial Arts
Second Edition

Biomechanics

Human Motion
of
Applications in the Martial Arts
Second Edition
Emeric Arus, PhD.
Lester Ingber, PhD., Scientific Consultant
Boca Raton London New York
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Arus, Emeric, author.
Title: Biomechanics of human motion : applications in the martial arts /
Dr. Emeric Arus.
Description: Second Edition. | Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis
Group, 2017. | “A CRC title, part of the Taylor & Francis imprint, a member
of the Taylor & Francis Group, the academic division of T&F Informa plc.” |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017032625| ISBN 9781138555532 (hardback : acid-free paper) |
ISBN 9781315149639 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Martial arts. | Human mechanics.
Classification: LCC GV1101 .A78 2017 | DDC 796.8--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017032625
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To my late mother, Ana, for giving me the gift of life
and teaching me how to be independent, inventive,
responsible, and productive in society.
To my son, Emeric Jr., and grandchildren, Sydney Isabella,
Sean Matthew, and Dillon Luke, with eternal love.

A man who seeks perfection perhaps
never finds it, but who
seeks simplicity will
find perfection.
—DR. EMERIC ARUS

Contents
Foreword, xxiii
Preface to the Second Edition, xxv
Preface to the First Edition, xxvii
Acknowledgments, xxxi
Author, xxxiii
Symbols, xxxv
Section i The Anatomical Foundations of Biomechanics
chapter 1 ◾ Introduction 3
1.1 WHAT IS BIOMECHANICS? 3
1.2 IMPORTANCE OF BIOMECHANICS 4
1.3 BIOMECHANICS AND ITS DIVISION 5
1.3.1 Statics 5
1.3.2 Dynamics 5
chapter 2 ◾ The Anatomy of Human Motion 7
2.1 BONES (OSTEOLOGY) 7
2.1.1 Types of Bones 7
2.1.2 Composition and Structure of Bones 8
2.1.3 Growth of Bones 8
2.1.4 Bone Characteristics 9
2.2 JOINTS (ARTHROLOGY) 9
2.2.1 Terminology of Joint Movements 11
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