FOUNDATIONS OF
FIELD
MEDICINE
PROTECT • RESTORE • PRESERVE
WHAT IS FIELD MEDICINE?
For centuries, martial and healing knowledge were not always viewed as separate subjects.
The ability to protect the body existed alongside the knowledge required to restore it — movement, structure, breathing, recovery, awareness and understanding the human being as a whole.
Field Medicine explores this relationship through principles inherited from Hichi Buko Goshin Jutsu and the Amatsu Tatara heritage, transmitted through Toshitsugu Takamatsu and Dr Masaaki Hatsumi, together with more than fifty years of Dennis Bartram’s clinical and martial study.
PRESERVING THE KNOWLEDGE — NOT FREEZING IT IN TIME
Dr Masaaki Hatsumi emphasised that the important thing was not simply what had been written in the old scrolls, but how that knowledge could be understood in the present and carried forward.
As our environment changes, so too must the way we understand health, movement and protection.
PRESERVE THE KNOWLEDGE
UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES
ADAPT TO THE TIMES
CARRY IT FORWARD
EXPLORE FIELD MEDICINE ONLINE
Learn the principles from wherever you are.
Explore Field Medicine through online classes covering the history, ideas and principles connecting Budo, movement, health and the preservation of the self.
THE 2-DAY COURSE
WHAT IS FIELD MEDICINE?
The book gives you the map.
The course lets you experience it.
Field Medicine cannot be understood through words alone. Over two practical days, Dennis Bartram and the Active Balance team will introduce you to the movement, touch, structure, assessment and interaction behind some of the foundational principles explored in the book.
Main areas covered:
WHO IS IT FOR
Martial artists • Budo Taijutsu practitioners • Therapists • Bodyworkers • Active Balance practitioners • Anyone interested in understanding the human body beyond isolated techniques.
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THE BOOK
FOUNDATIONS OF FIELD MEDICINE
Discover the principles behind the practice.
This introductory book explores the thinking, history and principles behind Field Medicine and the relationship between health, movement, martial knowledge and the preservation of the self.
It isn’t intended to teach a collection of techniques. It’s an introduction to the principles behind them — and an invitation to explore the subject further.