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Timing in the Fighting Arts: How to Win a Fight with Speed, Power, and Technique
Get Every Last Ounce of Speed and Power Out of Your Techniques
What if there were a secret ingredient that could make every one of your martial arts techniques better? Not only faster and more powerful, but more likely to slam home to exactly the right target every time? Maybe there is.Timing is the art and science of ending a confrontation as quickly and efficiently as possible. In Timing for the Fighting Arts, authors Loren W. Christensen and Wim Demeere team up to teach you exactly how to get every last ounce of speed and power out of your techniques.Whether you want to feel safer on the street or emerge from the ring victorious, this book is packed with inside information essential to defeating your opponent.• Why many experts say timing is more important than speed• How to put the OODA loop and Hick’s law to work for you• Why timing is both an offensive and a defensive asset• Which types of verbal distraction can give you an edge• Why controlling your opponent’s spine gives you an advantage• Which tournament techniques really work on the street• How to set up multiple opponents to create timing opportunities• Which tricks law enforcement officers rely on to buy time• How you can improve your odds against a gun or knifeYou will find drills and practice scenarios to help you develop every one of these concepts. Go beyond theory and put your new knowledge to work in the ring or on the street, where you need it most.
What if there were a secret ingredient that could make every one of your martial arts techniques better? Not only faster and more powerful, but more likely to slam home to exactly the right target every time? Maybe there is.Timing is the art and science of ending a confrontation as quickly and efficiently as possible. In Timing for the Fighting Arts, authors Loren W. Christensen and Wim Demeere team up to teach you exactly how to get every last ounce of speed and power out of your techniques.Whether you want to feel safer on the street or emerge from the ring victorious, this book is packed with inside information essential to defeating your opponent.• Why many experts say timing is more important than speed• How to put the OODA loop and Hick’s law to work for you• Why timing is both an offensive and a defensive asset• Which types of verbal distraction can give you an edge• Why controlling your opponent’s spine gives you an advantage• Which tournament techniques really work on the street• How to set up multiple opponents to create timing opportunities• Which tricks law enforcement officers rely on to buy time• How you can improve your odds against a gun or knifeYou will find drills and practice scenarios to help you develop every one of these concepts. Go beyond theory and put your new knowledge to work in the ring or on the street, where you need it most.
- GenresMartial Arts
287 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 30, 2004
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About the author
Loren W. Christensen
96 books101 followersLoren W. Christensen is a Vietnam veteran, retired police officer, a martial artist since 1965, and a prolific author of books and magazine articles.
As a writer, Loren has penned over 70 books and dozens of magazine articles on a variety of subjects. While his target audience is most often what he calls “the warrior community” – martial artists, cops, soldiers – his writing has become popular among high school and college students, parents, professionals of every kind, and people interested in a side of life outside the norm.
Loren is most thankful to his many friends, associates and fellow writers in the warrior community for their continual support and expert advice.
Biography:
Bachelors of Science - PSU
Vietnam veteran – 716th Military Police
Career police officer (ret) – Portland, Oregon
Street patrol, gang enforcement, defensive tactics instructor, bodyguard
Script advisor for the motion picture Best of the Best 3
Martial artist since 1965
Earned a total of 13 black belts in three fighting arts
Starred in 7 instructional DVDs
Author of 70 books and dozens of magazine articles
Nominated for the Frankfurt award
Co-author (with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman) of “Evolution of Weaponry” in Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict, Academic Press
Wrote regularly for Black Belt, Karate Illustrated, Inside Kung fu and many others
Currently writes regularly for Black Belt and Police and Security News magazines
Book Solo Training was ranked in Amazon’s top 3 for three years in a row
Named in the 2007 - 2008 Heritage Registry of Who's Who in publishing
As a writer, Loren has penned over 70 books and dozens of magazine articles on a variety of subjects. While his target audience is most often what he calls “the warrior community” – martial artists, cops, soldiers – his writing has become popular among high school and college students, parents, professionals of every kind, and people interested in a side of life outside the norm.
Loren is most thankful to his many friends, associates and fellow writers in the warrior community for their continual support and expert advice.
Biography:
Bachelors of Science - PSU
Vietnam veteran – 716th Military Police
Career police officer (ret) – Portland, Oregon
Street patrol, gang enforcement, defensive tactics instructor, bodyguard
Script advisor for the motion picture Best of the Best 3
Martial artist since 1965
Earned a total of 13 black belts in three fighting arts
Starred in 7 instructional DVDs
Author of 70 books and dozens of magazine articles
Nominated for the Frankfurt award
Co-author (with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman) of “Evolution of Weaponry” in Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict, Academic Press
Wrote regularly for Black Belt, Karate Illustrated, Inside Kung fu and many others
Currently writes regularly for Black Belt and Police and Security News magazines
Book Solo Training was ranked in Amazon’s top 3 for three years in a row
Named in the 2007 - 2008 Heritage Registry of Who's Who in publishing
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May 11, 2012
Not s phrase you use real often: this is a well written martial arts book. Seriously. And the authors have a great sense of humor to boot. Really!
Beyond these surprising observations, I was really pleased with this title - the advice is very practically, the drills in the back of the book are solid gold and the physiology is kep to the minimum you need to understand why the body reacts the way it does. My only critique is that the book is way more focused on self-defense and street fighting than I expected. The material itself is good and worth reading, but not exactly what I was expecting given the book's title.
Beyond these surprising observations, I was really pleased with this title - the advice is very practically, the drills in the back of the book are solid gold and the physiology is kep to the minimum you need to understand why the body reacts the way it does. My only critique is that the book is way more focused on self-defense and street fighting than I expected. The material itself is good and worth reading, but not exactly what I was expecting given the book's title.
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