Street Stoppers: The Martial Arts Most Devastating Trips, Sweeps, and Throws for Real Fighting

by Mark Mireles, Loren W. Christensen

Street Stoppers is your guide to the martial arts most devastating trips, sweeps and throws. Mark Mireles has combined his knowledge of wrestling and jujitsu with his many years of experience as a member of the LAPD to put together this collection of street effective takedowns that will stop an attacker cold. Together with verteran cop, author and martial artist Loren W. Christensen, Mark takes you step by step through each technique and shows you exactly how to apply it when your life depends on it. Mark kicks off your crash course in Street Stoppers with the basics of positioning and targets. From there, jump directly into the trips, sweeps and throws - over 50 solid techniques demonstrated in realistic fighting situations. Mark and Loren also include 15 combination techniques so you ll always have a Plan B to fall back on. And throughout the book you ll get inside tips on choosing the right technique, gaining the upper hand over your assailant, avoiding injuries and ending a fight quickly. Because this book is written by 2 expert martial artists who have decades of experience subduing criminals on some of America s meanest streets, you can rest assured that you re getting proven techniques that work.

Genres: Martial Arts

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 29, 2009

Reviews

[Kevin Halleran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its an excellent training aid with good pictures and advice. There is some genuine humor as well. I would recommend some up front language on the principles and assumptions the authors are working from.

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very comprehensive reference. Covered the material well.