On Combat looks at what happens to the human body under the stresses of deadly battle ? the impact on the nervous system, heart, breathing, visual and auditory perception, memory - then discusses new research findings as to what measures warriors can take to prevent such debilitations so they can stay in the fight, survive, and win. A brief, but ...
Loren Christensen shows you over 300 ways you can add variety to your daily martial arts training routine. Whether you are a student looking for fun new solo drills to spice up your home training or an instructor in search of new ways to pump up your classes, you won't be disappointed. This incredible collection of drills, techniques and exercises ...
This groundbreaking book teaches essential survival skills that can keep you safe on the street, covering awareness, avoidance, de-escalation, countervailing force, armed conflict, aftermath of violence, and weapon features/functions. A variety of scenarios help readers internalize this knowledge. Experienced martial artists, street-savvy ...
Speed is the most important asset a fighter can have. Find out from a top martial artist and police officer how to develop instantaneous reflexes and explosive speed for punching, kicking, grappling and police defensive tactics. Improve perception, polish timing and double your speed by using these sure-fire techniques.
A collection of over 400 tips, drills, principles, concepts, and exercises to give you the edge no matter what style of martial art you practice. Discover quick and innovative ways to improve your punching, kicking, sparring, and self-defense skills plus dozens of tips to work those hard to improve areas like speed, power, and flexibility. Loren's ...
A surefire way to increase your motivation, strength, speed, explosiveness, endurance and timing a The Way Alone. This book about solo training includes tips on weight training, practicing reps and kata, bag work and cardiovascular training anytime, anywhere.
Whether you are a law enforcement officer wanting to improve your edge or a martial artist wanting to expand your knowledge edge of street proven techniques, you will find this book is filled with invaluable information including: Joint manipulation that works; leverage control versus pain control; hitting with the hands, feet, forearms and elbows ...
This 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 veteran cop, author and martial ...
In a copas world itas kill or be killed, but the truth of the matter is that a shootingas aftermath is often the most dangerous time for the cop. This unique life- and career-saving manual contains every shred of critical information the police officer needs to survive the media, investigations and more.
Our personal warrior spirit may be aggressive and intense or quietly lurking beneath the surface, but it exists in all of us, a crouching tiger waiting to be awakened. Some express it through words, laws, or money, while others do it with fists or weapons. Author Loren Christensen has had many opportunities to explore the warrior spirit over the ...
Find out how to combine the latest techniques with centuries-old secrets, resistance exercises and proper body mechanics to make your punches, kicks, blocks and throws more powerful, as well as to defend yourself against explosive power. Double your fighting power by following this proven training regimen.
This book shows cops how to use proven defensive tactics to stay alive and uninjured, including how to disarm attackers, deal with drunk or drugged subjects, protect their guns, fend off multiple attackers and more.
In his follow up to the phenomenally popular "Solo Training", Loren Christensen has dug down deep to come up with hundreds of more ways for you to rev up your training at home or in the gym. "Solo Training 2" kicks off with a focus on building your body's core for stronger, faster and more effective grappling, kicking and punching. A strong core - ...
Many people in America think that gang violence is concentrated in the inner cities of New York, Los Many people in America think that gang violence is concentrated in the inner cities of New York, Los Angeles and other isolated metropolitan areas. They are mistaken, says Loren Christensen, a veteran Portland, Oregon, gang-enforcement officer. ...
You will fight how you train. This is the theme of "Fighter's Fact Book 2" and when you have mastered the skills taught in the book, you will truly be ready to defend yourself in some of the most desperate situations imaginable. Nearly a dozen veteran instructors of street oriented martial arts have come together with Loren Christensen to teach ...
What if there was a secret ingredient that could make every single 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 ...
Veteran street cop Loren Christensen explores one of the most frightening yet fascinating occurrences of modern society: riots. In Riot, Christensen leads you deep inside angry mobs and brings you along with the cops who clash head-to-head with them in the streets to show you in riveting detail what a riot is, how and why it happens, who ...
Real fights are far more explosive and violent than karate sparring matches. The author learned this the hard way as an MP in Saigon, Vietnam. Learn what will and will not work in the streets, and the changes you must make in your training in order to survive. In a real fight thereas only one rule: anything goes!
Do you work with someone who is unusually angry, antisocial, quick to take offense? If so, this person may be a ticking time bomb, capable of horrific acts of violence on the job. This book provides you with solid information for when gunfire erupts in your office and you need to know what to do right away. Covers what to do before an incident to ...
This book isnat about sport fighting, flashy moves or how to become a better person through a martial art. It presents realistic grappling techniques designed to control and restrain through the application of pain to the joints. Its purpose is to provide todayas modern warrior a the self-defense oriented martial artist, combat soldier or law ...
"When I first came on the Portland PD," says Officer Loren Christensen, "skid row was a Wild West show nearly as insane as Saigon, where I had just spent a year. Its wine-soaked streets were teeming with drunks, dopers, jackrollers, pimps, crazies, fighters and killers, all crammed into a filthy 12-square-block area where violence was an hourly ...
Most books about school violence focus on anti-bullying programs and counseling; this book, by retired cop Loren Christensen, takes a hard, realistic look at teaching kids what they will need to know if a gunman walks into their school. What was once unimaginable and rare is now, tragically, part of life, and itas all too easy to summon that ...
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