Fight Like a Physicist: The Incredible Science Behind Martial Arts (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781594393389)

An in-depth look into the physics behind martial arts.

• Momentum is for knocking people over


• Energy is for breaking bones and causing pain


• A haymaker travels 3.14159 times farther than a jab


• You are only an "object" when you are rigid

Fight Like a Physicist blends inquiry, skepticism, and irreverent humor--all while punching holes in myth and mysticism. Highlights include

• Making physics your "unfair advantage," in the ring and on the street


• Examining center of mass, pi, levers, wedges, angular momentum, and linear momentum for martial artists


• Reducing traumatic brain injury in contact sports


• Exposing the illusion of safety provided by gloves and helmets


• Overturning conventional wisdom on compliance during an assault


• Busting up Hollywood action clich駸

Fight Like a Physicist reads like a manifesto on the rational practice of martial arts. It's intelligent, fun, and dangerous--and nothing short of iconoclastic.