Musings On Violence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781717078889)

Bestselling writer Loren W. Christensen has written many well-reviewed how-to-do books. In Musings on Violence, Loren takes a different approach and conveys his thoughts on training for violence, surviving it as it happens, and managing the aftermath. He also discusses what it means to be a warrior-a martial artist, a cop, soldier, and citizen

Loren has been a martial artist since 1965. He is an inductee into the martial arts Masters Hall of Fame and holds an 10th dan in American Free Style karate, a 2nd dan in jujitsu, and a 1st dan in arnis.

A 29-year veteran of law enforcement (ret), Loren brawled one-on-one with outlaw bikers, an Olympic Games powerlifter, construction workers, anarchists, crazed dopers, and the violent mentally deranged.

As a Military Policeman in war-torn Saigon, Vietnam (then ranked the most dangerous city in the world), he experienced, as he said in a recent interview, "twenty years of violent police work condensed into 12 months."

In short, Loren knows what he's talking about.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

SECTION ONE: MARTIAL ARTS

CHAPTER 1: The First 50 Years

CHAPTER 2: You're Turning 30, 40, 50, 60, 70

CHAPTER 3: More on Training Consistency

CHAPTER 4: Three Answers to Three Questions

CHAPTER 5: Can You Think Yourself Faster?

CHAPTER 6: 25 Tips for Developing Powerful Techniques

CHAPTER 7: The 1,200-Rep Kicking Drill

CHAPTER 8: Thoughts on Flexibility

CHAPTER 9: Dirty Fighting Techniques

CHAPTER 10: Thoughts About the Tackle

CHAPTER 11: No Stance as a Stance

CHAPTER 12: Hitting the Liver

CHAPTER 13: Ground Fighting

CHAPTER 14: Ground and Pound and Return to Sender

CHAPTER 15: How to Develop Callused Knuckles

CHAPTER 16: Ki, Chi, or Kung Foo-ee?

CHAPTER 17: OMG It's the Exclamation People

CHAPTER 18: Me, the Bully

CHAPTER 19: Some Lessons Hurt

CHAPTER 20: Parting Thoughts on the Martial Arts

SECTION TWO: SELF-DEFENSE

CHAPTER 21: Use Your Eyes to Save Your Bacon

CHAPTER 22: Preparation for Defense Against a Gun

CHAPTER 23: De-escalation

CHAPTER 24: Personal Responsibility

CHAPTER 25: Firearms: Be in the Moment or Someone Might Get Shot

CHAPTER 26: Elements of Gun Defense

CHAPTER 27: "An Attacker Would Never ..."

CHAPTER 28: Active Shooter: The First Five Minutes

CHAPTER 29: The "You Know What Really Hurts?" Game

CHAPTER 30: On Getting Nailed in the Groin

CHAPTER 31: The Groin: Hit it More Than Once

CHAPTER 32: Street Magic and Street Fighting

CHAPTER 33: Clinching: A Few Painful Defenses

CHAPTER 34: Carotid Constraint: It's Not a Toy

CHAPTER 35: Street People: How Dangerous are They

SECTION THREE: LAW ENFORCEMENT

CHAPTER 36: PTSD: Be Careful About That

CHAPTER 37: Helping Families Cope with Officer-Involved Shootings

CHAPTER 38: Shot 10 Times

CHAPTER 39: Carotid Constraint

CHAPTER 40: The Street Dance of Hookers, Tricks, and Cops

CHAPTER 41: Advice from a Veteran Prostitution Decoy

CHAPTER 42: 5 Psychological Factors that Affect Rioters and Police

CHAPTER 43: Controlling Fear

CHAPTER 44: The Power of Combat Breathing

CHAPTER 45: Psyching Up

CHAPTER 46: The Sometimes Unreality of Combat

CHAPTER 47: Criticism is a Given in Police Work

CHAPTER 48: 65 Tips for Cops

SECTION FOUR: WARRIORHOOD

CHAPTER 49: Discovery

CHAPTER 50: Thoughts on Warriorhood

CHAPTER 51: Are You Ready?

CHAPTER 52: Physical Conditioning for the Warrior


Author: Loren W. Christensen
ISBN-10: 1717078885
ISBN-13: 9781717078889
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/18/2018
Pages: 292
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.61d