books by Loren W. Christensen     books:       Fighter's Fact Book 2: Street Fighting Essentials6 reviews Turtle Press, 2007 An essential book for all fighters, martial artists, and anyone interested in self-defense! I recently finished reading, "Fighters Fact Book 2" by Loren Christensen and found it to be a very enlightening reference manual on a wide array of topics dealing with the act of self-defense. This book is a compilation of the views of not only the author, but numerous other contributing authors whom are as follows: Lt. Col. Dave Grossman Iain Abernethy Rory A. Miller Lawrence Kane Kris ...             Deadly Force Encounters: What Cops Need To Know To Mentally And Physically Prepare For And Survive A Gunfight11 reviews Alexis Artwohl, Loren W. Christensen Paladin Press, 1997 A needed tool for law officers As a former Oakland, CA police sergeant and veteran of a number deadly force encounters, I can recommend this book to all street officers. In 1972 I was involved in an incident with an armed suspect who was killed. Today I can still relate the incident second by second. It will never leave me. This book allows you to gain from experience of deadly encounters without having to go through it ...             Surviving Armed Assaults: A Martial Artists Guide to Weapons, Street Violence, and Countervailing Force16 reviews Lawrence A. Kane YMAA Publication Center, 2006 Outstanding book on self-defense! I will admit that I started reading this book a bit biased toward it being good. I have read other books by Kane that I enjoyed, I've contributed a chapter, as did Kane, to Loren Christensen's "Fighter's Fact Book 2" and Christensen wrote a Foreword for the book, and to top if off, best selling author Barry Eisler mentioned me in his praise for the book on the inside cover. So yes, I expected ...             Solo Training: The Martial Artist's Guide to Training Alone31 reviews Loren W. Christensen Turtle Press, 2001 A wealth of information and by a great author(s) I first purchased "The Fighter's Body: An Owner's Manual: Your Guide to Diet, Nutrition, Exercise and Excellence in the Martial Arts" and found it to be very practical and focused on what I needed to focus on as a studying martial artists. I followed this book up with: - Timing in the Fighting Arts: Your Guide to Winning in the Ring and Surviving on the Street - Solo Training: The Martial ...             FIGHTERS GUIDE TO HARD-CORE HEAVY BAG TRAINING1 review Wim Demeere, Loren W Christensen Paladin Press, 2008 Excellent Training Resource! One of the most memorable scenes in the 1976 Oscar winning movie for Best Picture, "Rocky," involves Sylvester Stallone pummeling slabs of beef hung in the meat locker where his future brother-in-law Paulie worked. Rocky knew what everyone in the fight game knows, in order to hit hard, you must train to hit hard, and the best tool for this training is the heavy bag. Regardless of your ...             The Fighter's Body: An Owner's Manual : Your Guide to Diet, Nutrition, Exercise and Excellence in the Martial ...22 reviews Loren W. Christensen, Wim Demeere Turtle Press, 2003 very helpful book Practical advice for anyone active. I loved the style of writing, it was very easy to read, as if a friend were just speaking openly about nutrition to you. It's be no means dumbed down though, just put into a very user-friendly and understandable context. Helpful hints for changing weight division, maintaining muscle growth and keeping your body in good condition in general, as well as tips ...             Speed Training : How to Develop Your Maximum Speed for Martial Arts17 reviews Loren W. Christensen Paladin Press, 1996 Awesome Book I recommend this book to any martial arts student that feels like they have plateaued on speed. The relaxation methods really work and the speed drills are fun and really make a difference. Buy this book, read it cover to cover and use the authors techniques to make yourself faster than you ever thought possible.             Fighter's Fact Book: Over 400 Concepts, Principles, and Drills to Make You a Better Fighter34 reviews Loren W. Christensen Turtle Press, 2000 One Fantastic Training Manual Simply stated, "This is one heck of a fantastic book to help you develop your martial arts techniques through various common and also unique training methods." Okay, now that the simple statement has been said, allow me the opportunity to delve a little bit deeper into this book and all that it has to offer, which is plenty! The author breaks this book down into two primary categories, ...             Defensive Tactics: Modern Arrest & Control Techniques for Police Warrior7 reviews Loren W. Christensen Turtle Press, 2008 Best Police DT book I've read yet. I don't throw that claim around lightly. I've been an police academy DT instructor, have a second degree black belt in karate and have been doing BJJ for several years now. Loren dosen't present anything new in this book, instead he takes all the things were taught in the academy and teaches it the right way. I like most cops have little faith in joint locks and come alongs and the like ...             On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace93 reviews Dave Grossman, Loren W. Christensen PPCT Research Publications, 2007 On Combat WOW, this is a must read for anyone in the military or Law Enforcement. They cover things I had never before been told but should have. This will change the way you think and prepare for your daily task. A must read for everyone from a recruit to seasoned veteran.             The Mental Edge, Revised6 reviews Loren W. Christensen Desert Publications, 1999 The Holy Grail of Mental Martial Arts Training ... for me at least After finishing this fantastic book I wrote Loren Christensen to thank him for writing this. I can't believe I waited so long to get this book. But, who knows if I would have been in the right state of mind years back to really understand and use what I learned. In my e-mail to Mr. Christensen I told him that this was really one of the most therapeutic books I've ever read. As I read the ...             Fighting Power: How To Develop Explosive Punches, Kicks, Blocks, And Grappling9 reviews Loren W. Christensen Paladin Press, 1996 Powerful advice Miyamoto Musashi, arguably the greatest swordsman who ever lived, advocated quickness and power as superior to strength and speed. Exceptional martial artists in every style demonstrate both quickness and power in all their applications, overwhelming opponents with seemingly little effort. Mr. Christensen's best selling book Speed Training covered the quickness aspect. This outstanding book ...             SURVIVING A SCHOOL SHOOTING - A Plan of Action for Parents, Teachers, and Students Loren W. Christensen Paladin Press, 2008 Most books about school violence focus on anti-bullying programs and counseling; Surviving a School Shooting 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 it's all too easy to summon that terrible image of a school surrounded by police officers, emergency vehicles and frantic ...             Anything Goes: Practical Karate For The Streets2 reviews Loren W. Christensen Paladin Press, 1990 A refreshing, common-sense approach to self-defense. Anything Goes is among the most comprehensive books on the subject of modern martial arts training. This book is primarily geared toward self-defense, and does not focus on traditional arts. Some of the dangers that the author points out are: "Tournament training", using flashy moves instead of effective ones, and practicing unrealistically. This book is as in-depth and descriptive as it ...             Timing in the Fighting Arts: Your Guide to Winning in the Ring and Surviving on the Street10 reviews Loren W. Christensen, Wim Demeere Turtle Press, 2004 Turn the autopilot off Yes.. that's basically the main message of this book. Don't fight blindly. The last chapter is loaded with series of drills that can sharpen your timing and fighting "instinc", while the earlier chapters are full with wonderful information to give you complete understanding of what fighting is all about, and why timing is important. Just a word caution, I often get lost reading those ...             Way Alone: Your Path To Excellence In The Martial Arts6 reviews Loren W. Christensen Paladin Press, 1987 Excellent! A helpful and informative read. This book discusses a wide variety of original drills and excercises to help martial artists suplement their dojo training. I would recommend this to anyone who is serious about martial arts.             Solo Training 2: The Martial Artist's Guide to Building the Core for Stronger, Faster and More Effective ...15 reviews Loren W. Christensen Turtle Press, 2005 Excellent! I am 29 y.o., 2nd degree black belt in shotokan karate and have been involved in martial arts since I was 18. I'm sure many martial artists are faced with the same problem -- you reach a point in your training where progress slows down or stops altogether and you need a new source of motivation. This book was a good helper in re-designing my training routine and schedule. I added a whole bunch ...             Warriors: On Living with Courage, Discipline, and Honor9 reviews Paladin Press, 2004 Wonderful x 10 Warriors is a fabulous book that should be read by every cop, soldier and relative of one. Christensen wrote ON COMBAT with Col. Dave Grossman and that book should also be in every warrior's library. Somehow Christensen got some of the top warriors in the country to write an article for this book. There is something in it for military people, law enforcement, and martial artists. Some of ...             The Brutal Art of Ripping, Poking & Pressing Vital Targets3 reviews Loren W. Christensen Paladin Press, 2006 A great addition to your self-defense repertoire Like all of Christensen's works, this one is very practical. It is also exceptionally well-illustrated with hundreds of clear, easy to understand photographs and packed with nasty, painful, and effective techniques that all serious martial artists ought to know. In fact, when it comes to actual street fighting, these techniques can be just as important as the traditional punches, kicks, locks, ...             Extreme Joint Locking and Breaking: Restraint and Submission Techniques for the Street2 reviews Loren W. Christensen Paladin Press, 2006 One of his best works. A very informative and fast read. None of the locks are overly complex but very workable. No fluff, only wished that he went into the various hammer locks (Turkey wings Chicken wings) as Judo Gene Lebel refers to them. I have read alot of Lorens books and found that this one along w/ his Mental Edge are best 2.A++++              search for books anything, building, concepts, countervailing, defensive, discipline, effective, encounters, essentials, excellence, explosive, fighters, grappling, hard-core, mentally, nutrition, physically, physiology, practical, pressing, principles, psychology, restraint, shooting, stronger, students, submission, surviving, teachers, techniques books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Fantasies & Flowers: Origami in Fabric for Quilters we recommend On Combat home  impressum - about us