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Training for sudden violence : 72 practical drills

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The speed and brutality of a predatory attack can shock even an experienced martial artist. The sudden chaos, the cascade of stress hormones-- you feel as though time slows down. In reality, the assault is over in an instant. How does anyone prepare for that? The author gives you the tools to prepare and prevail, both physically and psychologically. He shares hard-won lessons from a world most of us hope we never experience.

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Title

Training for sudden violence : 72 practical drills -- 72 practical drills

Authors

Miller, Rory Kane

Subjects

Self-defense--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Violence--Psychological aspects.
Fighting (Psychology)

Language

English

Published

Wolfeboro, NH : YMAA Publication Center, [2016]

Publication Desc

xxiii, 226 pages : illustrations ;

ISBN

9781594393808

Target Audience

General

Dimensions

23 cm

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Summary Note

The speed and brutality of a predatory attack can shock even an experienced martial artist. The sudden chaos, the cascade of stress hormones-- you feel as though time slows down. In reality, the assault is over in an instant. How does anyone prepare for that? The author gives you the tools to prepare and prevail, both physically and psychologically. He shares hard-won lessons from a world most of us hope we never experience.

General Note

Includes bibliographical references (page 215) and index.

Content Note

Foreword -- Introduction -- Evaluating Drills -- The One-Step : OS1 : The One-Step -- OS2 : Four-Option One-Step -- [Redacted] : The Baby Drill -- OS3 : Slow Man Drills -- OS4 : Three-Way Coaching -- OS5 : Dance Floor Melee -- OS6 : Frisk Fighting -- OS7 : Environmental Fighting -- OS8 : The Brawl -- Interlude #1 : Biases and Assumptions -- Blindfold Drills : B1 : Blindfolded Defense -- B2 : Blindfolded Targeting -- B3 : Core Fighting -- B4 : Blindfolded Infighting -- D : Dynamic Fighting : D1 : Dynamic Fighting -- D2 : Sumo -- D3 : The Hole against the Wall -- D4 : Moving in the Clinch -- D5 : French Randori -- Interlude #2 : Sources -- F : Fundamentals : F1 : Maai with Weapons -- F2 : Off-Lining -- F3 : Targeting -- F4 : Lock Flow -- F5 : Initiative -- F6 : Advanced Ukemi -- F7 : Pushing -- F8 : Core Defense -- GM : Ground Movement Drills : GM1 : Rollover -- GM2 : Rollover, Phase 2 -- GM3 : Rollover, Phase 3 -- GM4 : Rollover, Phase 4 -- GM5 : The Wax On, Wax Off of Ground Fighting -- GM6 : One Up, One Down -- GM7 : Blindfolded Grappling -- Interlude #3 : Social and Asocial -- PM : The Plastic-Mind Exercises : PM1 : Animal Styles -- PM2 : Fighting the Elements -- PM3 : The Other -- IW: Internal Work : IW1 : Centering -- IW2 : Eating Frogs -- IW3 : The Game of the Stones -- IW4 : Lists -- IW5 : Slaughtering and Butchering -- IW6 : Ethics and Glitches -- IW7 : To Save My Children -- IW8 : The Predator Mind -- IW9 : Articulation -- Interlude #4: Training Open-Ended Skills - C : Combat Drills : C1 : Takeouts -- C2 : Multiman -- C3 : Breakthrough -- C4 : Bull in the Ring -- C5 : The Reception Line -- Scenario Training -- WW : World Work : WW1 : The Clothespin Game -- WW2 : Ten New Things -- WW3 : Stalking -- WW4 : Escape and Evasion -- WW5 : Counting Coup -- WW6 : Say No -- WW7 : Dog Handling -- WW8 : Global Awareness -- WW9 : Legal Articulation -- WW10 : World Building -- WW11 : Personal Threat Assessment -- SC : Sparring and Competition : SC1 : Kumite and Variations -- SC2 : Judo Randori : Nage -- SC3 : Free Grappling and Variations -- SC4 : Jujutsu Randori -- SC5 : Full Contact -- SC6 : Mixed Martial Arts -- SC7 : Competition -- Interlude #5 : The Violence-Prone Play Group -- T : Tricks and One-Offs : T1 : The Touchstone -- T2 : "Hit Me as Hard as You Can" -- T3 : The No-Touch Parry -- T4 : Action/Reaction -- T5 : Gush -- Real Superpowers You Can Have Today.