Musings On Violence

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