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USA Best Books Award WINNER - 2016The 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?As a former corrections sergeant and tactical team leader, Rory Miller is a proven survivor. He instructs police and corrections professionals who, in many cases, receive only eight hours of defensive tactics training each year. They need techniques that work and they need unflinching courage. In Training for Sudden Violence: 72 Practical Drills Miller 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. • Train in fundamentals, combat drills, and dynamic fighting.• Develop situational awareness.• Condition yourself through stress inoculation.• Take a critical look at your training habits."e;You don't get to pick where fights go,"e; Miller writes. That's why he has created a series of drills to train you for the worst of it. You will defend yourself on your feet, on the ground, against weapons, in a crowd, and while blindfolded. You will reevaluate your training scenarios-keeping what works, discarding what does not, and improving your chances of survival.Miller's "e;internal work,"e; "e;world work,"e; and "e;plastic mind"e; exercises will challenge you in ways that mere physical training does not. Sections include• Stalking• Escape and evasion• The predator mind• Personal threat assessmentThis is a fight for your life, and it won't happen on a nice soft mat. It will get, as Miller says, "e;all kinds of messy."e; Training for Sudden Violence: 72 Practical Drills prepares you for that mess.

This book stands alone as an introduction to the context of self-defense. There are seven elements that must be addressed to bring self-defense training to something approaching 'complete.' Training that dismisses any of these areas leaves you vulnerable:Legal and ethical implications. To learn self-defense, you must learn force law. The consequence is prison. Side by side with the legal rules, everyone must explore his or her own ethical limitations. Most people don't really know where this ethical line lies within them. Violence dynamics. Self-defense must teach how attacks happen. You must be able to recognize an attack before it happens and know what kind you are facing. Avoidance. You need to learn and practice not-fighting. Learning includes escape and evasion, verbal de-escalation, and also pure not-be-there avoidance. Counter-ambush. If you didn't see the precursors or couldn't successfully avoid the encounter, you will need a handful of actions, trained to reflex level, to deal with a sudden violent attack. Breaking the freeze. Freezing is almost universal in a sudden attack. You must learn to recognize a freeze and break out of one. The fight itself. Most martial arts and self-defense instructors concentrate their time on the fight. It just needs to be in line with how violence really happens in the world. The aftermath. There are potential legal, psychological, and medical effects of engaging in violence no matter how justified. Advanced preparation is critical.

This book is designed to help readers understand depression and make positive changes to overcome it. Dr. Kuhn teaches a unique tai chi form as well as qigong and meditation. The form is easy to learn, easy to remember, and easy to practice. Dr. Kuhn's multidisciplinary approach to mental health also focuses on positive thought, a healthy diet, and self-confidence.

Each morning before getting out of bed, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming practices a series of movements he has combined based on decades of experience. In Meridian Qigong Exercises, Dr. Yang teaches you his special daily exercise routine.

(back cover) Learn how to gain holistic control of your physical, emotional, and mental welfare by harnessing your chakras--energy centers in the body that can influence personal development and health. Embark on a course of meditation, discovering the path of healing and spiritual growth, and learn more about who you are. Use special techniques and exercises to master your flow of inner energy, and take control of all aspects of your life, from basic instincts to complex emotions and creativity. Take part in a spiritual tradition that has its roots in the oldest thought systems in the world, and gain a sense of equilibrium and spiritual well-being. Ambika Wauters is a psychotherapist, homeopath, and workshop facilitator who offers training in chakra channeling and healing.

Based on over 15 years of research, this text proposes a new definition of the martial arts to examine how such fighting systems are being re-imagined and reconstructed beyond the arenas of combat and sport in the 21st century Western context. Taking the viewpoint of the martial arts as art forms open to reinterpretation, this unique book considers the ways in which martial arts can be used for different purposes, such as within movement systems and for self-help and therapy. However, the martial arts industry is a highly unregulated space. The book, therefore, considers the ways in which the martial arts are being regulated by Western influencers on social media as well as more formal international organisations connected to UNESCO. The project then examines the lives of long-term martial arts instructors and practitioners of historical European martial arts (HEMA), Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan), Wing Chun Kung Fu and other internal martial arts such as Cheng Hsin. This book draws on a wide range of data sources including autoethnography, ethnography, life history interviews and social media and textual analysis to paint a vivid picture of the reinvention process in contemporary society. It shows how elements of the martial arts (often from East Asian societies) are being adapted, critiqued, managed and merged to suit the social needs of today¿s martial artists and the public. This monograph will appeal to all scholars and students interested in combat sports, martial arts and physical culture from a social scientific and qualitative perspective."¿his research on Mexican traditions brings a fresh perspective to the analysis of cultural influences and theoretical reflection on the heritage of martial arts¿"¿WOJCIECH J. CYNARSKI"Written in a clear, precise and simple language, it addresses many of the topics inspiring contemporary social research on martial arts¿"¿CARLOS GUTIÉRREZ GARCÍA"Jennings has¿drawn together several of the key themes in martial arts studies which became highly visible during the COVID-19 pandemic."¿SARA DELAMONT"¿a highly readable academic account of colorful vignettes and vivid insights shared from a lifetime in martial arts and scholarship."¿DS FARRER"¿a fascinating exploration of multiple overlooked aspects of the living and breathing richness and diversity of martial arts as lived practices, often intertwined with different livelihoods, issues and aspects of health and wellbeing, and ways of growing."¿PAUL BOWMAN

Since the dawn of human history, the club has been popularly regarded as the most primitive of weapons-the first that early man was able to crudely fashion using his own two hands, for the purposes of self-defense, hunting, and war. However, as the millennia progressed, the club developed a romantic allure, becoming associated with heroic figures such as Hercules, medieval fencing masters, and European strongmen as well as strongwomen. Later, the use of the club was also advocated by military authors of fencing treatises as physical conditioning for saber fencing. In this book, we examine the use of the club as both a weapon of self-defense and an exercise tool-with particular regard to its use in the nineteenth century Germanic speaking world-and examine a number of obscure technical sources that have hitherto escaped the notice of modern scholars and historians. Among the most interesting, and reprinted in a full bilingual version within this book, is a concise fencing treatise detailing the use of the massive, two-handed club. Published in 1855 in Germany, but with Scandinavian roots, this method looks at the use of the club for its serviceability as a tool of both self-defense and self-development (i.e., the cultivation of body, mind, and spirit). This club-method was part of a larger, holistic fencing system, that was intended to inculcate in the practitioner a knowledge of fencing theory and mechanics that could be applied to any weapon. As the author of the treatise explains: "The mere technical or regulatory exercises in the use of the club would indeed appear to be useful, in that one would be practicing the appropriate handling of that two-handed and massive cutting weapon and, in the event of an emergency, a club (or a club-like weapon), such as may be at hand, would then be able to be used with skill and safety... at the same time, they contain aesthetic elements which the trained gymnast can easily make use of." Methods of Using the Club contains extensive footnotes, more than sixty-five drawings, paintings, and photographs from history, and both an English translation and the original German version of the aforementioned treatise. CONTENTS Acknowledgments - viiI: Introduction - 1II: Notes on the Treatise - 47III: Treatise (English Translation) - 61IV: Treatise (German Transcription) - 89V: Additional Club Exercises - 103VI: Epilogue - 109Bibliography - 111About the Author - 115Additional Works - 116

The uncensored inside story of ECW’s founder Tod Gordon’s journey from jewellery store owner to one of the three most powerful promoters in pro wrestling.

So, are you interested in cleansing your space and raising your vibration? Or are you looking to rid your location of that crummy energy tied to your ex-partner who you can't get out of your head? Either way, this book can assist as LeeZa Donatella helps readers understand the basics as well as tricks of the trade when it comes to smudging their space, person or objects in her book, Smudging for Beginners. Every culture and religion uses cleansing techniques to raise the vibration and energy of a location or person. Smudging has become a household term with trendy supermarkets now selling smudge sticks, it's time to share the information and practices I've used for decades. This companion book has everything you'll need to know to perform full blessing and clearing ceremonies including: Steps for Smudging Home, Persons & Objects Anointing House Preparation Smudging Prayers & Blessings Materials Used and their Spiritual Significance Person Preparation: Grounding & Balancing What to Do if You Encounter a Spirit Best Days to Smudge Releasing Trapped Negativity and more. Sending You Blessings... LeeZa Donatella

Hinweis: In der 2.Auflage (ab jetzt!) um 8 Seiten ergänzt, darunter 2 programmatische Texte, die erst im Dezember 2022 nach der ursprünglichen Drucklegung geschrieben wurden. Für Käufer der 1.Auflage steht ein kostenloses PDF mit den Ergänzungen auf unserer Homepage zur Verfügung! / Seitdem unser Spirisatire-Projekt im Herbst 2014 mit dem 1.Manifest im ehemaligen Magazin "connection spirit" (Hrsg. Wolf Sugata Schneider) begann, erschienen im Laufe der Jahre 8 Bücher, darunter bereits als Klassiker geltende wie "Nullyoga", ungewollte Bestseller (dank der Werbung durch Gurus) wie Null Therapie und für unsere internationalen Leser das englische Heft "Zero Meditation". Das 9.Buch der Liga der Leeren "Kein Yoga für Niemand - No yoga for nobody" enthält alle Einmischungen von 2022, die auch online unter dem Headliner "Deepfake" zu finden sind. Im Juni 2022 gewann unser N.A.Z.I.-Brandbrief den 1.Nahbellnebenpreis "für den unerwarteten Essay" (poesiepreis.de), dessen politische Dimension unserer nondual-transspirituellen Haltung im vorliegenden Buch fortgesetzt und ausgeweitet wird... Viel Vergnügen bei der Lektüre und ein fröhliches Aufwachen! Deine Dich liebende LDL @ www.urruhe.de

A fictional memoir narrated from the student's perspective addresses themes familiar to all who study tai chi and the martial arts.