{"product_id":"musings-on-violence-paperback","title":"Musings On Violence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLoren W. Christensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling 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\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoren 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn short, Loren knows what he's talking about.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION ONE: MARTIAL ARTS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1: The First 50 Years \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 2: You're Turning 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 3: More on Training Consistency \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 4: Three Answers to Three Questions \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 5: Can You Think Yourself Faster? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 6: 25 Tips for Developing Powerful Techniques \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 7: The 1,200-Rep Kicking Drill \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 8: Thoughts on Flexibility \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 9: Dirty Fighting Techniques \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 10: Thoughts About the Tackle \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e CHAPTER 11: No Stance as a Stance \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 12: Hitting the Liver \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 13: Ground Fighting \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 14: Ground and Pound and Return to Sender \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 15: How to Develop Callused Knuckles \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 16: Ki, Chi, or Kung Foo-ee? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 17: OMG!!! It's the Exclamation People!! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 18: Me, the Bully \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 19: Some Lessons Hurt \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 20: Parting Thoughts on the Martial Arts\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION TWO: SELF-DEFENSE\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 21: Use Your Eyes to Save Your Bacon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 22: Preparation for Defense Against a Gun \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 23: De-escalation \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 24: Personal Responsibility \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 25: Firearms: Be in the Moment or Someone Might Get Shot \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 26: Elements of Gun Defense \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 27: \"An Attacker Would Never ...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 28: Active Shooter: The First Five Minutes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 29: The \"You Know What Really Hurts?\" Game \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 30: On Getting Nailed in the Groin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 31: The Groin: Hit it More Than Once \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 32: Street Magic and Street Fighting \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 33: Clinching: A Few Painful Defenses \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 34: Carotid Constraint: It's Not a Toy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 35: Street People: How Dangerous are They\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION THREE: LAW ENFORCEMENT\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 36: PTSD: Be Careful About That \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 37: Helping Families Cope with Officer-Involved Shootings \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 38: Shot 10 Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 39: Carotid Constraint \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 40: The Street Dance of Hookers, Tricks, and Cops \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 41: Advice from a Veteran Prostitution Decoy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 42: 5 Psychological Factors that Affect Rioters and Police \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 43: Controlling Fear \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 44: The Power of Combat Breathing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 45: Psyching Up \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 46: The Sometimes Unreality of Combat \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 47: Criticism is a Given in Police Work \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 48: 65 Tips for Cops\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION FOUR: WARRIORHOOD\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 49: Discovery \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 50: Thoughts on Warriorhood \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 51: Are You Ready? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 52: Physical Conditioning for the Warrior\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48501689417949,"sku":"9781717078889","price":25.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/W6jF5UKnT09781717078889.webp?v=1788494306","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/musings-on-violence-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}