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5.0 out of 5 stars
A great addition to your self-defense repertoire, December 6, 2006
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, and throws that we practice every day.
Whether you study a traditional martial art or a modern combatives system, these applications are a great addition to your repertoire of self-defense techniques. They are all simple, painful, easy to execute with only a few inches of space, give direction to the attacker, and have both psychological and physical shock value. You will learn how to cause pain using your fingers, knuckles, knees, shin, and forehead to pinch, twist, rip, hook, claw, press, and flick vital targets. Contents are organized by the part of the body you will attack: head, arms/shoulders, torso, groin, legs, and feet.
Unlike many technique books, the author not only explains "how", but also tells "why" and, more importantly, "when" you should consider using these applications. Throat attacks, for example, can be extraordinarily dangerous. Similarly, eye attacks can not only cause a great deal of damage, but also play poorly in court. Christensen not only teaches you how to do these things but also puts you mind in the right place to know when to use them wisely.
No dojo darling, the author not only knows his stuff but has successfully used it in real life as well. Christensen began his martial arts training in 1965, earning 10 black belts over the years, 7 in karate, 2 in jujitsu, and 1 in arnis. A retired police officer with 29 years experience in military and civilian law enforcement, he specialized in street gangs, defensive tactics, and dignitary protection. He is the author of more than 30 books on the martial arts, self-defense, law enforcement, nutrition, prostitution, and post traumatic stress disorder. His book On Combat, which he co-authored with Lt .Col. Dave Grossman, is mandatory reading at the United States War College in Washington, DC.
Lawrence Kane
Author of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fantastic book which will be of interest to martial artists, Combative Instructors, and Law Enforcement instructors., August 6, 2010
This review is from: The Brutal Art Of Ripping, Poking & Pressing Vital Targets (Paperback)
If you are into the sports aspect of the martial arts, this may not be the book for you. However, if you are involved in the combative and reality based street combat and law enforcement fields, this is a book you should have in your personal library.
This book deals with pure no-nonsense defense and offense combat techniques. They are not pretty, but real life fighting is not pretty. The author is well known in the self-defense and combatives fields. He has put out an enormous amount of material in his books and DVDs. In fact, besides this book, he also has a companion DVD on this topic. This volume covers numerous ripping, poking and pressing techniques from the top of the face/head area to the feet. He demonstrates how to counter punches, head locks, chokes and many other attack situations by using various types of pinching, ripping, poking and pressing target areas.
As a retired police officer I especially liked how he combined numerous law enforcement control holds and ground lock ups with the pinching, ripping, poking and pressing vulnerable areas of the body.
In conclusion, this book combined with his DVD on the same topic, will provide vital information to help you survive and win on the street. Besides martial artists, and self-defense instructors, law enforcement officers and trainers will benefit from the informtion.
Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Pro-Systems Combatives Vol. 1,2).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loren W. Christensen, nuff said, October 3, 2010
This review is from: The Brutal Art Of Ripping, Poking & Pressing Vital Targets (Paperback)
If you've read any of Loren W. Christensen's books, then you know he's one of the best writers on reality based self-defense. I have four of his books, and they're all top notch. I've studied and practiced Jujitsu for 32 years, and Mr. Christensen's tactics and techniques only serves to enhance my own knowledge. What he teaches goes good with any martial art or self-defense system.
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