Grace Under Pressure: Martial Arts and Sports Hypnosis [Paperback]

Jo Biggs (Author), Adam Vile (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 19, 2004

By engaging in this book you will learn straightforward techniques that will have an impact on your performance both as a coach and as an athlete. Although framed in martial arts, this book is just relevant for all sportsmen and women, and coaches. And full of examples and anecdotes from many sports. Written by experienced martial arts teachers who have been using hypnosis as integral to their teaching for many years this book will show you everything you need to be able to : Use Hypnosis elegantly in your teaching Hypnotise groups and individuals Use Hypnotic techniques to improve your skills and the skills of others Use Self Hypnosis effectively Take control of your brain and your emotions And more...

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About the Author

Adam and Jo have over 30 years martial arts teaching experience between them. They have black belts and teaching qualifications in a number of martial arts, both competative and traditional. Both are qualified and practicing hypnotherapists and NLP practitioners who have been using Hypnotic techniques in thier teaching, training and with private clients for over 10 years. Adam is a qualified teacher, manager and trainer he has a PhD in the Psychological and Philospical aspects of Learning through Communication. Jo is a qualified and practising paramedic and is co-trainer with Adam on sorts Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy training courses that they run throughout the country

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (June 19, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1411608615
• ISBN-13: 978-1411608610
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,897,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A poorly put together rehash, October 24, 2009

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J. Barr (Westerville, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grace Under Pressure: Martial Arts and Sports Hypnosis (Paperback)

For starters the book is WAY OVER PRICED. You're not going to learn anything new if you have even the slightest training in either hypnosis or the martial arts.(I have nearly 30 years training in the martial arts and 15 years in hypnosis.) There are so many better books on mental training out there that I'm not even going to make a suggestion about what else to buy...practically any one of them will be better than this.

Worst of all was that the "book" itself was poorly put together. Page after page would end mid-sentence and leave you wondering what you missed when you went to the next page. So even if this collection had something to offer you can't figure out what those ideas might be.

This is the first book that I would actually rate a as a negative star.

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must" for alll serious Martial Arts or sports coaches and instructors..., August 26, 2007

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Mats Fondelius - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grace Under Pressure: Martial Arts and Sports Hypnosis (Paperback)

Every 'serious' Martial Arts coach & instructor should have this fantastic book!!!

The same goes for coaches in all sports...

It's a book that you don't just read and put on the bookshelf - instead it is an "Interactive book" - for anyone with desire to learn HOW to really teach their 'students' to improve their skills to their fullest potential in the absolute shortest possible amount of time!!!

It takes a coach whos #1 Goal is to 'produce' the ABSOLUTE BEST Martial Artists and athletes within their discipline...

In other words a 'humble mind' and the ability to put your own EGO aside while seeing your students as they at an Absolute Amazing SPEED Develope their Excellence is the 'mindset' the coaches and instructors MUST be equipped with when they have this book in their hands...

The reason is simple - your ego must be happy and feel joy when you see some of your students at a TRULY amazing speed superseed your own skills..!

Used by one of the best Coaches in the Martial Arts Community Worldwide today - Sensei Russell Stutely, UK; and also written by two of the best Martial arts instructors whith a very deep insight in human phsychology - which they clearly demonstrate here in this book by using an easy step by step way in how to learn to coach in a "mindblowing" efficient way - based on their absolutely extraordinary understanding and experience of the POWER of the MIND...

Mats Fondelius - CEO