Maximize Your Martial Arts Training: The Martial Arts Training Diary [Paperback]

Art Brisacher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1996

This is a martial arts training diary designed to help martial artists maximize their training efforts regardless of their style, level of expertise, fitness or age. The log pages for recording progress are divided into six specific areas that most martial artists regularly track, including goal setting, conditioning, fitness and technical improvement.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Don't think it's just a book of blank pages in which you log your training plans, goals and realizations. It's much more. Even good writers have a tough time keeping a journal. It's often difficult to decide what needs to be entered and what is extraneous. Dr. Brisacher, though, makes it easy. He has constructed charts, tables and forms that prompt you to enter the pertinent information. You could call the diary user-friendly. It also contains training guidelines, tips on the utilization of training tools and inspirational massages. For the the martial artists who truly wants top reach their goals, this could be a useful tool. -- Taekwondo Reporter

The Martial Arts Training Diary is virtually unique among martial arts publications. It literally a fill-in-the-blanks training journal that tracks the user's progress in mastering various martial arts skills. The special virtue of The Martial Arts Training Diary in over 150 pages dedicated to keeping personal practice data in one place, wonderfully organized for easy reference. Features and section divisions all the user to track their long and short term goals; technical achievements; favorite techniques; conditioning progress; sparring records; and winning strategies for individual contests and tournament performance. Dr. Art Brisacher provides dozens of valuable pointers on getting the most out of training and how to creating a lasting and meaningful diary -- not only for the martial arts experience, but throughout all the other aspects of daily life as well. Highly recommended for every martial arts student, The Martial Arts Training Diary should be offered right along with the practice uniform and beginner's white belt. -- Midwest Book Review

This is an interesting idea: a guided journal. Dojos might want a copy of this on their shelves to inspire students to start their own journal. -- Aikido Journal magazine

About the Author

Dr. Art Brisacher is the author of a Martial Arts training diaries for adults and children. Dr. Brisacher has been a taekwondo instructor for elementary and middle school children for over a decade and a middle school teacher for over 20 years. He has a doctoral degree in education from the University of South Carolina.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Turtle Press (CT); 1st edition (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188033609X
• ISBN-13: 978-1880336090
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,473,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Setting & Tracking Martial Arts Goals Made Easy, November 17, 1997

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Excellent, user-friendly, well-researched and nicely-formatted training diary for any martial arts student who wants to increase his or her skills. Includes fill-in-the-blank listings for long and short-term goals, technical achievements, favorite techniques, conditioning progress and even excellent motivational quotes. It's an outstanding training tool for virtually any student who wants to improve -- regardless of age, style, conditioning or belt rank. If this book only had a lay-flat type of spiral binding it would rate a "10." Even without that one minor improvement, it still scores a 9.8 and would be a great library addition for anyone serious about striving and achieving martial arts excellence.

5.0 out of 5 stars A straightforward, easy-to-use, self-written journal, August 10, 2003

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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Maximize Your Martial Arts Training: The Martial Arts Training Diary by Art Brisacher is a specialized and consumable martial arts book for serious practitioners needing to record their goals, technical achievements, conditioning progress, sparring records, winning strategies, and more. A straightforward, easy-to-use, self-written journal, Maximize Your Martial Arts Training is applicable and relevant to students and practitioners of all the diverse martial arts styles. If you are dedicated to becoming proficient in one or more of the martial arts, then acquire your own personal copy of Maximize Your Martial Arts Training.