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Speed Training : How to Develop Your Maximum Speed for Martial Arts [Paperback]

Loren W. Christensen (Author)
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January 1, 1996 Martial Arts
Speed is the most important asset a fighter can have. Find out from a top martial artist and police officer how to develop instantaneous reflexes and explosive speed for punching, kicking, grappling and police defensive tactics. Improve perception, polish timing and double your speed by using these sure-fire techniques.

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About the Author

Loren Christensen began his law enforcement career in 1967 when he served in the army as a military policeman in the United States and in Vietnam. He joined the Portland, Oregon, Police Bureau in 1972 and retired in 1997. During those years, he specialized in street gangs, defensive tactics, dignitary protection, and patrolling the bizarre streets of skid row. He now writes full time and teaches martial arts.

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Paladin Press (January 1, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0873648595
  • ISBN-13: 978-0873648592
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Mr. Christensen began training in the martial arts in 1965 and continues to this day. Over the years he has earned a total of 11 black belts, eight in karate, two in jujitsu and one in arnis. As a result of his tour in Vietnam and nearly three decades in law enforcement, Mr. Christensen's focus in the martial arts - writing, teaching and training - has always been on street survival, not competition. He has starred in seven martial arts training videos.

In August of 2011, Mr. Christensen was inducted into the martial arts Masters Hall of Fame in Anaheim, California, receiving The Golden Life Achievement Award.

As a professional writer since 1978, Mr. Christensen has penned 46 published books with five publishers, dozens of magazine articles, and edited a police newspaper for nearly eight years. He has written on the martial arts, missing children, street gangs, school shootings, workplace violence, riots, police-involved shootings, nutrition, exercise, prostitution, and various street subcultures. His first first fiction--Dukkha: An Eye for an Eye--was recently published by YMAA Publications.




 

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61 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for old, slow guys like me!, October 29, 2004
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I have a library of over 240 martial arts books. Many are in mint condition; stuff I've read only once, didn't finish, or never got around to. Christensen's are all dog-eared with sticky notes and scribbles in the margins, solid material I read over and over again. As always his advice is practical, useful, and easy to read. I really like the drills he's come up with in Speed Training. I have found them effective not only for myself, but for my students as well. I've been doing martial arts for over 30 years. If he can make this old dog faster, changes are his advice will work for you as well!

Lawrence Kane
Author of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Info - with good drills, June 30, 2001
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C. Pellitteri (Upland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I enjoyed Loren Christensen's SPEED TRAINING book and have used some of the drills and expalinations in my classes. Students enjoy the different approach and the fast paced drills. Earlier reviews discount the value of this book, but keep in mind no training book can offer all of the information on a given subject. This book has some great ideas and applies them with concise drills. I think anyone with an open mind would find this book a useful addition to their martial arts library.
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, Really Helps!, June 6, 2005
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Tammam Alwan (Detroit, MI, USA) - See all my reviews
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Though all the methods and exercises that Loren gives in this book are not for everyone, he states this in the beginning and says that some did not work for him but he left them in so that maybe they worked for others. I really have increased my speed greatly and am still working on all his stuff, whether giving you a speed diet, a weight lifting schedule, or many mental and physical exercises to increase speed (not just movement but also the ability to develop greater peripheral vision and be able to see and react quickly to an attack) he is able to appeal to everybody of different body types, initial speed, and respected style.

Check out more of Loren's books because he writes as if he were talking to you not just stating facts. He even has a few jokes in there so the tone is light-hearted.
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Let's take a look at the elements that constitute your ability to move quickly. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
assume your fighting stance, independent arm movement, police defensive tactics, raw limb, chambered position, grappling arts, reverse punch, reflex speed, audio command, sweep block, partial reps, exact muscles, neutral bath, grappling technique, speed training, kicking drill, roundhouse kick, hook kick, front kick, high reps, side partners, training partner
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Bruce Lee, Total Reps, Chuck Norris, Sensei Tim Delgman
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