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Product Description
This book shows cops how to use proven defensive tactics to stay alive and uninjured, including how to disarm attackers, deal with drunk or drugged subjects, protect their guns, fend off multiple attackers and more.

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: 208 pages
Publisher: Paladin Press (July 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0873649869
ISBN-13: 978-0873649865
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #748,982 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This book cites 5 books:

Skinhead Street Gangs by Loren W. Christensen in Copyright
Deadly Force Encounters: What Cops Need To Know To Mentally And Physically Prepare For And Survive A Gunfight by Alexis Artwohl in Copyright
How to Live Safely in a Dangerous World: The Most Complete, Practical Guide of Self.... by Loren W. Christensen in Copyright
The Way of the Warrior: The Violent Side by Loren W. Christensen in Copyright
Skid Row Beat by Loren W. Christensen in Copyright

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Training at the Speed of Life, Vol. 1: The Definitive Textbook for Police and Military Reality Based Training by Kenneth R. Murray in Back Matter
Fighter's Fact Book: Over 400 Concepts, Principles, and Drills to Make You a Better Fighter by Loren W. Christensen in Back Matter

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4.0 out of 5 stars Essential for self defense instructors, August 24, 2003

By	Seppo Vesala (Helsinki, - Finland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is about the nature of combat; it is not an instruction manual about specific techniques. This is very good approach, as I believe that it is not possible to properly teach hand to hand combat techniques (or any other complex movements) without an instructor to oversee the action. Instead of techniques, the book is filled with truths about mental preparation and the winning attitude.

There are two major, and few shorter chapters in the book. The main chapters discuss training mainly from instructor's point of view, and defense against deady threat. These two chapters cover about two thirds of the book. In other chapters Christensen presents main principles and concepts of combat, discusses the nature of combat, tells how to create witnesses, and so on. The text is filled with humor and witty cop stories from real life, making the book fun to read.

I think that while reading the book can be useful to anyone interested in real-life self defense, it is self defense instructors who benefit most from it. And everyone can have a good time reading it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Right on!, September 1, 2002

By	Officer Tom (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

I loved this book. Like all of Christensen's books, whether they are police related or martial arts, you will laugh a lot at his biting humor while learning much from his experience in the trenches.

This book not only shows lots of techniques, but Christensen talks a lot about the psychology of dealing with bad guys as well as how to deal with a police administration. Often, dealing with a naive, stupid and uncaring politically motivated police administration is tougher than wrestling some crazy doper to the ground.

Great in-your-face book. If you want to learn some amazing defensive tactics, check out Loren Christensen's video tape set, Restraint and Control Strategies. Expensive, but well worth it for even twice the money.

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4.0 out of 5 stars From a Police Defensive Tactics Instructor, April 28, 2001

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I have been a Police Officer for over 16 years, and a Martial Artist for over 23 years. I have been in charge of teaching Police Defensive Tactics for the last three years and I teach over 200 officers a year. I really enjoyed this book (I also own other Loren Christensen books), and found it funny, fast paced and informative. This book is more geared toward D-Tac instructors and not the student though. I think that this book should be mandatory reading for all Police Brass and I.A. people.

Fast reading, and very well written. Good job Loren.