As a lifetime student involved in numerous martial arts for more than 60 years I have read more martial arts books than I can remember in all my years of training in Karate-do, Judo, Jujitsu, Kenjutsu, Yawara-Jutsu, boxing, wrestling, Combatives, Krav Maga and other systems.
One of my favorite martial arts authors over the years has been Loren W. Christensen, who background as both a cop and martial artist in many ways matches my own. His books are always a pure joy to read. I just purchased and finished reading this fantastic 301 page soft cover volume (Solo Training: The Martial artist’s guide to training alone by Loren Christensen) and learned a lot of great tips. As someone who always trained alone along with taking classes with an instructor, I have always had a passion for techniques and methods to improve your martial arts skills when training solo.
Even though I have used many of the methods taught in this book, it still gave me many innovative ideas to add to my own training routines. The nine chapters cover an enormous amount of material. The first chapter explains the importance of warm ups and shows many exercises. The second chapter is devoted to improve your kicks. The third chapter deals with foot work drills. The fourth chapter covers various drills using hands, elbows and forearms. The fifth chapter is about sparring drills. The sixth chapter has various odds and ends workout routines. The seventh chapter focuses on mental training. Chapter eight shows cross training routines and the final chapter covers 12 ½ hour workout routines the author has used in his personal training.
The only complaint I have about this clearly written book is they should have added more photographs showing some of the specific movements; nevertheless, I recommend this book to anyone who desires to increase their skill and total fitness levels by adding solo workouts to their regular dojo training with an instructor.
Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Training alone in Combatives and Self-Defense)
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