Fighter's Fact Book 2. Loren W. Christensen
Fighter’s Fact Book 2
Street Fighting Essentials
written and edited by
Loren W. Christensen
YMAA Publication Center, Inc.
Wolfeboro, NH USA
YMAA Publication Center, Inc.
PO Box 480
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
800 669-8892 • www.ymaa.com • [email protected]
Paperback ISBN: 9781594394843 (print) • ISBN: 9781594394850 (ebook)
All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.
Copyright © 2007, 2016 by Loren W. Christensen
Publisher’s Cataloging in Publication
Christensen, Loren W.
Fighter’s fact book 2 : street fighting essentials / written and edited by Loren W. Christensen.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 9781594394843
1. Martial arts--Training. I. Title.
GV1102.7.T7C423 2007
796.815--dc22 2016909484
The author and publisher of the material are NOT RESPONSIBLE in any manner whatsoever for any injury that may occur through reading or following the instructions in this manual.
The activities, physical or otherwise, described in this manual may be too strenuous or dangerous for some people, and the reader(s) should consult a physician before engaging in them.
Warning: While self-defense is legal, fighting is illegal. If you don’t know the difference, you’ll go to jail because you aren’t defending yourself. You are fighting—or worse. Readers are encouraged to be aware of all appropriate local and national laws relating to self-defense, reasonable force, and the use of weaponry, and act in accordance with all applicable laws at all times. Understand that while legal definitions and interpretations are generally uniform, there are small—but very important—differences from state to state and even city to city. To stay out of jail, you need to know these differences. Neither the author nor the publisher assumes any responsibility for the use or misuse of information contained in this book.
Nothing in this document constitutes a legal opinion, nor should any of its contents be treated as such. While the author believes everything herein is accurate, any questions regarding specific self-defense situations, legal liability, and/or interpretation of federal, state, or local laws should always be addressed by an attorney at law.
When it comes to martial arts, self-defense, and related topics, no text, no matter how well written, can substitute for professional, hands-on instruction. These materials should be used for academic study only.
It is not the strongest of the species that survive,
nor the most intelligent,
but the one most responsive to change.
- Charles Darwin
Contents
SECTION ONE: JUSTIFICATION
Don’t Go to Jail
Loren W. Christensen
SECTION TWO: TRAINING
30 Questions to Ask Yourself
Loren W. Christensen and Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
10 Ways to Make Your Sparring Street Smart
Iain Abernethy
10 Concepts to Adapt Your Training to the Street
Rory A. Miller
20 Ways to Train and Fight Wounded
Loren W. Christensen
25 Ways to Build Hitting Power Using the Makiwara
Lawrence Kane
10 Ways to a Stronger Punch
Kris Wilder
SECTION THREE: PUNCHES, KICKS, CLAWS, ELBOWS, KNEES AND A LITTLE GRAPPLING
9 Ways to Attack the Eyes: Intimate Brutality
Loren W. Christensen
9 Ways to Target the Neck
Loren W. Christensen
22 Ways to Defend Against a Dog Attack
Loren W. Christensen
10 Ways to Execute Shock Blocks
Lawrence Kane
22 Ways to Kick ‘Em High, Kick ‘Em Low, Kick ‘Em Hard, Kick ‘Em Fast
By Alain Burrese
16 Techniques for Infighting
Rory Miller
14 Hand-to-Hand Combat techniques: A Philosophical Look
Richard Dimitri
4 Quick and Effective Sanshou Combinations
An Interview with Wim Demeere by Loren W. Christensnen
8 Ways to Stomp
Loren W. Christensen
SECTION FOUR: GRAPPLING
20 Ways to Fight in the Clinch
Mark Mireles
20 Ways to Hit and Grapple the Heavy Bags
Loren W. Christensen
12 Ways to Attack the Hair
Loren Christensen
5 Ways to Apply Carotid Constriction
Mark Mireles
6 Ways to Use the Environment
Interview with Soke Tim Delgman by Loren W .Christensen
SECTION FIVE: WEAPONS
11 Ways to Use an Impact Tool for Self-Defense
Dan Anderson
12 Ways to Fight With a Mini Flashlight
Loren W. Christensen
Let me begin by saying thanks to the many readers who made the first Fighter’s Fact Book a bestseller in the martial arts genre. Thanks for the nice reviews and for the kind emails over the years.
I’ve written quite a few books on the martial arts, about two dozen at this point. I would not have written nearly that many without the invaluable help from my martial arts pals around the world. I’m talking about the 11 writers whose work appears in this book whose combined experience adds up to over 300 years and their combined black