Solo Training 2

Loren W. Christensen

Description

In this follow-up to his phenomenally popular Solo Training, Loren W. Christensen digs down deep to come up with hundreds of more ways for you to rev up your training at home or in the gym. Solo Training 2 kicks off with a focus on building your body’s core for stronger, faster, and more effective grappling, kicking, and punching. A strong core—chest, abs, hips, shoulders, and back—is the source of your body’s power, speed, and coordinated movement. As a martial artist, having a strong core helps you to get more out of your training and to respond instantly and effectively to the fast-changing demands of competition or an explosive street encounter.

You'll also get over 100 ways to work your combinations, cheat speed, improve accuracy, fight from unconventional stances, practice grappling when you can’t find a partner, and get the most out of your mannequin bag.

This book wraps up with eight workouts, each with a specific goal, like the free-hand power builder and the boxer workout.

If you’re looking to get more out of training, Solo Training 2 represents your next evolution in fighting techniques and concepts.

Sujets

• Stick fighting
• Training
• Weapon
• Martial arts
• Japanese
• Fencing
• Chinese
• Sparring
• Sifu
• Practice
• Master
• Musashi
• Okinawa
• Tai Chi
• Ninja
• Kendo

Informations

• Publié par: YMAA Publication Center
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781594394911
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

Extrait

Solo Training 2
The martial artist’s guide to building the core for stronger, faster and more effective grappling, kicking and punching
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 • [e-mail]
Paperback ISBN: 9781594904 (print) • ISBN: 9781594394911 (ebook)
All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.
Copyright © 2000, 2016 by Loren W. Christensen
Publisher’s Cataloging in Publication
Christensen, Loren W.
  Solo training 2 / by Loren W. Christensen.
      p. cm.
1. Martial arts--Training. I. Title: Solo training two. II. Title.
  GV1102.7.T7C456 2005
  796.8--dc22
                                                        2016909514
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.
 
Contents
Section One: Building a powerful foundation
Chapter 1: 11 W AYS TO D EVELOP P OWERFUL F IGHTING A BS
Chapter 2: 16 I NNOVATIVE P USH - U PS AND 3 W AYS TO B ENCH P RESS
Chapter 3: 12 W AYS TO D EVELOP L EGS OF S TEEL
Chapter 4: 13 W AYS TO I MPROVE Y OUR C ORE G RAPPLING S TRENGTH
Chapter 5: 48 W AYS TO B UILD A B ONE C RUSHING G RIP
Chapter 6: 41 W AYS TO P REVENT AND R ELIEVE P AIN
Chapter 7: 21 W AYS TO D EVELOP A P OWERFUL M IND - S ET
Chapter 8: W ALKING M EDITATION
Chapter 9: 8 W AYS TO C REATE AND U SE M ENTAL T RIGGERS
Section Two: Sharpening the Warrior’s Blade
Chapter 10: 9 W AYS TO P RACTICE THE A RT OF F IGHTING W ITHOUT F IGHTING
Chapter 11: 9 W AYS TO A TTACK & D EFEND F ROM THE I - D ON ’ T - W ANT - TO - F IGHT S TANCE
Chapter 12: 5 E VERYDAY F IGHTING “ S TANCES ”
Chapter 13: 20 W AYS TO P RACTICE S OLO G RAPPLING
Chapter 14: 16 W AYS TO C HEAT S PEED
Chapter 15: 14 C OMBINATIONS ON A M ANNEQUIN B AG
Chapter 16: 10 W AYS TO C REATE S AME - A RM C OMBINATIONS
Chapter 17: 12 W AYS TO I NCREASE Y OUR H ITTING A CCURACY
Chapter 18: 6 D IFFERENCES B ETWEEN P RACTICE AND R EAL F IGHTING
Chapter 19: 4 M ENTAL T ECHNIQUES F OR W OMEN
Chapter 20: 4 T HINGS TO D O THE D AY OF THE T OURNAMENT
Section Three: 15-, 20- & 35-minute workouts
35-minute workout: boxer workout
20-minute workout: I-don’t-want-to-fight stance
20-minute workout: cheating speed
25-minute workout: up-and-down kicking drill
15-minutes workout: weights
20-minute workout: free-hand power builder
20 Minutes: Combinations on a Mannequin
20-minute workout for women: mental commitment
C ONCLUSION
R ANDOM THOUGHTS TO PONDER
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
 
Using This Book
Throughout Solo Training 2, you will find icons that highlight important sections:
Sometimes you need to take extra care during your training. The caution symbol calls your attention to these places in the text.
Get the most out of every workout by paying special attention to these workout tips.
Advice you don’t want to miss. Discovering the reasons behind the drills is just as important as doing the reps.
Although this is designed to be a book about training alone, some drills can be done with a partner. When you see this symbol, call up a friend!
Streamline your training for maximum impact with these expert training tips.
 
Introduction
I want to thank the many readers who bought Solo Training (also published by Turtle Press), my first book on training alone, and helped propel it to bestseller status for well over two years, and where it continues to reign at this writing. Also, many thanks for your nice emails and the positive reviews on a host of web sites. I’m especially thrilled when readers tell me that my training tips completely changed their workouts for the better, that the book helped them to overcome plateaus, and that it even helped them to win tournaments. I’ve had several police officers tell me that a technique or a fighting concept “saved my bacon.” As a martial arts teacher and a writer it’s wonderful to hear these things. It’s especially interesting to hear about a reader’s success in a tournament since most of my writing is on street oriented martial arts. I’m glad that they were able to modify the exercises and drills to fit their needs in the ring.
While I always give myself a thumbs-up in the mirror when I get positive feedback, I also pay attention to those readers who have complaints and suggestions. Sometimes someone will just make an observation, like the guy from Japan who said that he really liked Fighter’s Fact Book and he especially liked that I “looked like an average guy who drinks beer and loves his kids.” That was really a review! Well, I’m not much of a beer drinker but I do love my kids. I especially pay attention to reviews that have valid and constructive suggestions. It was because of those that I penned this second volume on solo training.
Lots of readers said they liked my easy and sometimes amusing writing style, so I’ve continued to use it. I use a lot of humor in my classes, finding that laughter relaxes students and helps them learn faster. Readers have also said that my books always contain tons of information, sometimes beyond what the book is about, and always more than the cost of the book. For me, this happens because one idea begets another and another, and so on. That is just the way it goes when studying the martial arts and when writing about it. I’ve done that in this book, too.
A few readers said that while they liked Solo Training , they thought the material was basic and aimed at colored belts. Well, I would not agree that the material is basic, but I would agree that it’s not complex. That is because I don’t believe in being complex when it comes to defending yourself. Fighting should be simple, especially self-defense.
I own a few martial arts videos and books that contain complicated and intricate offensive and defensive movements. Some of them are so complex that they are laugh-out-loud funny. My educated guess is that these authors have never applied these techniques when their heart beat was machine gunning at 175 to 200 beats a minute from a combined surge of fear and boiling adrenaline. At that level, untrained people fight with wild arm swings and bear hugs. Trained people, that is, people who have been trained to function in high-adrenaline situations, fall back on their basics – reverse punches, backfists, front kicks and roundhouse kicks. This is a truth I learned from personal experience during my 29 years living the warrior life in the trenches as a cop and soldier, and learning from a host of martial artists, soldiers, cops, warrior trainers and warrior scholars. Therefore, I only write about the simple stuff and how you can make it stronger, faster and more ferocious.
I have worked hard to make this second volume about training alone meet the suggestions offered by readers of Solo Training . Additionally, I have included new research and training ideas that when implemented into your workout regimen will take your fighting techniques and understanding of fighting concepts and fighting principles, to a new level.
I took my first lesson in the martial arts in the summer of 1965 and I’ve been at it ever since. As has everyone who has reached my age, I have had my share of ups and downs and gains and losses. Through it all the martial arts have remained a constant in my life. They were there for me when I needed help to