What if you could speed up your martial arts and self-defense training? What if you could avoid spending precious time on the things that will not help you improve? In this book, bestselling author and expert martial artist Wim Demeere compiles the essential articles from his blog. He covers martial arts and self-defense as primary topics but also connects them with many other aspects such as training, teaching, health, psychological factors and much more. This volume includes not only updated versions of those posts, it also offers you contributions by other world-renowned experts such as: Loren W. ChristensenMarc MacYoungRory MillerAlain BurreseKris WilderMark MirelesThis book isn't about untested theories or hypothetical situations but instead focuses on practical advice you can use right away to gain new insights into violence, martial arts, and self-defense. Wim Demeere and these other authors team up to share the hard-earned knowledge they learned in decades of shedding blood and sweat in both the mean streets and the ring. Some of the articles you'll read in this book are: MMA sucks, traditional martial arts suck more.From the Octagon to the StreetHow to learn techniques from videoHow to piss off your training partnerMMA against multiple opponentsHow to avoid shoulder injuries in the martial artsThe limits of martial arts knowledge and skillThree keys to joint lock successWhatever your fighting art or goal, this thought-provoking book helps you improve your skills and knowledge for years to come. Buy it now and start training
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