STREET LESSONS, A JOURNEY

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"This book is hot hot hot!" "From one who has been there." "One of the best martial arts authors ever.” "I love Loren's humor.” "Street knowledge." As a martial arts student and teacher since 1965, Loren has trained hundreds of students, competed in dozens of tournaments, and trained with many true martial arts masters. Loren was never a martial arts movie actor or a tournament champion. Instead, he applied his skill set over and over in the extraordinarily mean streets of Saigon, Vietnam as an Army MP and as a police officer in a large city. He was involved in shootings, riots, and more fights than he could ever count. He worked as a bodyguard for presidents, vice presidents, an assortment of political candidates, a high-profile religious figure, an infamous criminal, and others. The path he traveled in the military and law enforcement required him to call upon his martial arts abilities over and over. Those experiences—he considers them opportunities— taught him much about violence, the martial arts, and the human condition. Street Lessons is about his journey. CONTENTS Foreword Introduction Section 1: The Early Years Chapter 1: High School: The Fight That Didn’t Happen Chapter 2: It's Just Pain Chapter:3: "We Can Beat Anyone With This" Chapter 4: First Belt Test Chapter 5: Breakthrough At 3 AM Chapter 6: Dairy Queen, A fight, And Jail Chapter: 7: The Evolution Of My Karate Uniform Chapter 8: Kata And Sparring Competition Chapter 9: Tai Chi, Wind, And Ice Rain Chapter 10: Finding The Zone Chapter 11: Vietnamese Language School Section 2: The Street: Lessons Learned Chapter 12: Military Police Chapter 13: City Police Section 3: Miscellaneous Items Chapter 14: It's Just Pain Chapter 15: Speed Chapter 16: Magic Chapter 17: Improvising Chapter 18: Self-Defense In Cold Weather Chapter 19: Discipline Chapter 20: Overtraining Chapter 21: Work Your Favorite Techniques Chapter 22: The Art Of Fighting Without Fighting Chapter 23: Expert Witness Chapter 24: Training My Kids Chapter 25: Writing About The Martial Arts Chapter 26: Those Who Have Pointed The Way Conclusion About the Author