Timing in the Fighting Arts: How to Win a Fight with Speed, Power, and Technique

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Get Every Last Ounce of Speed and Power Out of Your Techniques What if there were a secret ingredient that could make every one of your martial arts techniques better? Not only faster and more powerful, but more likely to slam home to exactly the right target every time? Maybe there is. Timing is the art and science of ending a confrontation as quickly and efficiently as possible. In Timing for the Fighting Arts, authors Loren W. Christensen and Wim Demeere team up to teach you exactly how to get every last ounce of speed and power out of your techniques. Whether you want to feel safer on the street or emerge from the ring victorious, this book is packed with inside information essential to defeating your opponent. • Why many experts say timing is more important than speed • How to put the OODA loop and Hick’s law to work for you • Why timing is both an offensive and a defensive asset • Which types of verbal distraction can give you an edge • Why controlling your opponent’s spine gives you an advantage • Which tournament techniques really work on the street • How to set up multiple opponents to create timing opportunities • Which tricks law enforcement officers rely on to buy time • How you can improve your odds against a gun or knife You will find drills and practice scenarios to help you develop every one of these concepts. Go beyond theory and put your new knowledge to work in the ring or on the street, where you need it most. Front Cover Back Cover Title Page Copyright Information Contents Dedication Acknowledgements Epigraph Introduction Chapter One: The Nuts and Bolts of Timing Physical components The OODA loop You and OODA Types of reactions Hick’s Law Mental components Seizing an opportunity It’s called timing for a reason Chapter Two: Winning & Surviving Takes Perfect Timing Fighting ranges Don’t “overpull” your blows Positioning Framing with footwork Centerline Your fighting posture Slow? Improve your timing Timing when you are already fast Age, injuires and speed How to use timing to increase your power Know the power of your weapons Eliminate excess movements The value of experience and how to get it What to do when you can’t use footwork Chapter Three: Into the Mean Streets Two techniques that almost always save your bacon Verbal Judo Know when it’s time to get physical Timing against big guys Timing against a gun threat Timing against the blade Fighting multiple opponents Chapter Four: It works in a tournament, but will it work in the street? “That would never happen on the street" Sport techniques for the street Punching the body High kicks in the street Chapter Five: Timing a grab: How to close the gap Law enforcement needs this, too The setting 1. Move when he is distracted 2. When he changes stances 3. Catch him with his feet parallel 4. When he drops his hands 5. When moving back 6. When he retracts his attack 7. When he is talking 8. When you are with a buddy Doing your civic duty Chapter Six: Wisdom of the ages The Tai Chi Chuan Classics The Art of War A Book of Five Rings Chapter Seven: Drills Dodge the stick Ball dodging Back to the wall Touch and go Surprise attack Stop the bag The fan drill Pin the glove to the wall Yardstick React to the string Hand mitts hitting drill Rhythm kicking drill Timing a feint Baiting Catch the rabbit Conclusion Index About the Authors Books from YMAA DVDs from YMAA