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Solo Training: The Martial Artist's Guide to Training Alone from Turtle Press (CT) Price: $16.96 Customer Review:  Christensen provides a great reference tool for those of us who desire to augment our martial arts training. His no-nonsense book details great tips for improving your punching, kicking, and flexibility. This book has a great "this-will-work-on-the-street" feel to it which is so devoid in other... |
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Fighter's Fact Book: Over 400 Concepts, Principles, and Drills to Make You a Better Fighter from Turtle Press (CT) Price: $16.11 Customer Review: I've had the pleasure and privilege of training with and under Loren Christensen. He's one of those rare induviduals who is a truely great fighter AND instructor. Loren is also an excellent writer. The Fighter's Fact Book covers a broad area, yet it provides the essentials to just about every aspect... |
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The Fighter's Body: An Owner's Manual : Your Guide to Diet, Nutrition, Exercise and Excellence in the Martial Arts from Turtle Press (CT) Price: $16.11 Customer Review: I don't normally write reviews for the books that I buy, but I decided to write one for this book because I liked it so much. I really liked how the information was presented with the martial artist in mind. I train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and it was an nice change to read a book on diet and... |
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Speed Training : How to Develop Your Maximum Speed for Martial Arts from Paladin Press Price: $16.32 Customer Review: Loren Christensen presents speed training in a simple book packed full of concepts, ideas and theories. Unlike most books, Christensen doesn't waste a single page, instead he makes the most out of your reading time. The techniques and drills presented give the reader an endless supply of new... |
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Deadly Force Encounters : What Cops Need To Know To Mentally And Physically Prepare For And Survive A Gunfight from Paladin Press Price: $16.50 Customer Review: As with any book authored by Christensen, one feels the reality and truth of the content. This book is no different, it is enlightening to all inexperienced and experienced police officers. It should be mandatory reading for all police recruits in the academy as well as veteran officers on the job.... |
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Timing in the Martial Arts: Your Guide to Winning in the Ring and Surviving on the Street from Turtle Press (CT) Price: $15.25 |
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Fighting Power : How To Develop Explosive Punches, Kicks, Blocks, And Grappling from Paladin Press Price: $14.96 Customer Review: I liked this book. I've incorporated several of the exercises over the last six months and have improved in my punching and kicking. My backfists especially have gotten stronger from the lying backfist/tricep extension exercise. My front and roundhouse kicks have really improved power wise and, to... |
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Far Beyond Defensive Tactics from Paladin Press Price: $15.75 Customer Review:  This book is about the nature of combat; it is not an instruction manual about specific techniques. This is very good approach, as I believe that it is not possible to properly teach hand to hand combat techniques (or any other complex movements) without an instructor to oversee the action. Instead... |
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Warriors : On Living with Courage, Discipline, And Honor from Paladin Press |
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Gangbangers : Understanding The Deadly Minds Of America's Street Gangs from Paladin Press Price: $15.75 Customer Review: This is the best and most complete book on street gangs I have read. Much of it is in the voices of gang members, police officers and others who work with gangbangers. The book left me afraid and wondering if there is any hope for tha gang problem that has infected virtually every city in the... |
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Skinhead Street Gangs from Paladin Press Customer Review:  This book only briefly explains the SHARP skins..( anti rascist skinheads) but throughout upholds the image that all skinheads are rascist..making it seem that only a few are non rascist...this is wrong. The original roots of skinhead culture were anti rascist who believed in pride and support for... |
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Skid Row Beat from Paladin Press Price: $20.00 Customer Review: A two word phrase can sum up my opinion of Loren Christensen's book, Reality Check. This book's look at what life is like on skid row is an in your face description of what some people have to go through each and every day. At times I found myself laughing out loud, and others weeping out loud, all... |
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Way Alone : Your Path To Excellence In The Martial Arts from Paladin Press Price: $12.24 Customer Review: I have always enjoyes Loren W. Christensen's writings and this book does provide much information. I do however believe that, though this is a wonderful source of information, if you compound this with his book, "Solo Training" you will gain a much greater understanding of his methods. |
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Crouching Tiger: Taming the Warrior Within from Turtle Press (CT) Price: $12.71 Customer Review:  In this book, Loren Christensen tells educational tales from his past. The tales are divided in seven categories, according to what kind of lesson they teach to the reader. For the most part the stories are funny and as always, it is a pleasure to read text written by Christensen. The problem... |
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How to Live Safely in a Dangerous World from Desert Pubns Price: $19.95 |
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How to Live Safely in a Dangerous World: The Most Complete, Practical Guide of Self.... from Action Direct Customer Review: In this book, Loren Christensen gives plentiful advise on how to avoid being a victim of a crime. The book concentrates most on violent crime, but there is also some good advise on how to protect your home from being burglarized. The book starts with chapters on awareness and planning ahead, what... |
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Winning With American Kata: The New Breed of Competitors from Paladin Pr Price: $14.00 |
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Missing Children (Family) from Rourke Publishing |
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Anything Goes : Practical Karate For The Streets from Paladin Press Customer Review: Anything Goes is among the most comprehensive books on the subject of modern martial arts training. This book is primarily geared toward self-defense, and does not focus on traditional arts. Some of the dangers that the author points out are: "Tournament training", using flashy moves instead of... |
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On Combat from PPCT Research Publications Price: $24.95 |
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The Mental Edge, Revised from Desert Publications Price: $17.95 Customer Review: If you want to be a martial artist for life, then I highly recommend this book. Here is one quote --among many-- from this book that made an impact on me. "You are only given so much time on Earth and if you have chosen to make the martial arts part of your life, and you are working toward a... |
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Crazy Crooks: Over 700 Anecdotes of Crooks at Their Dumbest! from Adventure Book Publishers |
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Hookers, Tricks and Cops from Adventure Books, Inc. Customer Review: "Hookers, Tricks and Cops, is not your everyday book. No, this one will make you sit up and take notice. Think the world of prostitution is bad? You just don't know the half of it. Mr. Christensen writes from first hand knowledge, being a retired police officer, he tells the true story of the... |
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The Way of the Warrior: The Violent Side from Paladin Press Customer Review: If you have any question as to how you will react in any given situation, this book is for you. The author draws upon his numerous past experiences to help the reader develop, understand, and control their violent side. It is extremely well written. I have read it over and over in the short time... |
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