Wim Demeere

The speed and brutality of a predatory attack can shock even an experienced martial artist. The sudden chaos, the cascade of stress hormones-you feel as though time slows down. In reality, the assault is over in an instant. How does anyone prepare for that? As a former corrections sergeant and tactical team leader, Rory Miller is a proven survivor. He instructs police and corrections professionals who, in many cases, receive only eight hours of defensive tactics training each year. They need techniques that work and they need unflinching courage. In Training for Sudden Violence Miller gives you the tools to prepare and prevail, both physically and psychologically. He shares hard-won lessons from a world most of us hope we never experience. Train in fundamentals,combat drills, and dynamic fighting. Develop situational awareness. Condition yourself through stress inoculation. Take a critical look at your training habits. “You don't get to pick where fights go,” Miller writes. That's why he has created a series of drills to train you for the worst of it. You will defend yourself on your feet, on the ground, against weapons, in a crowd, and while blindfolded. You will reevaluate your training scenarios-keeping what works, discarding what does not, and improving your chances of survival. Miller's internal work, world work, and plastic mind exercises will challenge you in ways that mere physical training does not. Sections include: StalkingEscape and evasionThe predator mindPersonal threat assessment This is a fight for your life, and it won't happen on a nice soft mat. It will get, as Miller says, “all kinds of messy.” Training for Sudden Violence prepares you for that mess.

In one session on the heavy bag, you can develop all the attributes you need as a martial artist or fighter: power, form, speed, timing, endurance, and explosiveness. What other training tool can make that claim? Throughout The Fighter's Guide to Hard-Core Heavy Bag Training, Wim Demeere and Loren Christensen show you how to master the critical skills needed to survive a fight. From these acclaimed martial artists, you will get solid information on how to: - Choose the right heavy bag for your needs.- How best to hang it.- How to care for it so it lasts for years.- And more. But that's not all You will also learn: - The five types of impact.- How to make the best use of them for specific situations.- Innovative drills to maximize your fitness level and fighting ability.- Creative ways to grapple a heavy bag, including chokes, takedowns, and armbars.- How to avoid the most common mistakes in heavy bag training. This information works perfectly for combat athletes who train for Mixed Martial Arts, Muay Thai or Kickboxing. It can be applied just as much to traditional martial arts such as Karate, Kung Fu, Taekwondo or even Pentjak Silat and Arnis or Kali. Whatever your fighting art or goal, you can benefit from the hard-core drills in this boo

Learn how professional fighters use devastating leg kicks to beat their opponents The leg kick is without a doubt one of the most effective weapons a Mixed Martial Arts fighter can have in his arsenal. When used correctly, it cripples an opponent's strategy, takes away his power and undermines his self-confidence. All this, after landing just a handful of hard kicks Unfortunately, the leg kick is also a much misunderstood technique. Too many MMA competitors use it without thinking through how to use it best. As a result, their kicks get blocked and used against them. Don't let that happen to you This book teaches you combat-tested tips, tricks, strategies and tactics to transform your leg kick into a devastating attack. You will learn: - Which part of the shin to use for best results.- How to use your hips to generate tremendous power. - When to use the leg kick and when not to.- Why Anderson Silva broke his own shin throwing a leg kick and how you can avoid that.- How UFC champions use leg kicks in their fights against top contenders.- Much, much more... No matter what your level of experience is right now, the knowledge in this book will improve your skill with the leg kick. With consistent training, you will master the leg kick and strike fear in your opponent's mind when you attack him with it. Bonus You receive free access to an on-line resources page with more information, videos, gear to use and much more.

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.

You have an owner's manual for your car, your stereo, and even your blender, so why not your body? The Fighter's Body is exactly that-an owner's manual for your most complex piece of equipment. As a martial artist, you make special demands of your body. Have you ever wondered how that latest fad diet might affect your performance on the mat? Ever wanted to take off a few extra pounds? How about putting on muscle without slowing down? Making weight for a tournament? Losing five pounds fast? Eating better? Changing weight classes? Are you confused about supplements, vitamins, and protein shakes? Don't know where to start? Start here. This book will answer your questions about important topics including *Why some diets are harmful for martial artists* How to calculate your protein needs for training*When and how to use supplements*How to eat at fast food places and not ruin your diet*Why it's OK to splurge on "dirt day"*How to safely make weight for a tournament*Why HIIT training is essential to weight loss*What to eat on competition days*How to create a plan that works and stick to it Loren W. Christensen and personal trainer Wim Demeere combine their knowledge of martial arts, weight training, nutrition, diet, and exercise to answer your questions and put you on the road to becoming the best martial arts athlete you can be.

WINNER - Self-Help, 2016 Best Books AwardThe speed and brutality of apredatory attack can shock even an experienced martial artist. The suddenchaos, the cascade of stress hormonesyou feel as though time slows down. Inreality, the assault is over in an instant. How does anyone prepare for that? As a former correctionssergeant and tactical team leader, Rory Miller is a proven survivor. Heinstructs police and corrections professionals who, in many cases, receive onlyeight hours of defensive tactics training each year. They need techniques thatwork and they need unflinching courage. In Drills: Training for Sudden Violence Miller gives you the toolsto prepare and prevail, both physically and psychologically. He shares hard-wonlessons from a world most of us hope we never experience. *Train in fundamentals,combat drills, and dynamic fighting.*Developsituational awareness.*Conditionyourself through stress inoculation.*Take a criticallook at your training habits. You don't get to pick wherefights go," Miller writes. That's why he has created a series of drills to trainyou for the worst of it. You will defend yourself on your feet, on the ground, againstweapons, in a crowd, and while blindfolded. You will reevaluate your trainingscenarioskeeping what works, discarding what does not, and improving yourchances of survival. Miller's internal work,"world work," and plastic mind" exercises will challenge you in ways that merephysical training does not. Sections include *Stalking*Escape andevasion*The predatormind*Personal threatassessmentThis is a fight for yourlife, and it won't happen on a nice soft mat. It will get, as Miller says, allkinds of messy." Drills: Training for Sudden Violence prepares you for that mess.