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

by Loren W. Christensen, Wim Demeere

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594394966
Publisher:	YMAA Publication Center
Publication date:	09/01/2016
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Loren W. Christensen began his law enforcement career in 1967 as a Military Policeman (Army). He joined the Portland (Oregon) Police Bureau in 1972, retiring in 1997. During his years on PPB, he worked street patrol, child abuse, dignitary protection, Intelligence, street gangs, and in the training unit.

Christensen began training in the martial arts in 1965. Over the years he has earned a total of 11 black belts, eight in karate, two in jujitsu and one in arnis.

As a professional writer since 1978, he has written 45 books, dozens of magazine articles, and edited a police newspaper for eight years. He has written about martial arts, missing children, street gangs, school shootings, workplace violence, police-involved shootings, nutrition, exercise, prostitution, and various street subcultures.

Loren was inducted into the martial arts Masters Hall of Fame in 2011.

Loren W. Christensen resides near Portland Oregon.

Wim Demeere began training at the age of 14, studying the grappling ats of judo and jujitsu for several years before turning to the kick/punch arts of traditional kung fu and full contact fighting. He won four national titles and a bronze medal at the 1995 Word Wushu Championships. In 2001, he became the national coach of the Belgian Wushu fighting team. Wim instructs both business executives and athletes in nutrition, strength, endurance, and martial arts. Wim Demeere lives in Belgium.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Chapter 1 The Nuts and Bolts of Timing 18

Physical components 19

The OODA loop 26

You and OODA 29

Types of reactions 37

Hick's Law 46

Mental components 53

Seizing an opportunity 61

It's called timing for a reason 77

Chapter 2 Winning & Surviving Takes Perfect Timing

Fighting ranges 82

Don't "overpull" your blows 92

Positioning 98

Framing with footwork 102

Centerline 104

Your fighting posture 112

Slow? Improve your timing 126

Timing when you are already fast 134

Age, injuires and speed 140

How to use timing to increase your power 149

Know the power of your weapons 152

Eliminate excess movements 155

The value of experience and how to get it 157

What to do when you can't use footwork 162

Chapter 3 Into the Mean Streets 174

Two techniques that almost always save your bacon 175

Verbal Judo 177

Know when it's time to get physical 181

Timing against big guys 197

Timing against a gun threat 209

Timing against the blade 212

Fighting multiple opponents 214

Chapter 4 It works in a tournament, but will it work in the street? 226

"That would never happen on the street" 228

Sport techniques for the street 232

Punching the body 238

High kicks in the street 242

Chapter 5 Timing a grab: How to close the gap 246

Law enforcement needs this, too 247

The setting 247

1 Move when he is distracted 248

2 When he changes stances 249

3 Catch him with his feet parallel 250

4 When he drops his hands 251

5 When moving back 252

6 When he retracts his attack 253

7 When he is talking 254

8 When you are with a buddy 255

Doing your civic duty 257

Chapter 6 Wisdom of the ages 258

The Tai Chi Chuan Classics 260

The Art of War 264

A Book of Five Rings 268

Chapter 7 Drills 274

Dodge the stick 274

Ball dodging 276

Back to the wall 277

Touch and go 278

Surprise attack 279

Stop the bag 280

The fan drill 281

Pin the glove to the wall 283

Yardstick 284

React to the string 285

Hand mitts hitting drill 286

Rhythm kicking drill 287

Timing a feint 287

Baiting 288

Catch the rabbit 289

Conclusion 290