Loren W. Christensen - Fighter’s Fact Book 2 Street Fighting Essentials

Fighters Fact Book 2

Street Fighting Essentials

written and edited by

Loren W. Christensen

YMAA Publication Center, Inc.

Wolfeboro, NH USA

YMAA Publication Center, Inc.

PO Box 480

Wolfeboro, NH 03894

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Paperback ISBN: 9781594394843 (print) ISBN: 9781594394850 (ebook)

All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.

Copyright 2007, 2016 by Loren W. Christensen

Publishers Cataloging in Publication

Christensen, Loren W.

Fighters fact book 2 : street fighting essentials / written and edited by Loren W. Christensen.

p. cm.

ISBN-13: 9781594394843

1. Martial arts--Training. I. Title.

GV1102.7.T7C423 2007

796.815--dc22 2016909484

The author and publisher of the material are NOT RESPONSIBLE in any manner whatsoever for any injury that may occur through reading or following the instructions in this manual.

The activities, physical or otherwise, described in this manual may be too strenuous or dangerous for some people, and the reader(s) should consult a physician before engaging in them.

Warning: While self-defense is legal, fighting is illegal. If you dont know the difference, youll go to jail because you arent defending yourself. You are fightingor worse. Readers are encouraged to be aware of all appropriate local and national laws relating to self-defense, reasonable force, and the use of weaponry, and act in accordance with all applicable laws at all times. Understand that while legal definitions and interpretations are generally uniform, there are smallbut very importantdifferences from state to state and even city to city. To stay out of jail, you need to know these differences. Neither the author nor the publisher assumes any responsibility for the use or misuse of information contained in this book.

Nothing in this document constitutes a legal opinion, nor should any of its contents be treated as such. While the author believes everything herein is accurate, any questions regarding specific self-defense situations, legal liability, and/or interpretation of federal, state, or local laws should always be addressed by an attorney at law.

When it comes to martial arts, self-defense, and related topics, no text, no matter how well written, can substitute for professional, hands-on instruction. These materials should be used for academic study only.

It is not the strongest of the species that survive,

nor the most intelligent,

but the one most responsive to change.

- Charles Darwin

Contents

Loren W. Christensen

Loren W. Christensen and Lt. Col. Dave Grossman

Iain Abernethy

Rory A. Miller

Loren W. Christensen

Lawrence Kane

Kris Wilder

Loren W. Christensen

Loren W. Christensen

Loren W. Christensen

Lawrence Kane

By Alain Burrese

Rory Miller

Richard Dimitri

An Interview with Wim Demeere by Loren W. Christensnen

Loren W. Christensen

Mark Mireles

Loren W. Christensen

Loren Christensen

Mark Mireles

Interview with Soke Tim Delgman by Loren W .Christensen

Dan Anderson

Loren W. Christensen

Let me begin by saying thanks to the many readers who made the first Fighters Fact Book a bestseller in the martial arts genre. Thanks for the nice reviews and for the kind emails over the years.

Ive written quite a few books on the martial arts, about two dozen at this point. I would not have written nearly that many without the invaluable help from my martial arts pals around the world. Im talking about the 11 writers whose work appears in this book whose combined experience adds up to over 300 years and their combined black belt ranking adds up to around 75 th dan. Their street experience can only be measured in their scars and their hard-earned knowledge that they share in their books, DVDs, classes, and in this volume of Fighters Fact Book 2: The Street.

As a character in one of those poorly dubbed Hong Kong chop socky flicks would say, These guys are pretty tough guys. Their kung fu is very good. Well, for sure they are tough and some have indeed studied kung fu; mostly though, they represent a large variety of fighting disciplines that have helped them survive real world violence. Their knowledge is street tested. For some of them, its still tested every day.

I was most pleased that my friends agreed to contribute to this book. I was pleased for my own selfish reason in that I would get to learn from them, as I have so often before. And I was pleased that their contribution, based on their experiences on the street, would make this book the highly informative one it is.

Fighters Fact Book 2 isnt about pretend fighting at a Saturday tournament. Its not about a fun way to lose weight, a look into another culture, or any of the other things that martial arts study offers. Its about survival, plain and simple, written by martial arts veterans who know how to fight in an arena that isnt anything like the clean, open space of a training facility. These warriors can function when their pulse rate hammers at 175 beats-per-minute and when their adrenaline surges like a tsunami. They know fear and they know how to make it work for them.

I know you will enjoy this book as much as I have writing, compiling, and editing it. Read it carefully and heed its advice.

Be safe and train hard.

By Loren W. Christensen

The martial arts in general, this book specifically, contain violent techniques that run the gamut from mild pain control holds all the way to moves that can kill. Therefore, I will remind you many times throughout this book to be justified to use certain techniques and, if I did my job well, this will ingrain itself into your brain. Here is a warning in advance: Be justified. Be justified. Be justified.

Know and understand the law where you live. Remember, in the eyes of the law, ignorance is no excuse.

Consider this legal subsection on the use of deadly force. It happens to be Hawaiis but its basically the same everywhere.

The use of deadly force is justifiable under this section if the actor believes that deadly force is necessary to protect himself against death, serious bodily injury, kidnapping, rape, or forcible sodomy.

There are, of course, hundreds of variables to any situation, but taken as presented here, youre legally justified to take a life to keep yours from being seriously injured, kidnapped, raped, forcibly sodomized, or killed. Most will agree that this is reasonable. But will the police simply be okay with you saying that you believed deadly force was necessary? No. The case will be investigated and you can count on it being investigated very, very thoroughly. The facts, witness statements, and the evidence all need to support your belief. So you better be right. You better be justified.

Now, lets visit Master Tuff Guys School of Self-defense. Were just in time for his beginner class.