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by Loren W. Christensen (Contribution by), Rory Miller (Contribution by), Alain Burrese (Contribution by)
What if you could speed up your martial arts and self-defense training?
What if you could avoid spending precious time on the things that will not help you improve?
- Loren W. Christensen
- Marc MacYoung
- Rory Miller
- Alain Burrese
- Kris Wilder
- Mark Mireles
Wim Demeere and these other authors team up to share the hard-earned knowledge they learned in decades of shedding blood and sweat in both the mean streets and the ring. Some of the articles you'll read in this book are:
- MMA sucks, traditional martial arts suck more.
- From the Octagon to the Street
- How to learn techniques from video
- How to piss off your training partner
- MMA against multiple opponents
- How to avoid shoulder injuries in the martial arts
- The limits of martial arts knowledge and skill
- Three keys to joint lock success
Author Biography
Wim Demeere began training at the age of 14, studying the grappling arts of judo and jujitsu for several years before turning to the kick/punch arts of traditional kung fu and full-contact fighting. Over the years he has studied a broad range of other fighting styles, including muay Thai, kali, pentjak silat and shootfighting. Since the late 1990s, he has been studying tai chi chuan and its martial applications. Wim's competitive years saw him win four national titles and a bronze medal at the 1995 World Wushu Championships. In 2001, he became the national coach of the Belgian Wushu fighting team. A full-time personal trainer in his native country of Belgium, Wim instructs both business executives and athletes in nutrition, strength and endurance, and a variety of martial arts styles. He has managed a corporate wellness center and regularly gives lectures and workshops in the corporate world. You can contact Wim through his website www.wimdemeere.com and at his blog www.wimsblog.com.
