Meditations On Violence By Miller R. (Book)

Experienced martial artist and veteran correction officer Sgt. Rory Miller distills what he has learned from jailhouse brawls, tactical operations and ambushes to explore the differences between martial arts and the subject martial arts were designed to deal with: Violence. Sgt. Miller introduces the myths, metaphors and expectations that most martial artists have about what they will ultimately learn in their dojo. This is then compared with the complexity of the reality of violence. Complexity is one of the recurring themes throughout this work. Section Two examines how to think critically about violence, how to evaluate sources of knowledge and clearly explains the concepts of strategy and tactics. Sections Three and Four focus on the dynamics of violence itself and the predators who perpetuate it. Drawing on hundreds of encounters and thousands of hours spent with criminals Sgt. Miller explains the types of violence how, where, when and why it develops the effects of adrenaline how criminals think, and even the effects of drugs and altered states of consciousness in a fight. Section Five centers on training for violence, and adapting your present training methods to that reality. It discusses the pros and cons of modern and ancient martial arts training and gives a unique insight into early Japanese kata as a military training method. Section Six is all about how to make self-defense work. Miller examines how to look at defense in a broader context, and how to overcome some of your own subconscious resistance to meeting violence with violence. The last section deals with the aftermath - the cost of surviving sudden violence or violent environments, how it can change you for good or bad. It gives advice for supervisors and even for instructors on how to help a student/survivor. You'll even learn a bit about enlightenment. Fall 2008 Rory Miller wrote: "In the course of a week almost everything in my biography is wrong. I'm no longer a tactical team leader, no longer a sergeant working for a corrections agency in the northwest. Just Rory Miller, citizen. Citizen on his way to Iraq. To teach what I have been doing for the last seventeen years in a new place, a new culture, with a new language barrier. I've been stuck for a couple of years wondering what the next steps were on my path. This looks like it. This will be very cool." “One of the best books on self-protection ever written! Outstanding!" -- Iain Abernethy, 5th dan, Member of Combat Hall of Fame “A fresh voice writing from the trenches on the realities of real fighting. Listen to him!" -- Loren Christensen, 7th dan, Police Officer, author “A stark look into the real world [of violence]. Highly recommended!" -- Robert Carver, 6th dan, USMC Ret. Foreword Steven Barnes Acknowledgments Introduction: Metaphors Preface: The Truth About Me 1. THE MATRIX The tactical matrix-an example The strategic matrix: what martial arts tries to be 2. HOW TO THINK Assumptions and epistemology • The power of assumption • Common sources of knowledge about violence • Strategy training • Goals in training • Thinking in the moment 3. VIOLENCE Types of violence • The four basic truths of violent assault • The chemical cocktail • Adapting to the chemical cocktail • The context of violence • Violence happens in places • Violence happens in time • Violence happens between people 4. PREDATORS Threats ain't normal folks • The types of criminal • Rationalizations • What makes a violent predator? 5. TRAINING The flaw in the drill • Kata as a training exercise • Responses to the four basic truths • Operant conditioning • The whole enchilada 6. MAKING PHYSICAL DEFENSE WORK Stages of defense: movement-opportunity-intent-relationship-terrain • The "go" button • The golden rule of combat Effects and actions • The big three 7. AFTER After • Acute events • For supervisors • Cumulative events • Dealing with the survivor/student • Changes BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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ISBN	9781594391187
More	152 x 227 mm, 198 pp, 8 photos

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