Loren W. Christensen

Whether you are a law enforcement officer seeking to improve your edge or a martial artist wanting to expand your knowledge of street-proven techniques, you will find Defensive Tactics: Street-Proven Arrest and Control Techniques is filled with invaluable information to prepare you for even the most difficult scenarios. Highlights include * Joint manipulation that works* Leverage control vs. pain control*Striking with the hands, feet, forearms, and elbows* Safely and quickly crossing the gap*Blocking an assailant's strikes*Using vulnerable points to gain compliance*Head disorientation* Safe application of carotid constriction or "sleeper" holds*Controlling a suspect on the ground*Arresting big guys*Fighting concepts to take on patrol*Weapon retention in close quarters and on the ground Loren W. Christensen is a retired cop and high-ranking martial artist who survived everything the mean streets threw at him, working patrol, gang enforcement, and dignitary protection. Defensive Tactics goes beyond what is taught in the academy, during an officer's in-service training, and what is allowed by the administration. This book also includes a chapter on proven ways to control a suspect on the ground, written by LAPD officer Mark Mireles, an MMA coach, police academy trainer, and champion wrestler.

With over 45 years of experience in the ring, on the mat, and in the street, Loren W. Christensen understands the daily challenges martial artists face. In this book he has put together a collection of over 400 tips, drills, principles, concepts, and exercises to give you the edge, no matter what style of martial art you practice. Discover quick and innovative ways to improve your punching, kicking, sparring, and self-defense skills-plus dozens of tips to develop speed, power, and flexibility. If you are feeling stuck or bored in your martial arts routine, Loren's no-nonsense style will get you up and training with a fire you have not felt in years. Highlights include: *10 ways to improve your speed*5 ways to increase your power*10 ways to train for self-defense*10 ways to improve health and fitness*Dozens of tips for improving kicks, blocks, and hand strikes*Guidance on psychological preparation Fighter's Fact Book includes hundreds of training methods drawn from the author's vast experience, research, and interviews with top instructors from around the country. This is an essential reference for every martial arts student and instructor.

You will fight how you train. That's why Fighter's Fact Book 2 presents a critical look at training and real-world applications. When you've mastered the skills taught in this book, you will truly be ready to defend yourself in some of the most desperate situations imaginable. You will learn how to defend yourself against multiple assailants, violent dogs, and knife attacks. You'll learn how to contend with close-quarters attacks and adversaries who are impervious to pain. You'll also get no-nonsense instruction on fighting wounded and the justified use of extreme tactics. Loren W. Christensen shares lessons from his decades of martial arts training and law enforcement experience. He has also enlisted a host of expert contributors: *Lt. Col. Dave Grossman*Iain Abernethy*Rory Miller*Kris Wilder*Lawrence Kane*Alain Burrese*Wim Demeere*Richard Dimitri*Mark Mireles*Tim Delgman*Dan Anderson These men are proven survivors, and their multidisciplinary analyses will change the way you see training and fighting. The authors will show you how to make your street techniques fast and explosive, and how to prepare yourself mentally to use extreme force. These skills are not for the faint of heart. They are hardcore techniques intended to save your life or the life of a loved one.

Now, all 5 short stories in one book You think your job is tough? In these stories, Ed faces a man-eating dog, a mixed martial artist, a killer chimp, a 400-pound pimp, white supremacists, gangbangers, and hitmen out to kill him. All the ladies at the retirement home think Ed is handsome, compassionate, and with charm to spare. They haven't a clue the 76-year-old is a veteran hitman with over 70 kills. Ed doesn't use firearms because he believes there is already too much gun violence. No problem. He knows many other highly-effective ways to do his job. But as much as he denies it, Father Time is diminishing his memory and reflexes. He still does the work, but he's starting to make mistakes, messy ones. Making matters worse, after working alone for over three decades, now he's got a trainee. She's young, beautiful, with good tactics-but inexperienced. What could go wrong? "A riveting read packed with fantastic characters, taut action, and excellent dialogue.""Funny, moving, and brutal.""If you've read Loren's Dukkha novels, you know he is a master of dialog, humor, and violence.""Loren's street and dojo experience shine through ""His fiction has the most realistic fight scenes."

Somewhere in America right now are four or five women who will be killed tomorrow. They are going about their day, and I know if they were prepared to counter attack in the ways Loren Christensen and Lisa Place teach, they'd have a far better chance of prevailing tomorrow." -Gavin de Becker (from his Foreword), best-selling author of The Gift of Fear. Some "experts" say you should be submissive when attacked at home or by a stranger. You won't find that advice here, although you might use it as a ruse before you claw your assailant's eyes and smash his groin. Your ultimate goal is to get away, but you don't achieve that by being meek and docile. You get away by drawing on that hardwired survival instinct to attack him like an enraged lioness protecting her babies. In Self-Defense for Women:Fight Back, martial arts experts Loren W. Christensen and Lisa Place teach you to use your hands, forearms, elbows, teeth, knees, and feet to survive the attacks unsuspecting women become the victims of every day. And you will learn that you're surrounded by a limitless cache of weapons you can use to your advantage against a larger assailant. *How to recognize and assess a threat*How to de-escalate a bad situation*7 basic defensive techniques any woman can use effectively*Advanced skills for when you want to know more*How to identify and use everyday objects as defensive weapons*What to practice to prepare for a potential confrontation*How to practice at home, alone, and with a partner*Why you need to be physically fit and how to make a fitness plan*How to use fear as a weapon*The power of your mind and how to harness it for self-defense If you're ready to learn to fight back, Loren and Lisa know exactly what you need to survive an attack in your home or on the street.

Loren W. Christensen shows you over 300 ways you can add variety to your daily martial arts training routine. Whether you're a student looking for fun new solo drills to spice up your home training or an instructor in search of new ways to pump up your classes, this book has what you need. It is an incredible collection of drills, techniques, and exercises that will take your workouts to the next level. *Organize your solo workouts to get maximum results from even the shortest training sessions.*Improve your speed and power with dozens of inside tips and tricks.*Beat boredom and get excited about your solo training sessions.*Become a well-rounded fighter by adding essential skills your instructor may not be teaching you.*Safely experiment with new techniques to find your ideal personal style of training.*Get an edge on your opponents with training methods that will elevate your skills in the ring and on the street. Not only will you learn enough new training strategies and methods to keep you busy for years, but Loren W. Christensen's no-nonsense writing style will get you up and moving, even on the days you'd rather skip your solo workout. This book is packed with insight, technique, and motivation. It will become your favorite training partner.

In this follow-up to his phenomenally popular Solo Training, Loren W. Christensen digs down deep to come up with hundreds of more ways for you to rev up your training at home or in the gym. Solo Training 2 kicks off with a focus on building your body's core for stronger, faster, and more effective grappling, kicking, and punching. A strong core-chest, abs, hips, shoulders, and back-is the source of your body's power, speed, and coordinated movement. As a martial artist, having a strong core helps you to get more out of your training and to respond instantly and effectively to the fast-changing demands of competition or an explosive street encounter. You'll also get over 100 ways to work your combinations, cheat speed, improve accuracy, fight from unconventional stances, practice grappling when you can't find a partner, and get the most out of your mannequin bag. This book wraps up with eight workouts, each with a specific goal, like the free-hand power builder and the boxer workout. If you're looking to get more out of training, Solo Training 2 represents your next evolution in fighting techniques and concepts.

Be sure to check out Loren's two newest spook books: SEEKERS OF THE PARANORMAL: Ghost Hunters, Ufologists, and Mediums and AFRAID TO SLEEP: Sleep Paralysis, Shadow People, and Other Entities Best selling author of overl 70 books, retired cop Loren W. Christensen asked men and women in uniform-police officers, sheriff deputies, SWAT, command, correction officers, and MPs-to convey their experiences with the paranormal. These are veteran officers that have been there and done that, but on one occasion they were confronted with the unexplained. Here are some of the stories told within: Close Encounters of the Second KindVanishedTrappedEyesDead Man WalkingDead Man's CaneA Touch of ThanksThe SnitchThe WarningThe LightThe CoupleWrong NumberGhost PrisonerTower 7Hospital MorgueCoffee and CupsThe StabberThe Faceless MannequinWhite EagleThe Man in the WindowStrange PlaceForest Lawn CemeteryScratchesA Sign in Twisted MetalHe Pulled The Trigger Four Times

This book, the fourth in the Detective Sam Reeves series, is filled with the action Loren Christensen readers have come to expect. Himself a Vietnam veteran and a retired police officer, Christensen has the credentials to offer up scenes that are beyond fiction. The eye-opening truth is the action and the angst Sam experiences are taken from real-life incidents—only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Portland, Oregon, police detective Sam Reeves has earned a reputation for being a magnet for trouble. Even for a cop he’s been in the middle of too much conflict for any sane man’s taste. He’s had run-ins with crazed psychopaths, Vietnamese mafia, Vietnamese mafia, again, and white supremacists. People think shooting a gun is just part of a cop’s day and he moves on with his life—just like in the movies. But it isn’t like that, and the ghosts of Sam’s past continue to haunt him. When Mai, the incredibly sensuous martial artist Eurasian beauty, the love of his life, returns to Portland, Sam feels as though the excrement storm is finally over. He has no idea what awaits him. The adventure starts on a beautiful day at an outdoor shopping mall and continues into San Francisco. Sam’s father, Samuel, a martial art master of the Temple of Ten Thousand Fists, and his best friend, a Vietnamese man named Tex, come for a visit and to meet the long-estranged brother of his recently deceased grandmaster, Shen Lang Rui. A road trip to San Francisco, what could go wrong? How about everything?

USA Best Book Awards FINALIST - 2014 Detective Sam Reeves is barely seated in a cab when he learns that during his two-week trip in Southeast Asia, hate crimes have rocked his city of Portland, including one very brutal lynching. As the crimes continue, thousands of fearful protesters march the streets, clashing with police and demanding more be done to put an end to the escalating violence Reassigned to the Intelligence Unit following his "bad shoot" several months ago, Sam is quickly consumed day and night, trying to deal with his city's horrors. When he finally gets some leads, he realizes that there's one big problem. While the bad guys pack bats, knives, and rifles, Sam has a crippling fear about carrying a loaded gun One thing is for sure: Sam is about to confront violent haters--and his personal demons--in a showdown that will shake the very foundation of his city.

Meditation for Warriorsshowed martial artists, cops, soldiers, and others how the simple act of sitting or standing quietly in meditation for a few minutes-without anyone knowing-can better prepare you for hard training, competition, the harsh reality of real combat, and the recovery. In the same vein, Mental Rehearsal For Warriors shows how meditation combined with mental rehearsal-sometimes called visualization or imagery-isn't supernatural, New Age, magical, or in any way woo-woo. It doesn't require years of study or the guidance of a robe-wearing guru. You already do it everyday to some extent. In this easy-to-follow book you learn to do it better to make you the best warrior you can be. Mental Rehearsal For Warriors introduces 12 new meditation techniques to calm your mind and relax your body so your subconscious is receptive to your mental rehearsal practice. You learn to rehearse such vital skills as calming your mind before and after a stressful event; facing an adversary; learning self-defense; engaging in a gunfight; performing a high-risk vehicle stop; learning new skills; skill maintenance; overcoming anxiety dreams; giving presentations, and more. A bonus chapter shows school teachers how to mentally rehearse surviving a school shooting. In the very near future, mental rehearsal will be a natural part of every warrior's training regimen, as natural as shooting, grappling, jumping out of a plane, and running laps. Why wait for the future? Others aren't.

USA Best Book Awards Finalist - USA Book News Up until six weeks ago, Sam Reeves, a respected Portland, Oregon police detective, martial artist, and teacher, had a good life. That is until a series of unimaginable events turned it upside downsome good, some very, very bad. Still reeling from this maelstrom of fate, Sam takes a leave of absence and heads to exotic Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam seeking refuge with his family, and to reflect on his deadly past. Sam is captivated by the contrast of beauty and struggle of a country still recovering from war, and by the warmth of his newfound familyhis father Samuel, wife Kim, half sisters, and the beautiful enchanting Mai. But the grief-crazed mob boss, Lai Van Tan, seeks revenge against Samuel who he holds responsible for the death of his son. Ever the protector, Sam Reeves joins the fight to thwart Lai Van Tan's deadly attacks on the family. Dealing with a crazed mob boss is difficult enough but when the family learns that Lai Van Tan's people have kidnapped 27 young girls to be sold into the sex trade, and that the corrupt police and government won't help, Sam, Samuel, and Mai, along with a bizarre group of 'seemingly' old and disabled Vietnamese soldiers with unique fighting skills, join forces to rescue the young girls. Enraged, Lai Van Tan strikes back with a fury that tests the mettle of these warriors. Before it's over, the family is forced to defend themselves again and again, including in a warehouse full of life-sized Buddha statues. The resultswell, if you're going to fight the bad guys you might as well make them really mad at you.

To meditate, you don't need to follow a particular religion, espouse New Age theories and beliefs, bow to a guru, sensei, sifu, or a robed and bearded guide. Nor do you need to burn incense or rub crystals. This book shows you easy ways to meditate whenever and wherever you want-you'll learn how to do it without anyone knowing-and still hang out with your military pals, cop buddies, and fellow martial arts students. You can still own a pit bull, drive a Harley, and share lies with your drinking buddies. The same is true whether you're a firefighter, doorman, bodyguard, medic, or security officer. The simple fact is, meditation as taught within these pages, will make you a better warrior. "I wish I would have had this book before I deployed to Afghanistan. It's exactly what I was looking for." - Army veteran "No matter who you are, Loren has things to teach you, and if a veteran this grizzled presents a book of the precious mental tricks that have helped to keep him alive, well, I don't want to be unkind, but it would be kind of stupid not to read it." Rory Miller, author of "Facing Violence"

In the course of a single week, everything Sam Reeves believed in, everything he knew, everyone he trusted, all would be put on the line. For a family he never knew he had. Detective Sam Reeves, a 34-year-old martial arts instructor, has a solid fifteen-year record as a good police officer with the Portland Police Department. For the first time, Sam is forced to take a life in the line of duty and despite the findings of good shoot" he struggles to recuperate psychologically from the killing. Facing up to his fears Sam returns to work and then within days is forced to fire his weapon again killing two more people. With his spirit almost broken, Sam meets a stranger ...a man who claims to be his father. Impossible," Sam reasonshis father died in a North Vietnamese prison camp ...a long time ago. This odd man, named Samuel, is as convincing as he is quirky and is revealed to be a phenomenal martial artist, the likes of which Detective Sam Reeves has never encountered. This 'Samuel' comes out of nowhere, equipped with a family in Vietnam and a daughter named Mai who is about to graduate from Portland State University. With a series of interlocked events of violence: a revenge-seeking uncle, the destruction of his martial arts school, his new father's connection to some lethal Vietnamese outlaws, Sam's life spirals into a dreadful new direction. This high-octane martial arts thriller will have you gripped from the start. You'll never complain about a hard week again.

Things change, and as the world becomes more challenging, we need to take the time to prepare our children. Not in a threatening or scary way, but in a way that is fun, engaging, and will give them the best possible chance of ensuring their own wellbeing. Spotting Danger Before It Spots Your KIDS is a book about presenting the concepts of situational awareness to children (ages 5 - 12) in a way that will keep them engaged and help them take an active role in their own personal security. This book will show you how to use fun, interactive games to build situational awareness skills such as:How children can identify and understand normal environmental behaviors.How children can spot abnormal behaviors within their given environment.How to give children a plan and a means of avoidance or escape should a dangerous situation present itself. Whether you're a parent, relative, or work in the childcare industry, the things you impart upon children will have a lasting impact on the way they live their lives. Nowhere is this more important than in the area of personal safety. As caregivers, we have a great responsibility for the security and wellbeing of our children, and to guide them along the path to independence. Your child’s future success will depend on their ability to interact with their surroundings and make sound decisions based on what they see. That’s the foundation of situational awareness. Author Gary Quesenberry has spent nearly two decades working as a federal air marshal. The training methods outlined in this book are based on the lessons learned not only as a counter-terror agent but also as a father of three.

Things change, and as the world becomes more challenging, we need to take the time to prepare our children. Not in a threatening or scary way, but in a way that is fun, engaging, and will give them the best possible chance of ensuring their own wellbeing. Spotting Danger Before It Spots Your KIDS is a book about presenting the concepts of situational awareness to children (ages 5 - 12) in a way that will keep them engaged and help them take an active role in their own personal security. This book will show you how to use fun, interactive games to build situational awareness skills such as:How children can identify and understand normal environmental behaviors.How children can spot abnormal behaviors within their given environment.How to give children a plan and a means of avoidance or escape should a dangerous situation present itself. Whether you're a parent, relative, or work in the childcare industry, the things you impart upon children will have a lasting impact on the way they live their lives. Nowhere is this more important than in the area of personal safety. As caregivers, we have a great responsibility for the security and wellbeing of our children, and to guide them along the path to independence. Your child’s future success will depend on their ability to interact with their surroundings and make sound decisions based on what they see. That’s the foundation of situational awareness. Author Gary Quesenberry has spent nearly two decades working as a federal air marshal. The training methods outlined in this book are based on the lessons learned not only as a counter-terror agent but also as a father of three.

In 1997, renown police psychologist Dr. Alexis Artwohl and police officer Loren W. Christensen (co-author of On Combat) wrote Deadly Force Encounters: What Cops Need to Know to Mentally and Physically Prepare for and Survive a Gunfight. It quickly became an authoritative book for police officers, citizens legally carrying a concealed firearm, and police academies.The greatly expanded scientific research, stories, and analysis in this second edition, Deadly Force Encounters: Cops and Citizens Defending Themselves and Others, focus on the most infrequent but most challenging part of the police profession: the use of deadly force. This book is not about specific laws, tactics, or equipment, but how the science of human performance influences the people behind the badge. This knowledge is crucial for physical, legal, and emotional survival.Citizens, armed or not, will benefit from the information to help them survive violent threats. "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away." If citizens use deadly force to survive, this book will help them prepare for the legal and emotional challenges of the aftermath.Although the focus is about savings lives when threatened with violence, much of the information is relevant to people facing a wide variety of extreme events and everyday dangers.All readers who want facts about violent encounters rather than myth and ill-informed hyperbole will find this book a useful reference.Foreward by Laurence Miller, Ph.D., clinical, forensic, and police psychologist, and author of the upcoming book: The Psychology of Police Deadly Force Encounters: Science, Practice, and Policy (Charles C. Thomas, 2020): "Already a classic, the second edition of Deadly Force Encounters expands and deepens the empirical, theoretical, and practical knowledge base of police deadly force encounters for the challenges of the 21st century. Written by co-authors who skillfully combine in-depth scholarship with on-the-street experience, this is an authoritative guide that every law enforcement supervisor, policymaker, and rank and file cop should be familiar with and have on hand for day-to-day guidance. You won't just read this book; you'll deploy it as a vital work tool to make you safer, smarter, and more resilient in the complex and sometimes contentious climate of modern policing. In a field often plagued with subjective impressions, anecdotal mythology, and political agendas, this volume stands out as a science-based, practical guide to understanding, preparing for, enduring, and recovering from a law enforcement deadly force encounter with your safety and sanity intact."IntroductionChapter 1: Shootout with the DevilChapter 2: The Survival TriangleChapter 3: Community PolicingChapter 4: Human Performance FactorsChapter 5: MindsetChapter 6: FearChapter 7: Responses to Handgun Wounds are UnpredictableChapter 8: Citizens: Force MultipliersChapter 9: Attention, Perception, and MemoryChapter 10: Decision makingChapter 11: The Survival Bias in Decision makingChapter 12: TrainingChapter 13: Legal SurvivalChapter 14: Investigations and the CourtroomChapter 15: Short-term Reactions to a Deadly Force EncounterChapter 16: Traumatic Stress ReactionsChapter 17: Police Officer Job StressChapter 18: Organizational StressChapter 19: ResiliencyChapter 20: Impact on FamiliesBibliographyAbout the Authors

"This book is hot hot hot " "From one who has been there." One of the best martial arts authors ever.

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Bestselling writer Loren W. Christensen has written many well-reviewed how-to-do books. In Musings on Violence, Loren takes a different approach and conveys his thoughts on training for violence, surviving it as it happens, and managing the aftermath. He also discusses what it means to be a warrior-a martial artist, a cop, soldier, and citizen Loren has been a martial artist since 1965. He is an inductee into the martial arts Masters Hall of Fame and holds an 10th dan in American Free Style karate, a 2nd dan in jujitsu, and a 1st dan in arnis. A 29-year veteran of law enforcement (ret), Loren brawled one-on-one with outlaw bikers, an Olympic Games powerlifter, construction workers, anarchists, crazed dopers, and the violent mentally deranged. As a Military Policeman in war-torn Saigon, Vietnam (then ranked the most dangerous city in the world), he experienced, as he said in a recent interview, "twenty years of violent police work condensed into 12 months." In short, Loren knows what he's talking about. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION SECTION ONE: MARTIAL ARTS CHAPTER 1: The First 50 Years CHAPTER 2: You're Turning 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 CHAPTER 3: More on Training Consistency CHAPTER 4: Three Answers to Three Questions CHAPTER 5: Can You Think Yourself Faster? CHAPTER 6: 25 Tips for Developing Powerful Techniques CHAPTER 7: The 1,200-Rep Kicking Drill CHAPTER 8: Thoughts on Flexibility CHAPTER 9: Dirty Fighting Techniques CHAPTER 10: Thoughts About the Tackle CHAPTER 11: No Stance as a Stance CHAPTER 12: Hitting the Liver CHAPTER 13: Ground Fighting CHAPTER 14: Ground and Pound and Return to Sender CHAPTER 15: How to Develop Callused Knuckles CHAPTER 16: Ki, Chi, or Kung Foo-ee? CHAPTER 17: OMG It's the Exclamation People CHAPTER 18: Me, the Bully CHAPTER 19: Some Lessons Hurt CHAPTER 20: Parting Thoughts on the Martial Arts SECTION TWO: SELF-DEFENSE CHAPTER 21: Use Your Eyes to Save Your Bacon CHAPTER 22: Preparation for Defense Against a Gun CHAPTER 23: De-escalation CHAPTER 24: Personal Responsibility CHAPTER 25: Firearms: Be in the Moment or Someone Might Get Shot CHAPTER 26: Elements of Gun Defense CHAPTER 27: "An Attacker Would Never ..." CHAPTER 28: Active Shooter: The First Five Minutes CHAPTER 29: The "You Know What Really Hurts?" Game CHAPTER 30: On Getting Nailed in the Groin CHAPTER 31: The Groin: Hit it More Than Once CHAPTER 32: Street Magic and Street Fighting CHAPTER 33: Clinching: A Few Painful Defenses CHAPTER 34: Carotid Constraint: It's Not a Toy CHAPTER 35: Street People: How Dangerous are They SECTION THREE: LAW ENFORCEMENT CHAPTER 36: PTSD: Be Careful About That CHAPTER 37: Helping Families Cope with Officer-Involved Shootings CHAPTER 38: Shot 10 Times CHAPTER 39: Carotid Constraint CHAPTER 40: The Street Dance of Hookers, Tricks, and Cops CHAPTER 41: Advice from a Veteran Prostitution Decoy CHAPTER 42: 5 Psychological Factors that Affect Rioters and Police CHAPTER 43: Controlling Fear CHAPTER 44: The Power of Combat Breathing CHAPTER 45: Psyching Up CHAPTER 46: The Sometimes Unreality of Combat CHAPTER 47: Criticism is a Given in Police Work CHAPTER 48: 65 Tips for Cops SECTION FOUR: WARRIORHOOD CHAPTER 49: Discovery CHAPTER 50: Thoughts on Warriorhood CHAPTER 51: Are You Ready? CHAPTER 52: Physical Conditioning for the Warrior