Meditations on Violence

A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence

Recommended by Kaci Lambe Kai, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #12 in Martial Arts, Ranked #16 in Jiu-Jitsusee more rankings.

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... more

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Kaci Lambe Kai I'm an avid martial artist and I'm currently training to become a Krav Maga instructor. I take this work very seriously and this is part of my studies in the world of self defense. (Source)


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