FAST HANDS: Uniting The Physical And Mental To Maximize Your Top Speed Book by Loren Christensen
FAST HANDS, Uniting The Physical And Mental To Maximize Your Top Speed Bonus Chapter: “Resistance Training For Knife Fighting Speed.”
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"By uniting the physical—free-hand exercises, resistance cords, weights, and isometrics—combined with easy-to-apply mental devices, your hand techniques can be faster than you ever thought possible," says veteran martial artist Loren W. Christensen.
In FAST HANDS,Loren shows you the easy-to-apply science for developing ultimate hand speed, destroying many old training techniques that conflict with modern findings.
You will also learn speed "tricks" that helped Loren survive 29 years in law enforcement, including serving as a military policeman in Saigon, Vietnam, and a beat cop for 25 years in Portland, Oregon.
Resistance Training for Knife Speed: In this bonus chapter, learn how to turn your knife techniques into a blur using the same proven methods that can double your hand speed.
A martial arts veteran since 1965, Loren has earned a 1st-dan black belt in the Filipino fighting art of arnis, a 2nd-degree black belt in Aiki jujitsu, and, on October 23, 2018, the American Karate Black Belt Association in Texas, awarded him a 10th-dan black belt in karate. Loren was inducted into the Master’s Hall of Fame in 2011 in Anaheim, California.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Section One: Understanding Speed
Chapter One: Types of Speed
Chapter Two: Relaxation
Chapter Three: You’re Getting Faster—Believe It
Section Two: Slow Is Smooth, Smooth Is Fast
Chapter Four: Slow Down
Section Three: Working The Slow-Twitch And Fast-Twitch Muscle Fibers
Chapter Five: Antiquated Beliefs That Should Be Discarded
Chapter Six: Resistance Training: Free-Hand Exercises
Chapter Seven: Resistance Training: Cords, Bands, Tubing
Chapter Eight: Resistance Training: Weights
Section Four: Speed Drills
Chapter Nine: Perception, Reflex, And Movement Speed
Section Five: Applying Speed
Chapter Ten: Defending Against Speed
Chapter Eleven: Speed Tricks
Chapter Twelve: Bonus Chapter:Resistance Training for Knife Fighting Speed
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