Nomad
Master Black Belt
I just finished reading "Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training and Real World Violence" by Rory Miller
http://www.amazon.com/Meditations-V...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226518663&sr=8-1
Great book, and a must read for anyone interested in self-defense, or in how martial arts prepares (and fails to prepare) you for a violent assault. Very well written, and the author knows what he's talking about as he's been a martial artist for nearly 30 years, and a corrections officer for much of the same time.
This one goes hand in hand with Gavin De Becker's "Gift of Fear" and other classics, and will be a reference I pick up again and again.
Best quotes in the book include gems like:
In theory, theory and reality are the same. In reality, they're not.
and
Experience is no substitute for training.
Training is no substitute for experience.
One of the most interesting sections is the last chapter, where he includes a very unpolished and rambling essay that he wrote some years ago which provides a lot of insight into the mindset he describes elsewhere.
Definitely worth a read.
http://www.amazon.com/Meditations-V...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226518663&sr=8-1
Great book, and a must read for anyone interested in self-defense, or in how martial arts prepares (and fails to prepare) you for a violent assault. Very well written, and the author knows what he's talking about as he's been a martial artist for nearly 30 years, and a corrections officer for much of the same time.
This one goes hand in hand with Gavin De Becker's "Gift of Fear" and other classics, and will be a reference I pick up again and again.
Best quotes in the book include gems like:
In theory, theory and reality are the same. In reality, they're not.
and
Experience is no substitute for training.
Training is no substitute for experience.
One of the most interesting sections is the last chapter, where he includes a very unpolished and rambling essay that he wrote some years ago which provides a lot of insight into the mindset he describes elsewhere.
Definitely worth a read.