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by: Loren W. Christensen
705 photos!
“Loren Christensen is a warrior, scholar and a world class trainer.”
~ Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
Whether you’re a law enforcement officer wanting to improve your edge or a martial artist wanting to expand your knowledge of street proven techniques, you will find Defensive Tactics: Modern Arrest and Control Techniques for Today's Police Warrior is filled with invaluable information including:
Joint manipulation that works
Leverage control vs. pain control
Hitting 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 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
Defensive Tactics goes beyond what is taught in the academy, officer's in-service training, and what is allowed by the administration. Loren Christensen borrows from all the martial arts to show you how to make your restraint, control and self-defense tactics more effective, more painful, safer for you and safer for the suspect.
BONUS: Includes a chapter on proven ways to control a suspect on the ground written by 3-time Medal of valor recipient, LAPD officer Mark Mireles, an MMA coach, police academy trainer, and wrestling champ.
Pages: 384 pages
Photos: 705 photos
UPC/ISBN: 978-1880336991
Price: $24.95
Sale price: $21.95
Loren W. Christensen
Began his martial arts journey in 1965 and over the decades of continuous study has earned 10 black belts in three fighting arts: 7th-degree black belt karate, 2nd-degree black belt jujitsu, and 1st-degree black belt arnis.
He was still a rookie on probation when his police agency recruited him to teach defensive tactics to new officers hired just a few months after him.
He has trained countless police academies, in-service officers, transit system authorities, security agents, hotel security personnel, mental health nurses, and criminal justice students.
Served as a military policeman in Saigon during the Vietnam War, served 25 years as a street cop in Portland, Oregon, and has trained in the martial arts since 1965.
He recently earned a spot on the list of "20 Toughest Streetfighters" by Black Belt magazine)
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