Here's a quick addition to my previous review of Rory Miller's extraordinary new book, Meditations on Violence
. In this book, the author writes about many concepts that, when you read them you immediately think, "Yeah, of course that's the way it is." But then you think about it a little more and realize, "Hey, I never thoght about it like that before." It seems common sense is pretty un-common.
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One of the concepts that Rory goes into great detail on is what he calls the Four Basic Truths of Violent Assault. That is, violence happens...
. In this book, the author writes about many concepts that, when you read them you immediately think, "Yeah, of course that's the way it is." But then you think about it a little more and realize, "Hey, I never thoght about it like that before." It seems common sense is pretty un-common..
One of the concepts that Rory goes into great detail on is what he calls the Four Basic Truths of Violent Assault. That is, violence happens...
- closer...
- faster...
- with less warning...
- and with greater power...
...than you are prepared to deal with.
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Of course it does. In other words, violence is , by definition, violent. If violence were not close, fast, hard, and unexpected, it would not really be violent. It would merely be inconvenient or perhaps uncomfortable. Straightforward, right?
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Well, the potential impact of those four truths upon your martial art could fill a book. In fact, it did fill a book. Rory Miller's Meditations on Violence. I highly recommend that anyone interested in the self-defense aspects of martial arts purchase a copy of this book to read and re-read.
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More review to come tomorrow...
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Well, the potential impact of those four truths upon your martial art could fill a book. In fact, it did fill a book. Rory Miller's Meditations on Violence. I highly recommend that anyone interested in the self-defense aspects of martial arts purchase a copy of this book to read and re-read.
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More review to come tomorrow...
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I think a martial arts student has to dispense with two myths. The first one is that if you tag your attacker, he'll disappear in a puff of smoke. The second is that you won't get hit, repeatedly and HARD, yourself.
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