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his follow up to the phenomenally popular "Solo Training",
Loren Christensen has dug down deep to come up with hundreds
of more ways for you to rev up your training at home or in
the gym. "Solo Training 2" kicks off with a focus
on building your body's core for stronger, faster and more
effective grappling, kicking and punching. A strong core -
your shoulders, chest, abs, hips, and back - is the source
of your body's power, speed and coordinated movement. As a
martial artist, a strong core helps you to get more out of
your training and to respond instantly and effectively to
the fast changing demands of competition or an explosive street
encounter. You'll also get over 100 ways to work your combinations,
cheat speed, improve accuracy, fight from unconventional stances,
practice grappling when you can't find a partner and get the
most out of your mannequin bag. If hundreds of new training
drills sound overwhelming, not to worry. "Solo Training
2" wraps up with 8 workouts, each with a specific goal
like the Free Hand Power Builder and the Boxer Workout. If
you've read your copy of "Solo Training" to tatters,
give it a little time off and dig into "Solo Training
2", where Loren Christensen promises to take your fighting
techniques and understanding of fighting concepts to a new
level.
All Customer Reviews
5 out of 5 - July 4, 2005
Loren Christensen's book, Solo Training 2, contains
a ton of information you can use to make all of your fundamental
techniques stronger and better, and gain a solid base on which
to continue building your martial arts skills.
The book is broken into three parts. Part one focuses on physical
and mental strength. For example, there are exercises for
developing the abs, upper body, lower body, and grip, as well
as exercises for developing mental toughness, breath control,
and mental triggers. Part two focuses on concepts, such as
cheating speed and hitting with accuracy. If you're looking
for a quick solo workout, but your lack of imagination is
holding you back, you need only refer to part three at the
end of the book, where eight 15-, 20-, and 35-minute workouts
have been preplanned for you.
I feel the real strength of this book (as expressed
in the title) is the ideas it gives you for solo work. Everybody
knows (although everybody does not do what he or she knows
should be done) that extra practice between regular classes
is a necessity if one wants to gain an edge. Since the book
contains so many ideas, almost 300 of them, there is little
risk that you'll run out of imagination in the near future.
Instructors or those leading a class through warm-up can use
the book as an "idea book" for exercises. Your class
will be impressed and start looking forward to the workouts
when you don't repeat yourself every week.
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