Rory Miller – Training for Sudden Violence

Even an experienced martial artist might be taken aback by the quickness and savagery of a predatory assault. The unexpected pandemonium, the avalanche of stress chemicals make you feel as if time has stopped. In actuality, the onslaught lasts only a few seconds. How can one prepare for something like that? Rory Miller, a former correctional sergeant and tactical team commander, is a survivor. He trains police officers and prison officers who, in many circumstances, receive only eight hours of defensive tactics training each year. They require effective tactics as well as unwavering courage. Miller provides you with the tools you need to prepare for and overcome sudden violence, both physically and psychologically. He imparts hard-won insights from a reality that most of us hope never to see. Train in fundamentals,combat exercises, and dynamic fighting. Improve your situational awareness. Stress inoculation can help you condition yourself. Examine your training practices carefully. “You don’t get to choose where conflicts take place,” Miller writes. That’s why he’s devised a series of activities to prepare you for the worst-case scenario. You will fight on your feet, on the ground, with weapons, in a crowd, and while blindfolded. You will reassess your training situations, retaining what works and rejecting what does not, in order to increase your odds of survival. Miller’s “internal work,” “global work,” and “plastic mind” workouts will push you in ways that regular exercise will not. Among the sections are: Stalking Evasion and escape The predator’s brain Personal threat evaluation This is a fight for your life, and it will not take place on a soft mat. It will become “all sorts of messy,” as Miller puts it. Training for Sudden Violence prepares you for that catastrophe.