The Book of Speed for Martial Artists: Everything That You've Never Been Taught about How to Develop Dominating Speed, Paperback

Do you want to develop dominating speed? Of course, you want maximum hand speed and foot speed but, do you want even more speed?Do you want to move beyond simple drills and the myths and misinformation you've heard before?Do you want the details that your instructor and other books can't or won't teach you?Do you want speed in every area of your fighting skillset?Do you want the details so you can adapt what you learn to your style and your body?And, do you want to know how to put it all to work right now?The Book of Speed for Martial Artists is the most comprehensive and practical book ever written about speed for the martial arts.Hand speed and foot speed are just the beginning. Dominant fighting speed requires you to be fast in many ways. This isn't your typical book on speed training. This is an in-depth guide to all things speed. There is power in understanding.Perception and Response - How to move beyond reaction time. Very in-depth explanations of how to take command of perception and response.Movement Speed - Maximum movement speed through skills and the science of movement speed. Understand how your body and mind work together to move extremely fast.Balance - Why balance is a key factor in speed and how to improve your balance now.Distance Control - The fighter who controls distance controls the fight. Specific skills for taking control of distance and speed.Efficiency - Simple ways you can instantly increase your fighting speed.Conditioning - Specific ways to condition for maximum speed.Flexibility - Your stretching routine is killing your speed. Learn how to stretch right. Flexibility extremely important for maximum movement speed.Mentally Fast - This is where speed is won and lost. Get your mind right for speed.Accuracy and Timing - Missing is speed lost. Get that speed back.Telegraphing - Don't give your speed away. How to become non-telegraphic for maximum fighting speed.Speed and Power - Learn the truth about how speed effects power.Skills and Training - Ways to be much faster that you can put to work right now.Self-Defense - A very different approach to speed for self-defense.There is useful speed on nearly every page that can be put to work in your sparring, competition, and self-defense right now. Then there are advanced concepts that can fuel a lifetime of speed development.- No bogus methods. - No useless drills. - No repeating of the myths you heard before. - No endless pages of step-by-step photos. - No cookie-cutter, scripted, or choreographed anything. More about what you get: - The basics for beginners and intermediate ranks. - Advanced concepts for those who are dedicated to speed. - Explanations of the science behind maximum movement speed. - "Making it happen" sections that help you put the information to work right now. - "What this means to us" sections after complex concepts are introduced. - Skills on nearly every page that you can put to work right now. - Coaching to break bad habits that rob you of your speed. - Concepts that you've probably never heard before. - Simple skills that make you faster now. - Complex concepts that you can build on for a lifetime. - Unapologetic countering of cherished beliefs that kill your speed. The Book of Speed for Martial Artists is primarily for stand-up fighters but it has tons of instruction and information that is useful for anyone who wants to be fast.