Here at Loompanics Unlimited, we keep telling you how important your mind is. In street fighting, your mental set is even more important than your physical training. All the techniques in the world aren't going to help you if you fly into a panic, or a reckless rage, or otherwise lose control of yourself mentally. The Mind In The Martial Arts belongs with Jeff Cooper's Principles of Personal Defense as a book that should be read along with books on self-defense techniques. From the introduction:

"The total martial artist is one who has successfully developed and integrated the physical and the psychological aspects of combat. The physical aspects are perhaps more easily understood and learned. These involve the basic stances, the specific techniques, the body conditioning, etc. In short, these are the behaviors of combat: the 'how-to' aspects of martial arts.

"The psychological aspects of combat involve one's thoughts and emotions. In many ways these are more important and more difficult to develop than the physical. The psychological also involves ways of integrating the mind and the body.

"Man is a thinking, feeling and behaving creature. Moreover, it is man's thinking which to a large extent determines his feelings (that is, his emotions) and his behaviors. Thinking involves the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. The martial artist can greatly enhance his martial arts ability and also become an emotionally healthier person by controlling and directing his thinking. This book will teach you how to reprogram your thinking on a conscious and subconscious level."

Contents include: * Hypnosis * Self Hypnosis * Kuji-Kiri * Visualization * Overcoming Fear * Destructive Emotions * Psychology of an Attack * And more!

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