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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Way We Were | |
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| Differences | |
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| What's Real and What Isn't | |
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| Principles of Power | |
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| Basic Principles of Force | |
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| Physics and the Martial Arts | |
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| Measuring Force | |
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| Concentrated Striking Force | |
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| Is Bigger Better? | |
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| The Big Bang | |
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| Making an Impact | |
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| Target Surfaces | |
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| Types of Impact | |
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| The Need for Speed | |
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| The Secret of Kinetic Energy | |
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| Terminal Velocity | |
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| Longer Is Better | |
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| Coiling Power | |
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| Common Errors | |
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| That's Shocking! | |
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| Brute Force and Shock | |
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| Action and Reaction | |
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| Force, Reaction Force, and Shock | |
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| Common Errors | |
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| Striking Through the Target | |
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| Shorter Is Better | |
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| Parachutes and Punches | |
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| Impulse | |
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| The Foothold | |
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| The Importance of the Foundation | |
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| What Is a Stance? | |
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| Inward Tension Stances | |
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| Outward Tension Stances | |
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| Sit Straight! | |
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| Overextension of Muscles and Joints | |
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| The Importance of Footwork | |
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| What Is Footwork? | |
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| What Is the Dantien? | |
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| How to Move from the Dantien | |
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| Common Errors | |
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| Moving from the Dantien in Everyday Life | |
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| Using the Body as a First | |
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| Lions and Tigers and Bears! | |
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| The Eight Body Actions | |
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| Body Rotation | |
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| Body Shift | |
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| Body Throw | |
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| Body Vibration | |
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| Body Up | |
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| Body Down | |
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| Body Circle | |
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| Body Whip | |
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| The Secrets of Breathing | |
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| Breathing and the Martial Arts | |
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| Basic Forms of Breathing | |
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| The Real Meaning of Balance | |
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| Training the Breath and Balance Together | |
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| The Importance of Spinal Alignment | |
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| Stand Up Straight! | |
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| Press the Head Upward | |
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| Tuck the Coccyx | |
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| Spinal Alignment and Kicking | |
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| Testing the Effectiveness of Spinal Alignment | |
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| Additional Benefits | |
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| Don't Isolate ... Consolidate! | |
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| All Persons Are Created Equal | |
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| Principles of Upper-Body Techniques | |
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| Principles of Lower-Body Techniques | |
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| The Fighting Stance | |
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| Overcoming Inertia | |
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| What Is a Fighting Stance? | |
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| Standing on a Hair Trigger | |
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| Moving in a Fighting Stance | |
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| Positioning the Upper Body | |
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| Fast versus Sudden | |
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| Fighting Stances in the Real World | |
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| The Mechanic's Shop | |
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| Putting It All Together | |
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| Starting from the Feet and Ankles | |
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| Up through the Legs | |
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| To the Hips and Waist | |
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| Up the Spine and Out through the Hands | |
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| Techniques in Combination | |
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| What Is a Combination? | |
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| Why a Combination? | |
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| Finding Combinations That Work | |
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| Combinations and Breathing | |
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| Comedy, Love, and Martial Arts | |
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| Borrowing the Opponent's Force | |
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| Using Timing to Your Advantage | |
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| The Advantages of Sharp Timing | |
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| What? Disadvantages? | |
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| Horizontal Strength | |
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| 'Tis Better to Give... | |
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| The Third Foot | |
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| Displacing the Forward Stance | |
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| Displacing the In-Line Stance | |
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| Applying Horizontal Strength | |
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| Being Dense Is a Good Thing | |
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| The Importance of Density | |
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| What Is Density-And Why Does It Matter in Martial Arts? | |
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| The Psychological Effect | |
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| That Extra Something | |
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| Moving from the Inside | |
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| How It Works | |
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| Principles of Blocking | |
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| The Why of Blocking | |
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| The Key to Effective Blocking | |
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| Types of Blocking Techniques | |
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| Training Exercises and Equipment | |
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| Knowing Why and How | |
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| The Striking Post | |
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| The Candle | |
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| The Heavy Bag | |
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| The Balloon | |
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| Resistance Exercises | |
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| Questions and Answers | |
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| About the Author | |