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- Sales Rank: #102126 in Books
- Model: 3843158
- Published on: 2008-06-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.13" h x .52" w x 6.13" l, .70 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 202 pages
Review
"A must read book for LEO's, Martial Artists...highly recommend!" (Detective Sgt. Tony Urena, SWAT sniper, 6th dan, narcotics officer)
“It's the real thing!” (Steve Barnes, author, martial artist)
“A fresh voice writing from the trenches on the realities of real fighting. Listen to him!” (Loren Christensen, 7th dan, Police Officer, author)
“One of the best books on self-protection ever written! Outstanding!” (Iain Abernethy, 6th Dan, World Combat Association Chief International Coach, author of Mental Strength, Throws for Strikers, and Karate's Grappling Methods)
“A stark look into the real world [of violence]. Highly recommended!” (Robert Carver, 6th dan, USMC Ret.)
"...required reading for all serious martial artists, law enforcement officers, security professionals, and anyone else who might have to deal with violence in some capacity. illuminating and very likely lifesaving as well." (Lawrence A. Kane, martial artist, author of Surviving Armed Assaults, co-author of The Little Black Book of Violence and Scaling Force)
From the Publisher
FINALIST for National Best Books Award: Current Events - Political/Social, 2008
(Sponsored by USA Book News)
FINALIST for Book of the Year Award: Body/Mind/Spirit, 2008
(Sponsored by ForeWord Magazine)
About the Author
Rory Miller, former Sergeant, has been studying martial arts since 1981. He's a best-selling writer and a veteran corrections officer. He's taught and designed courses on Use of Force Policy and Decision Making, Police Defensive Tactics, Confrontational Simulations, and he has led and trained hi former agency's Corrections Tactical Team. Recently, he taught how to run a modern, safe, and secure prison at the Iraqi Corrections Systems, Iraq. Rory Miller resides near Portland, Oregon.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Cold, hard realities about violence, predators, and the context of violent altercations
By Bernie Gourley
I’ve long realized that all martial arts are models. Models are simplifications; they inevitably leave elements out—sometimes because those elements don’t seem relevant and sometimes because they can’t realistically (re: sanely) be included. Those of us trained as social scientists say two things about models. 1.) All models are wrong, and 2.) All models lie. The question is whether your martial art is the least wrong, i.e. tells the most acceptable lie, for your purposes. Rory Miller’s work illuminates the most crucial part of what martial arts leave aside, violence and the context in which it takes place in the modern world. I say the most crucial part because it’s not excluded because it’s irrelevant; it’s left out because it’s impossible shun safety / encourage violence without the practice devolving into a last man standing competition. (FYI: If you’re saying, “Man, the martial art I study is completely street realistic,” then you need this book more than anyone.)
While it’s important to have safety in a training environment and, therefore, true violence must be prohibited (simulated, but not carried out), it’s important to understand violence so that one can prepare one’s mind for it and train oneself to recognize various types of violence so that one knows the best approach to avoid a bad outcome. One doesn’t want to end up wondering “how could this happen” as one is bleeding out on the ground as martial artists from a range of styles have experienced. I’m not saying martial arts aren’t valuable, and I don’t think Miller is either (he’s long practiced them, as have I.) While martial arts may not prepare one perfectly for a violent conflict, they move one in the right direction. The only real downside is if one allows oneself to be deluded into thinking one is going to roll through waves of enemies without a scratch like Jet Li or Steven Seagal on the silver screen. That’s why it’s important not only to read such a book as this, but to give serious thought to changing the narrative that plays out in one’s mind about the nature of violence so as to move it away from movie / sport fighting towards an approach that is most likely to get one and one’s loved ones out alive.
The book consists of seven chapters, plus front and back matter. The first chapter introduces two matrices as ways to frame one’s thoughts on the conflict. The first, the tactical matrix, looks at different types of attacks one might experience (eg. surprise ambush through preemptive attack) relative to allowable use of force (can one legitimately injure or kill one’s opponent?) The second, the strategic matrix, considers the various types of combative endeavors (e.g. self-defense, duel, sport, combat/military operations) and there goals, approaches, and dangers.
Chapter two is entitled, “How to Think,” and the emphasis is on “to think.” The central lesson is to not take ideas on faith, particularly ideas about the nature of violence from people who haven’t experienced it—particularly when those ideas seem to run counter to reality. Because violence is such a rarity, it is a subject for which there is a great disconnect between expertise and experience. (i.e. Chances are your plumber has unclogged tens to thousands of drains, but also that the person teaching you knife disarms has never been in a single knife fight.) The chapter considers the various fallacies and how they can be resistant to destruction. Emphasis is given to understanding your goals, making them realistic, and having a pragmatic path to achieving them. The take-away quote is, “Do not let yourself be crippled by something that only exists in your mind.” The chapter ends by looking at decision-making at the speed of a fight, which is pretty quick.
Chapter three gets to the heart of the subject, violence. It differentiates various types of violence, and considers the context (setting, timing, and the nature of the interaction) in which violent interactions take place. Much of the discussion revolves around what Miller calls the “monkey dance” -an attempt to exert dominance that often escalates into a fight. This is differentiated from predatory violence that demands a different approach. This section also addresses the neurochemical cocktail that gets shot into one’s system and the effects that it typically has—which is a leading cause of events unfolding differently than expected.
Chapter four describes the various types of individuals with whom one might find oneself engaged in a violent altercation. This is an important topic because the path to a best outcome varies depending upon the nature of the criminal, and so one’s ability to differentiate types of predator and to know how to best deal with each is as essential a skill as knowing the technical nuances of a punch or choke.
The fifth chapter examines training approaches, and how the typical martial arts education leaves one with blind-spots and built-in flaws. The chapter begins by looking at the many ways in which martial arts make modifications from realistic conditions in order to be safe. Most martial artists realize that they are training techniques or drilled responses into their subconscious so that their bodies can respond automatically--without the need for [slow] conscious thought--during a conflict. However, there’s a further assumption that the unrealistic parts of that movement (e.g. slowness or avoiding vulnerable targets) will go away under real life conditions. In an earlier chapter, there was a discussion of the fact that attacks are usually faster, harder, at closer range, and more surprising than expected (Miller calls it the four basic truths), and this chapter considers some ways that one can prepare for those realities.
The sixth chapter considers how one can make self-defense work. It should be pointed out that this isn’t just about how to engage in the fight, but also how to stay out of a fight or get away from it as quickly as is possible. There’s also a discussion of set rules for determining when one must fight. This is the type of notion that one must think about ahead of time, because one can’t expect to think clearly once the adrenaline has been dumped into one’s system. The remainder of the chapter explores how one is most likely to get out of an altercation alive once the fight has become inevitable.
The final chapter delves into the question of what comes after the violent encounter. This is also a subject on which many martial artists have unrealistic notions. If one survives in an unheroic / ungraceful way, one may have guilt or dismay about how imperfectly events unfolded. On the other hand, say everything works out for one, but one kills the predator. Most people seem to think that this won’t be troubling, because it was justified. This misses the fact that there are many traumatized soldiers who were also completely justified, but if you aren’t a hardcore psychopath, you aren’t wired for killing.
I found a lot of valuable food for thought in this book. The author includes many stories (sometimes funny and sometimes disturbing) that help to make the lessons memorable and poignant. Tables, charts, and the occasional photograph are used to illustrate points as well.
I’d recommend this book for anyone who’s concerned about violent altercations. If you’re a martial artist who has no such concerns because you think you have a lock on it, then you probably doubly need this book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Thought-Provoking
By Jiang Xueqin
In his book "Meditations on Violence," corrections officer Sgt. Rory Miller explains well that society has fundamentally failed to understand the nature of violence, and that socially acceptable depictions of violence -- whether they be Hollywood movies or martial arts training -- are all flawed. Violent individuals are violent at a fundamental level, and for repeat violent offenders, prison is R & R rather than rehabilitation, Miller argues. While we have all been socially conditioned to not harm others and to see the good in others, violent individuals do wish harm on others -- that's why no amount of martial arts training will do anyone any good unless the person is willing to inflict violent damage on another human being -- and the vast majority of us are not willing to do that. Violence is a tearing apart of the social fabric and social contract that we have lived our lives by, and that's why the emotional trauma of violence is so much greater and more everlasting than the physical trauma.
So in preparing for the possibility of violence we all face a Catch-22. To prepare for violence we can do drills so that our reflexes respond instantaneously to surprise attacks, but to do so would also mean a complete overhaul of our worldview and our relationship to the world around us. We can no longer see the world as a benevolent place that fits into neat and tidy patterns. Violence is a result of randomness and chaos, and we need to accept the fact that we could be victims at any time, and if we are threatened then we must respond with maximum violence to counter the threat. In other words, to truly defend ourselves from violence, we need to become just as paranoid and as anti-social as the violent criminals we seek to protect ourselves from.
Towards the book's close, Miller reveals to us the emotional trauma and wreckage that a lifetime of thinking about, managing, and teaching violence has created -- depression and paranoia, an unstable family life, lost friends, etc. Miller is absolutely right in that society fails to understand the true nature of violence, and refuses to accept it for what it is -- what he fails to see is that society has done so for very good reasons.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Worth Reading
By The Agnostic Apatheist
If you've ever wondered about the practical application of your martial art (or martial arts, in general) to real world violence, then this book is worth reading. This is NOT a technique book. If you are looking for a set of techniques or detailed tactics, then look elsewhere. Rather, this book is an "analytical" work, examining violence and appropriate training to address such violence.
The author examines some important training gaps in martial arts schools. These gaps include:
- Lack of distinction between sport vs. dueling vs. self-defense vs. combat
- Lack of proper scenario training
- Lack of awareness and avoidance training
- Inadequate de-escalation training or conflict resolution techniques
- Poor or inadequate discussion of legal repercussions
- Poor or inadequate discussion of psychological impact
He also discusses important differences in the types of violence that occur in the real world. While most martial arts schools focus on one type of violence (e.g. the one-on-one duel in an open environment), actual violence occurs in other forms that are poorly addressed during training. Multiple opponents is almost never addressed, or only discussed in passing. Rather than training for surprise knife attacks, many schools train for knife duels, where two individuals are wielding blades. Knife duels rarely occur. Most knife attacks are one-sided; that is, one person has a concealed blade and overwhelms his victim. While nearly all martial arts schools teach young kids, most do not adequately address kidnapping. And the list goes on.
Moreover, the legal and psychological consequences (for the victim) are almost never discussed in martial arts schools. Yet self-defense begins long before the first punch is thrown and may continue many months or years after the confrontation has ended in the form of a civil or criminal lawsuit. Thus, the author states that in most physical conflicts, there is no true winner. Both parties are typically injured, whether physically, psychologically, and/or financially. In fact, the "winner" of a fight may find himself in prison or bankrupt. In such a case, who truly "won" the conflict?
Despite the useful discussions, I had three criticisms with the book. First, I did not like how the book was formatted. It wasn't terrible, but the topics were not always grouped intuitively together. In short, the book could have been structured better. Second, in select parts of the text, the author's use of pronouns was confusing. It was not always clear who the "he" or "him" was referring to. Was it the perpetrator or the victim? Third, I felt the author's experience as a correctional officer may not correlate (as simply as the author might suggest) with what a civilian experiences in the real world. A correctional officer experiences a certain respect or authority over the violent criminal by virtue of his position, a respect that would be absent for the typical civilian. The officer has weapons at his disposal, as well as a small back-up team. This is known to the violent offender. This creates a different relationship between the perpetrator and the victim, compared to what a civilian would experience. Nonetheless, this last point does not detract from the main theme and message of the book.
Overall, "Meditations on Violence" is a unique text that explicitly spells out the distinction between martial arts and real world violence - a topic that many of us have thought about. I recommend this book to anyone thinking about studying martial arts or currently in a martial art. It is worth reading.
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