Fight Like a Physicist: The Incredible Science Behind Martial Arts

An in-depth look into the physics behind martial arts. Whether you are an experienced martial artist or...
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Author: Jason Thalken
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Fight Like a Physicist: The Incredible Science Behind Martial Arts by Thalken, Jason

Fight Like a Physicist: The Incredible Science Behind Martial Arts

€24,05

Fight Like a Physicist: The Incredible Science Behind Martial Arts

€24,05
Author: Jason Thalken
Format: Paperback
Language: English

An in-depth look into the physics behind martial arts. Whether you are an experienced martial artist or a curious enthusiast, this book gives you an "unfair advantage" by unraveling the complex science of effective fighting techniques and examining the core principles that make them work. Did you know?

  • Momentum is for knocking people over
  • Energy is for breaking bones and causing pain
  • A haymaker travels 3.14159 times farther than a jab
  • You are only an "object" when you are rigid

Fight Like a Physicist blends inquiry, skepticism, and irreverent humor-all while punching holes in myth and mysticism. Highlights include

  • Making physics your "unfair advantage," in the ring and on the street
  • Examining center of mass, pi, levers, wedges, angular momentum, and linear momentum for martial artists
  • Reducing traumatic brain injury in contact sports
  • Exposing the illusion of safety provided by gloves and helmets
  • Overturning conventional wisdom on compliance during an assault
  • Busting up Hollywood action clichés

Fight Like a Physicist reads like a manifesto on the rational practice of martial arts. It's intelligent, fun, and dangerous-and nothing short of iconoclastic.



Author: Jason Thalken
Publisher: YMAA Publication Center
Published: 09/01/2015
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781594393389


Review Citation(s):
Foreword 03/12/2015
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2015

About the Author
Jason Thalken has a PhD in computational condensed matter physics from the University of Southern California, and bachelor's degrees in physics, mathematics, and philosophy from the University of Texas. He is the inventor on eight patent applications for data science and modeling in the financial services industry, and one patent application for protecting the brain from trauma in such sports as boxing, MMA, and football. Jason has studied and competed in numerous martial arts styles since 1995 and has a black belt in hapkido under Grand Master Ho Jin Song. Jason Thalken resides in Seattle, Washington.

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