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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.
Price: $16.95
Pages: 184
Publisher: YMAA Publication Center
Imprint: YMAA Publication Center
Series: Martial Science
Publication Date:
01 September 2015
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781594393389
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
SPORTS & RECREATION / Martial Arts, Martial arts, SPORTS & RECREATION / Equipment & Supplies, SPORTS & RECREATION / Health & Safety, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Biomechanics, human kinetics, Sport science, physical education, Applied physics
