Your martial arts and self-defense training doesn't stop when you step off the mat. We recommend these resources below as tools you can use to augment your studies and your skills.
Living The Martial Way
How to develop attitudes based on the ancient Asian martial arts. A manual for the way a modern warrior should think. Living The Martial Way is a concise manual for training in warriorship. Unique among martial arts books, it provides a systematic, step-by-step approach to applying the warrior mind-set to your martial arts training and daily life. Written by Forrest Morgan, a major in the United States Air Force, who holds black belts in a variety of martial arts. This is a must read for anyone truly working to develop a martial arts way of being.
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Complete Krav Maga
The ultimate guide to over 230 Self-Defense and Combative techniques. This book by authors Darren Levine and John Whitman is a guide through all belts in the Krav Maga self-defense system from beginner Yellow Belt to advance Brown Belt as defined by the Krav Maga Association. Darren Levin is world renowned for bringing Krav Maga to the UNited States. A great companion book for anyone on the path of Krav Maga.
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Martial Arts After 40
This book explores the effects of aging and how to combat them through martial arts. Best selling author Sang H. Kim's positive and enthusiastic approach will inspire, reassure and educate you, arming you with the confidence and skills to enjoy your training for years to come. This is a great book for anyone even if you are under 40 because the sooner you understand your bodies aging process the better you will be able to graceful managing the transition into your 40's and beyond.
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The Art Of War
Sun Tzu's classic reading is a must have for any library. Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today. Understanding the Art of war and strategy is a key component to being an effective warrior. This book applies to every aspect of like from competition to interpersonal conflicts.
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About Elite Training Center
Elite Training Center (formally LOTAR Self Defense) is located in Redondo Beach, California, in the South Bay of Los Angeles. Elite Training Center is a martial arts school focusing on self-defense and fitness. Students include South Bay residents and those in the L.A. region, male and female, adult and youth, those with no prior self-defense experience and those experienced in martial arts. Teaching confidence while respecting others, our school is founded on the four principals of Respect, Honor, Discipline, and Strength. Techniques include LOTAR and Krav Maga (intuitive self-defense independent of strength or size), Muay Thai kickboxing, Adult Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as sport, youth MMA that emphasizes our founding principles, and Kali/Silat/Eskrima (Filipino open hand and stick/weapon fighting). Elite Training Center instructors are experienced both in teaching and in application of defense techniques in actual street or combat situations.
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