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Fight Like a Physicist: The Incredible Science Behind Martial Arts

Fight Like a Physicist: The Incredible Science Behind Martial Arts - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jason ThalkenSeries:Martial SciencePublish date:2024-08-06Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:YMAA Publication CenterISBN-13:9781594394362ISBN-10:1594394369UPC:9781594394362Book Category:Sports & Recreation, ScienceBook Subcategory:Martial Arts, Physics, Equipment & SuppliesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.66 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SC6SBWPGXA

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 clich?eacute;s


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.



Language:EnglishPublisher:YMAA Publication CenterISBN-13:9781594394362ISBN-10:1594394369UPC:9781594394362Book Category:Sports & Recreation, ScienceBook Subcategory:Martial Arts, Physics, Equipment & SuppliesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.66 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SC6SBWPGXA
Publisher: YMAA Publication Center

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Jason Thalken

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