The Warrior's Mantra

In "The Warrior's Mantra," police defensive tactics instructor and California POST master instructor Rodger Ruge teaches the ancient Eastern technique of using mantras, or positive affirmations, as a means of training one's mind and enhancing one's self-defense/survival skills. Ruge reveals the five most effective mantras police, fire, disaster management, military and security forces should learn and use; how, exactly, mantras work; proper breathing techniques; the types of on-the-job, life-threatening situations for which mantras and controlled breathing can prove essential to survival. He also recalls several situations in which the use of mantras helped save his life during his long career as a California police officer. From Barricade Books, "The Warrior's Mantra" is available at www.barricadebooks.com.