In a confrontation, street fight or other situation where you need to defend yourself, learning to react quickly without processing or thinking and doing so effectively is crucial. This is the rational for reaction based martial arts training. You don't always have time to consider which techniques may or may not be effective in a confrontation. In fact, very often the way and manner in which your opponent presents himself or herself to you and their energy or chi will dictate the manner in which you will respond. For example, if your opponent is much taller than you, then it may be difficult to strike targets that are out of range. However, you will learn about those targets that are reachable, or targets-of-opportunity. In this book you will also learn about how to react utilizing pressure points and chi or internal energy. This mind, body and spirit approach to reaction based martial arts training will help you to gain the knowledge needed to give yourself an advantage in critical situations and more.
