Fight Like a Physicist: The Incredible Science Behind Martial Arts

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 clichéeacute;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.