WARRIORS: MORE ON LIVING WITH COURAGE, DISCIPLINE, & HONOR EXPANDED EDITION

WARRIORS: MORE ON LIVING WITH COURAGE, DISCIPLINE, & HONOR EXPANDED EDITION The word warrior is not new. The soldiers, cops, emergency rescue personnel and other men and women who face hardship and danger in service to others have always used it. But outside this warrior community, it was just a word with no great significance attached to it _ that is, until September 11, 2001. After that, warrior became a buzzword. Most often its used properly, though sometimes its use has been a stretch of the definition. In compiling this collection of essays, Loren W. Christensen sought the true meaning, the essence, of warriorhood by going to the source, to those who live it. The writers who contributed to this work are a diverse mix, from soldiers, cops and SWAT officers to martial art masters to experts in the fields of work place violence, theology and school safety. They are some of the finest warrior authors, warrior trainers and warrior scholars today. Many have faced death, survived and now teach others to do the same. Here they speak candidly on what its like to sacrifice, to train, to protect . . . Even to kill . . . To accomplish what needs to be done. Because thats what a warrior does. ABOUT THE EDITOR:Loren W. Christensen, is a retired policeman, Vietnam veteran, high-ranking martial artist and prolific writer. He began his law enforcement career in 1967 as a military policeman in the army and then joined the Portland Police Bureau in 1972, retiring in 1997. In addition, he has earned a total of ten black belts _ seven in karate, two in jujitsu and one in arnis _ and penned 27 books and dozens of magazine articles on the topics of the martial arts, missing children, street gangs, police-involved shootings, nutrition, exercise, prostitution and various street subcultures. ISBN: 1-58160-696-6 publish date: 02/14/2009