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fighting: Adrenal Stress Conditioning Through
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Black Belt Magazine identified the five best books ever written on self-defense and martial arts and this book, REAL FIGHTING was among them. Real Fighting was selected for its treatise on the psychology and necessary mental state for combat and how to best develop same. And, also for its exposition of the workings of the human predatory mind. I confess that I am truly (and I really do mean this) almost embarrassed to be put into the same company as the legendary writers who wrote the other 4 'best books'. In selecting my contribution to the literature: REAL FIGHTING in the top five they put me in there along with Bruce Lee's, 'The Tao of JKD (martial arts) and Musashi's, A Book of Five Rings (the strategy and philosophy of the legendary 15th Century Samurai). Real Fighting: Adrenal Stress Conditioning Through Scenario Based Training describes the logic and methodology of the unique RMCAT scenario based training method. WHO SHOULD READ IT ? If you are thinking about attending RMCAT: If you are undecided about taking the training then read this book first. One RMCAT attendant said "Read this book and you will be in the next class". Dam, I sure wish it were truly so! If you a 'hard core' but open minded Martial Arts Instructor: Many times advanced Black Belts (and in so many different Martial Arts styles) that have come to RMCAT to train have told me something like this: "I am 5th degree Black belt, yet I keep thinking there is something missing, something more to learn and to teach my students than what I now have". These people are all very fine and dedicated 'martial artists' and they certainly do not need to know anything more about physical "technique" at all. The fact is they are usually far better at that than I ever was even in my younger days! If you read and grasp this work you will develop a new attitude about the difference between self-defense and martial arts training. And then, if you are are reasonably gifted and caring instructor you can really teach your students that same valuable lesson. You can teach this to them in a way that is extraordinarily useful to them and maybe might even help them stay alive and in one piece. Make no mistake about it, regardless of skill and even regardless of experience, any man can be beaten and any man can be killed. That sure includes me too!. The only fight you can absolutely win is the one you avoid in the first place. The knowledge in this book truly helps people find the courage to avoid the fight, and I hope it motivates them to want to do so as well!
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Bouncer's Guide: To Barroom Brawling
This was my first book and my publisher gave it the title. At first I was not real happy about the title they gave it. That was because I did not think it reflected the real content of the book at all. But later on I had to assume they really knew their business and what they were doing as it has sold very well over the last 18 years. In this book I discuss what I learned as a bouncer and a
'cooler'
in some pretty tough The truth is a fight can break out almost anywhere and it it is not just physical skills than might save you, its knowing the mind-set of the aggressor, that is the mind of the one who starts the fight. This is so absolutely essential to understand and yet it so very seldom if ever taught in martial arts schools.
I worked with these people to effect a peace treaty and avoid problems and real violence with another club. I know where the expression "First Blood" comes from because once that "First Blood" is spilled on either side, there can almost be no end to the continuing war. Often such a 'motorcycle club war' means killings and that means a move for as "helmet law (which is actually just a State enforced 'Dress Code"). I wanted to avoid killings yes, but I absolutely could not have a helmet law in Colorado either! Hence I had another motive for trying to avoid the two clubs going to war. In any case, not at all
long ago I was talking with a senior (semi-retired) member of 'that
club' two years after the peace treaty had been made. I said to him "...most every fight
can be avoided if you spot what's happening, know how to deal with it and
then you want to avoid the fight" I was not really surprised when even this man immediately replied "Well fucking of course..." As if this were pure common sense and common knowledge. For him it surely was, but it is not 'common knowledge' for everyone. Study this book and you will understand how to avoid the fight and also why that is almost always possible if you handle yourself right. Ok, this is a technique book too. But almost 20 years ago when I started writing this book I knew nobody would buy a "self-defense" book if it did show physical techniques, that is "how to do it". Even so, I got letters for years and then emails in the later years from so many MA people who's said they had never even seen these techniques before! I do have something to say in this book, but I sort of knew way back then that I had to sort of 'interpose' that message with pictures and text about 'how to do it', that is how to avoid being hit and how to train to hit hard etc. But things like the UFC, The Vale de Tudo etc and the rise of MMA in general (which were predicted as future sports in this book) now make that 'real message' more apparent I think. The technique aspect and training methods in here are of important value if you are in martial arts program or even if you are not. This is because most martial arts techniques have no application in real world self-defense and some are just mistaken "culturally driven" approaches to the problem too. Incidentally, if you are a MA person, haven't you ever wondered why after doing forms, Katas or Hyungs 'forever' in your school until your uniform dripped with sweat, that then when people would spar it never looked anything like those forms they practiced? You wills surely see why that is and its significance too after you study this book. |
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Freedom From Fear
You can either allow your life to be ruled fundamentally by fear, or you can determine to live by rational hope. Good people, we are born with only two natural fears alone, infants only have a fear of loud noises and a fear of falling. All our other fears are learned, and so they can be UNLEARNED TOO!
"In the interest of full disclosure I must admit I am a recent graduate of Mr. Quinn's RMCAT program in Colorado; which I also highly recommend. I am also a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist and I have to say that this is a very good book. It is very readable and full of interesting examples, anecdotes, and a very fresh perspective on the problem of depression and fear in day-to-day life. All of Mr. Quinn's principles and strategies for dealing with life's difficulties are very psychologically sound and even robust. His fundamental idea is that many people become detached from their survival instincts through the process of socialization, difficult life experiences, and/or biochemical processes. This makes certain folks vulnerable to depression & fear. We try to deny this, but if we take a clear look at ourselves we find we are turning away from certain challenges, relationships, or engaging in life in the manner we know we should or could. Mr. Quinn offers an approach that is direct, practical, founded in good science & common sense, and grounded in compassion to meet these serious life difficulties. I hope his work can reach a wider audience." ----------- So many of our behaviors are conditioned into us without our self-aware knowledge. These are often the very behaviors that do not serve us, and yet are so often the ones that we might still repeat and repeat! Have you ever wondered why that is? Have you ever asked yourself, 'Dam! I knew I shouldn't have said (or done) that, so why did I?' Once you see the biochemical mechanism at work here you can intercede and make choices of your own. You will understand just why you did or said something you knew was not in your best interest. More importantly of course you will be able the break the cycle of your counter productive behaviors. That is make a "choices" that serves you and bring you closer to your goals rather than standing between you and your goals. It took me years to see this in myself, but once I did it made tremendous difference. I was not so much of "reactive" mind to others. Instead of me "reacting" to their "stimulus" I saw that "stimulus" for what it was and made decision, a choice as to how I should best respond and not just giving a 'knee jerk' reaction to the situation. The start of this 'enlightenment' if I dare call it that, began when I was a bouncer. I saw that I was getting into fights all the time and had to think that I was part of the problem somehow. And I was! I was allowing the threats and body postures and 'intimidation' by the human predators to 'get to me' in that I was responding to it from an unchecked, biochemical basis. But once I saw this I made a decision for myself. I would not react directly to their threats or body posture intimidations. I would simply decide to be assertive and not aggressive or show any fear. You see fear or aggression are not choices you make, they are autonomic reactions you experience. Once I did this I was able to control the person's behavior as required without a fight occurring almost every time! All that was more than 30 years ago. I have since applied this same strategy productively so many areas of my life. I very sincerely feel that you can do this too. This book is roadmap of how to do that. This is also why I am making it available as such an inexpensive download too. ----------- "Mr. Quinn has written an excellent insight into the psychology of predators and bullies. I highly recommend both this book and his previous work, "Real Fighting". His discussion of the "interview" used by potential adversaries is worth the price of either book alone. Psychology is 90% of the battle, and Quinn does a good job here" 3 of 4 people found the following review
helpful:
Peyton uses examples from his own and others' lives to teach important lessons about dealing with adrenal stress and the primitive emotional "frog brain" in any situation. His goal for this book can be found in the title- to teach people to gain freedom from fear and regain control of their lives- and he succeeds. This book is a valuable addition to the self-help field that will be useful to anyone who feels overwhelmed by stress and anxiety
I have personally used these techniques as a Banker making presentations to Fortune 500 companies as well as when I am minding my own business just having a beer in a biker bar. A great book and a fantastic program at the RMCAT training center in Colorado." Bob S. MBA, 1st degree black belt
2 of 3 people found the following review
helpful:
This book is not written using only highly-technical psycho-babble; it speaks to people in everyday language that we can all understand and use. Mr. Quinn is highly experienced dealing with dysfunctional people, and every technique and bit of information contained within this book has been used by him and other people to good effect. I work in a prison, and can validate every bit of information in Mr. Quinn's book, as I've seen a wide range of human dysfunction, predatory behavior, victim behavior, and bullies during my time on the job. A bully doesn't have to be a 6 1/2 foot-tall, muscular, tattooed biker guy; many bullies wear suits and ties, or even fast-food restaurant uniforms
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COMMENTS OF PRE-RELEASE READERS OF THIS BOOK
The two subjects may seem quite different at first but the underlying biochemistry is much the same. This is simply because we are all the same human beings biologically and biochemically speaking. In fact, a failed romantic affair can affect one of the strongest forms of PTSD that can develop in an individual, and regardless of gender too. There are three distinct stages of love: (1) Lust (2) Personal Attraction, and then for the few unions that will last (3) Attachment. Each of these stages is dominated by a different biochemical complex. Taking a person's blood sample and doing a blood test (these were college age students) it is fairly obvious to predict, and with statistical significance too, which of the subjects thinks they are "in love". Even beyond that, the elevated levels of serotonin, dopamine's, etc can also indicate at what stage of love the relationship is currently at as well. Understanding these things allows one to identify what is happening to their judgment and decision making and to their personal perception of the other partner in the love relationship. The real problem here is that the "love's biochemical spell" wears off in for one person before the other. You have to look out for yourself in 'love' because evolution is not at all concerned with the survival of any individual, either physically, emotionally or mentally. Nature and Evolution are only concerned with the survival of the species as a whole. Love can be a battlefield of its own Women often feel at some level: "Men only want one thing". While men can often be driven to think: "Women just can't be trusted, they have no sense of honor like most men do". But neither of these attitudes serve their owners at all. Indeed, such attitudes doom them to a lonely life until they free themselves from them. These are fear based thoughts and result in fear based behaviors. ------------------------ Dr. Cohen: "As he did in his book, Freedom From Fear Peyton offers unusual and very practical insights without the ‘buzz” words or “psychobabble”. This book is very much worth the read and study. It’s what you wished you knew when you were a young person about love and romance, and frankly what most people never figure out at all” Richard Foley “Peyton seems to have quite a gift for seeing so many things as being different aspects, expressions or views of the ‘same thing’ or the ‘greater whole’. He definitely does not hesitate to raise some extraordinarily controversial questions about the very concept of romantic love either. What he says about the three stages of love and the biochemistry of each stage is not just academic; it is a practical guide to understanding where you are and rather importantly where you might be going in a relationship”. ------------------------ This book lays it all out 'the way it is' and not in some "new age" buzz word 'pseudo science' fashion either. Some of you may not at first 'like' what you discover in this book, some will want or feel they must deny it all too. Others though, and I think most people will read this material and have that internal experience that tells them "Dam, I never saw it like that before but that is exactly what happened to me!" Please consider the way I close the book too because after 32 years of very successful marriage I know what the true prize is that real and matured love offers us: Love, in a good and healthy relationship, is a
spiritual path that leads through the fullness of time to the shedding of
most all illusions and that is the basis of all enlightenment. When the
shedding of illusions allows us to see and accept the truth of things,
this is a movement toward enlightenment. That
means any illusions about your mate, yourself or the nature of love and
commitment. It is a profound acceptance of the true nature of life and of
love itself. And besides, the Beatles were basically right:
“All you need is love”.
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bars. But also in some places
that many would people might think that fights would not happen. I even did some security work in a 'Five
Star Hotel Restaurant' and still I had to deal with some violence and also preventing some violence from going down even there! And
the guys I had to deal with to prevent them from beating each other
senseless were often wearing expensive three piece suits!
As
some of you may know I have always liked to ride Harleys and I have done
so since I was 17 years of age. Now, understand
this, think of the most "notorious" or "famous" motorcycle
club in the world. Well, you know their name and for the most part, they
know how to "live right". 
A
geat book, January 5, 2005 
Valuable
Reading!, August 9, 2004 
The
Science and Art of Love &
romance: A Strategy for Success and a Program
for Healing
The
biochemistry of love is as important to understand as the biochemistry of
combat and perhaps even more so! Make no mistake either, little Peyton has
waged his war on that battlefield of love too and I did not come away
without deep and lasting wounds either.