Joint Locks by Rory Miller for Android

11 things about Joint Locks by Rory Miller

1. As an experienced martial artist and veteran correction officer, Rory Miller distills what he learned from jailhouse brawls, tactical operations, and ambushes to explore the differences between martial arts and the subject martial arts were designed to deal with: Violence.

2. He has served for seventeen years in corrections as an officer and sergeant working maximum security, booking and mental health; leading a tactical team; and teaching subjects ranging from Defensive Tactics and Use of Force to First Aid and Crisis Communications with the Mentally Ill.

3. Learn to Improvise Joint Locks Under Pressure with Rory Miller.

4. However, if your job requires controlling violent people with minimal injury you must be good at joint locks and you must be able to improvise them under pressure.

5. A principles-based approach allows relative beginners to improvise joint locks with one hour of training, something that many traditional approaches have failed to do with hundreds of hours.

6. In this 60-minute video app, Rory Miller makes the case that the problem is not with the locks themselves, but with our teaching methods.

7. This app is available for free download with sample videos, and offers a single in-app purchase to access these joint lock lessons for the lowest possible cost.

8. Joint locks are widely regarded as one of the most versatile physical tools-- they can move, immobilize, submit or severely injure a threat.

9. In his work, Miller introduces the myths, metaphors and expectations that most martial artists have about what they will ultimately learn in their dojo.

10. Miller is the author of several award-winning books and DVDs, including “Meditations on Violence”, “Facing Violence”, “Scaling Force”, and “Conflict Communications”.

11. He received a BS degree in Psychology; served in the National Guard as a Combat Medic (91A/B); earned college varsities in judo and fencing, and received a mokuroku in jujutsu.