Mike Young has been a deputy sheriff for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for over 23 years.  He has taught defensive tactics classes to police officers, SWAT officers, and DEA, ATF and INS Agents.  Mike Young is the author of Martial Arts Techniques for Law Enforcement and Martial Arts Home Training: The Complete Guide to the Construction and Use of Home Training Equipment.

According to the book description of Martial Arts Techniques for Law Enforcement, “Whether you’re a beat cop or a "SWAT team" specialist, you’ll benefit from the tried-and-true methods explained in this book. Destined to become a bible of law enforcement self-defense, Martial Arts Techniques for Law Enforcement offers instruction in techniques and tactics that specifically address the situations unique to police officers. These simple, easy-to-follow lessons teach readers the theory behind strikes and kicks, come-alongs and takedowns, psychological defensive tactics, and techniques including one-hand defenses and defenses.”

One reader of Martial Arts Techniques for Law Enforcement said, “I do not have any martial arts background and I find a lot of martial arts books hard to follow as they have too many maneuvers or require another person to practice with. This book provides useful and easy to follow instructions on how to defend yourself (important for women) and useful tips on how to avoid getting hurt while bringing the assailant down. It is very practical and its short and easy steps are a plus, as in real dangerous situations you don't have enough time to think through complicated maneuvers.”

One reader of Martial Arts Techniques for Law Enforcement said, “I mean it! This is the man! Having been trained at a police academy I can say he knows what he's talking about when he exposes the areas of police training that are neglected at the academy. There are many hits and holds he covers that are very effective that go beyond your academy training which will help you maintain the advantage on the street level. Great book.”

According to the book description of Martial Arts Home Training: The Complete Guide to the Construction and Use of Home Training Equipment, “This book shows readers how to make and use ingenious home training aids--from easy to find objects such as grocery bags, towels, and tires--to enhance their martial arts practice. Included in this book are simple instructions for a wide array of equipment for the home martial arts studio, including: the shadow boxing towel; the footwork, balance and leg developer; the precision blocking stick; heavy-duty striking post; small hanging bag. Martial Arts Home Training also sets out the author Mike Young's patented "rock & roll" training methods for getting the most out of your training equipment and training time. Mike Young also provides a discussion on maintaining the diligent yet playful attitude necessary to get the most from developing home training equipment.”

One reader of Martial Arts Home Training: The Complete Guide to the Construction and Use of Home Training Equipment, said “Mike Young has certainly put together a valuable reference book for martial artists of any style, beginner to advanced practitioner. To his credit, Mike stays away from system-specific dogma and does not tell the reader that they must train a certain way with a certain piece of equipment. In fact, he does the opposite: he explains the dynamics of each piece of training equipment, offers some ideas on how to train with them, then inspires the reader to develop a program that will fit their own specific development needs. Martial Arts Home Training is a book that all martial artists should have in their home or gym bag, and refer to it for ideas and inspiration throughout the years. Blindly following a teacher will get you only so far; you must develop and experience "the feel" of the arts within you, and this book shows you how!”

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One reader of Martial Arts Home Training: The Complete Guide to the Construction and Use of Home Training Equipment, said “Great book for those who want to save money and make their own practice equipment for martial arts training. The author shows in good detail through lots of pictures and explanations how to construct and also use the various pieces of equipment. The best part of this book is that the author himself (an experienced martial artist) has actually tested and used these pieces of equipment for practice to make sure they work the way he intended it to. Some of the equipment used is very simple, from a plastic shopping bag and bath towel, to more intricate ones like the grappling/choking dummy or the heavy-duty striking post. Nonetheless, the equipment shown is basically simple and inexpensive to make, using materials found at most hardware stores. The author also shows in detail, how to use the various equipment and tells of the benefits of training with them. Excellent book for those on a budget and/or don't want to spend the bucks on commercial equipment (i.e. - heavy bag, focus bag, speed bag, etc) but still want to get the most out of their martial arts training at home.”