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Title: Sharpening The Warrior's Edge
         The Psychology & Science of Training
Author: Bruce K. Siddle
Publisher: PPCT Research Publications
Form: paperback, 9 x 6 in, 148 pages


Table Of Contents
Acknowledgements page1
Introduction5
Chapter One
The Psychology of Survival Training11
Chapter Two
The Neural Basis of Survival Motor Programs25
Chapter Three
Survival Motor Skill Classification39
Chapter Four
Survival Reaction Time61
Chapter Five
Survival Stress Management 87
Chapter Six
Implementing Survival Research109
Chapter Seven
Survival Mindset133
References143

 		  

  Sharpening the Warrior's Edge is the first text which examines survival and combat performance from a scientific perspective. Author Bruce K. Siddle methodically brings together one hundred years of research which identifies the relationship between survival stress, the heart rate and combat performance.

  Beyond mere theory, the text explains...

  • why combat performance and reaction time deteriorates under effects of survival stress
  • why and how perceptual and visual narrowing occurs during combat
  • an insight into Survival Stress Management technologies designed for combat
  • how to develop a training methodology which combines educational psychology, neurobiology, principles of learning and motor learning research
About the Author

  Bruce K. Siddle is an internationally recognized authority on use of force training and the effects of survival stress on combat performance. As the Executive Director of PPCT Management Systems, Siddle has trained thousands of criminal justice use of force instructors, as well as specialized units within the U.S. Department of State, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Secret Service, Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and special operations units within the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.