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Warriors

In late August of 2004, Paladin Press released Warriors: On Living with Courage, Discipline, and Honor. Edited by Loren Christensen, the book is a collection of non-fiction pieces written by an impressive group of luminaries from the self-defense, martial arts, military, and law enforcement/emergency response arenas.

I am fortunate an honored to be one of these people.

The back of the book describes its contents as follows:

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 it's used properly, though sometimes its use has been a stretch of the definition.
In seeking the true meaning, the essence of warriorhood, Loren W. Christensen – retired cop, Vietnam veteran, high-ranking martial artist, and prolific author – went to the source, to those who live it, and asked them to convey it in their own words. The writers who contributed to this work are some of the finest warrior authors, warrior trainers, and warrior scholars today, including:

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman – U.S. Army veteran, warrior scholar, author of On Killing

Massad Ayoob – prolific law enforcement writer, lecturer, instructor

Gavin de Becker – expert on predicting violence, author of The Gift of Fear

Harry Humphries – former U.S. Navy Seal, veteran of more than 200 combat operations

Stephen K. Hayes – ninja master, Black Belt Hall of Fame Member, author, former bodyguard to the Dalai Lama of Tibet

W. Hock Hochheim – veteran police officer and soldier, publisher of Close Quarter Combat Magazine

Dr. Alexis Artwohl – police psychologist, coauthor of Deadly Force Encounters

Jim Morris – U.S. Army Special Forces veteran, author of War Story, experienced combat journalist

They are joined by a diverse mix of fellow warriors, from soldiers, cops, and SWAT officers to martial art masters to experts in the fields of workplace violence, theology, and school safety. Thirty-seven experts speak candidly on what it's like to sacrifice, to train, to fear, to protect...even to kill...to accomplish what needs to be done.

Because that's what a warrior does.

To the lengthy list of those with impressive credentials who contributed to Warriors, I humbly add my own name. I don't pretend to hold myself to the standard of those who fight and die for this country, or who stood their ground on September 11 only to watch comrades fall. I do, however, believe I bring something of value to the effort. It is with great pride that I can now say my essay, Warrior Lessons Learned and Unlearned, appears on page 88 of each book in the first printing.

My essay appears on page 88 of Paladin Press' Warriors collection.

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