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 threory, 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 speciailized 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.