Wouldn't have believed it unless I saw it in action but Cesar Milan's techniques for dogs work on cats as well.
1) Exercise
2) Discipline
3) THEN affection.
Some of his key points is that if you just correct the animal and then you immediately go back to what you were doing in their mind you have backed down and have thus consented to the activity by saying they are in charge. Cats, like dogs, have a hierarchy to their social structure and they understand the concept of dominance. If you don't back down and are firm (but not agressive/violent) the cat will learn that you are in charge and ideally will begin to learn from one or two corrections only.
Another one of his phrases he likes to use is "Rules boundaries and limitations." Which is his way of saying that if you don't set those things and enforce them consistently you will find yourself losing control.
In the case of a dog with a lot of energy he suggests lots of exercise, which is why I completely agree with Legend's point about getting the cat some exercise..hell he is probably going out of his mind if he is fairly young and is not let out very often. When you have some free time you can take away some of his energy with some sort of exercise then intentionally put him in situations where you know he will make a mistake and correct him and stay there and keep correcting him when he messes up until he moves away and relaxes/submits.
I've used this on cats & dogs myself and provided you stick with it you WILL get results and probably faster then you might expect. Cats can be a lot more stubborn though which usually means you need a bit more persistence =P
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