Download or read book Complete Book of Urban Combatives written by Lee Morrison and published by Paladin Press. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Book of Urban Combatives is based on what Lee Morrison teaches in his Urban Combatives (UC) curriculum. Morrison formed UC after 22 years of researching various Asian and Western methods of combat, incorporating the teachings of W.E. Fairbairn and E.A. Sykes, Charles Nelson, Geoff Thompson, Bob Kasper, and Kelly McCann, to name just a few. Morrison's reality-based UC is neither a sport nor an art. It is designed to counter street violence. Having been in his share of real blood-and-snot fights, first as a somewhat misguided youth and later as a doorman at pubs and nightclubs, Morrison knows that 30 seconds on the street is worth three years in the dojo any day of the week. His hard-earned experience also taught him that no one system has all the answers, necessitating that you keep an open mind and stay on the cutting edge of combatives. At UC, the essence of good self-protection is threefold: Master a few well-honed personal security concepts. Add a realistic understanding of your enemy. Gain an understanding of fear and how you will react under pressure. In this book, Morrison includes attribute-developing drills to help you develop these and other key combatives principles, as well as the combative mentality that must accompany every aspect of your training. The goal is to provide you with a functional game plan that can be tapered to your specific needs, whether for personal protection, or for law enforcement, military, or executive-protection duties.

Download or read book The Art of Urban Survival a Family Safety and Self Defense Manual written by Stefan Verstappen and published by Stefan Verstappen. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete guide to survival in the concrete jungle. The modern urban environment is rife with dangers. Crime, violence, natural disasters, wars, and terrorism are real life possibilities for which few people are prepared. The Art of Urban Survival offers readers simple, safe, and practical advice on how to prepare for, and react to dozens of life threatening situations. The author draws from psychology, sociology and anthropology to provide a deeper understanding of the laws of the urban jungle. In addition, elements of military strategy, eastern martial arts, and wilderness survival techniques are included to provide information on the full spectrum of urban survival skills.

Download or read book A Guide to Improvised Weaponry written by Terry Schappert and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defend yourself with salad tongs, hairbrushes--and even a dirty diaper! A sidewalk thief tries to steal your wallet, but you are unarmed. What do you do? With A Guide to Improvised Weaponry, you'll know how to protect yourself--even if all you have are your car keys and a candy bar. Written by Green Beret and combat expert Terry Schappert, this book teaches you how to turn your lipstick, your wristwatch--even the shoes on your feet--into strategic self-defense tools. Traditional weapons can be expensive, dangerous, and in the blur of an attack, easily turned against you, but with his life-saving advice, you can avoid these risks and defend yourself by deploying the hidden tactical uses of 100 ordinary items. Whether you're out grocery shopping, riding in an elevator, or enjoying a stroll through the park, A Guide to Improvised Weaponry shows you how to control your environment and become your own bodyguard--ready and able to act when you need to.

Download or read book HANDS OFF IN COLOUR SELF DEFENCE FOR WOMEN Urban Protection Edition written by Major W E Fairbairn and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-10 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixty photographs in this new edition have been digitally enhanced for a sharper clean rendition, and in addition to this using state-of-the-art colorising software all the wonderful photography that feature Fairbairn as the protagonist with his female assistant are in lifelike full colour. Originally published during the Second World War, Major Fairbairn's "Hands Off!" shows the emancipated woman how to deal with any "unpleasant" situation which would immeasurably increase their efficiency in the War Effort. The methods of self-defence explained and illustrated were especially selected for use by women, taking into account their disadvantages of weight, build and strength. They are all practicable, and many were originally worked out in answer to the question 'what should I do if I were attacked like this'. Amongst the twenty measures advocated are: Wrist Hold - Being Strangled - How to Apply the "Chin Jab" - Bear Hug - Waist, Coat, Hair and Belt Holds - Umbrella Drill - Car "Hold Up" - "Give Me a Light". As valid today as it was when it was first published, the content of this self-defence manual will give a degree of confidence to the 21st century woman as she navigates the the urban landscape.

Download or read book Urban Violence written by Serge Augier and published by Singing Dragon. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive guide to Mian Xiang for self-defence, this book explains how the art of face reading can enable martial arts practitioners to read people and situations quickly, empowering them to avoid fights or to respond to different types of aggressors in the most appropriate way.

Download or read book Krav Maga Defense written by David Kahn and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Kahn, U.S. Chief Instructor of the Israeli Krav Maga Association, is back again with Krav Maga Defense: How to Defend Yourself Against the 12 Most Common Street Attacks. Created by the Israeli army for self-defense, krav maga is gaining popularity around the world—especially here in the United States. Kahn is a self-defense expert, teacher, and served as a board member of the original Israeli Krav Maga Association. Kahn will teach you how to gain the upper hand in the twelve most common unarmed street attacks the average person is likely to encounter. He’ll show you how to outmaneuver takedowns, rear chokes, ambush attacks, sucker punches while texting, knees to the groin, among other street safety skills. Kahn has instructed everyone from members at the local Y to executives, celebrities, and all major federal U.S. law enforcement agencies, as well as all five branches of the U.S. military. His simple, no-nonsense approach to self-defense is perfect for men and women of all fitness levels. Don’t become tomorrow’s headline; Krav Maga Defense will teach you to protect yourself today.

Download or read book The Self Defense Handbook written by Sam Fury and published by SF Nonfiction Books. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teach Yourself Self-Defense! Inside this four-part self-defense training manual, you will learn: * The Principles of Self-Defense. The information in this section is more valuable from a self-defense point of view than any of the individual techniques. * Basic Self-Defense Techniques. Simple and effective moves to escape your attacker(s) and get to safety. * Advanced Strikes & Strategies. Use these tactics when the basic self-defense techniques are too aggressive, such as in a "friendly" pub or schoolyard brawl. * Weapon Disarms. Advanced lessons on how to disarm an attacker and fight multiple opponents. This is the only self-defense training manual you need, because these are the best street fighting moves around. Get it now. Discover Real Street Fighting Tactics * The best target areas for self-defense and which strikes to use. * How to achieve street fighting knockouts. * Ground fighting techniques for self-defense. * Easy to apply strategies for attack and defense. * The correct way to use choke holds and how to escape them. * The best self-defense objects from everyday items. * Weapon vs weapon street fighting training. * How to adapt what you learn to any situation. Adapted From Proven Street Fighting Styles This no-nonsense self-defense training manual focuses on the most effective techniques from a wide variety of martial arts, including (but not limited to): * Jeet Kune Do (Bruce Lee's martial art) * Vortex Control Self-Defense (eclectic self-defense) * Kali/Escrima Arnis (Filipino weapon-based martial arts) * Wing Chun (efficient Chinese martial art) * Krav Maga (Israel military) * Systema (Russian military) * Mixed Martial Arts (strikes and ground fighting) …and more. Limited Time Only... Get your copy of The Self-Defense Handbook today and you will also receive: * Free SF Nonfiction Books new releases * Exclusive discount offers * Downloadable sample chapters * Bonus content … and more! Teach yourself self-defense that works, because this is one of the best street fighting books around. Get it now.

Download or read book Streetwise written by Peter Consterdine and published by Summerdale Pub Limited. This book was released on 1998-02 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated guide covers all aspects of self-defence and personal security in the street, car and home. In addition to providing explanations of the various combat and martial arts techniques, the author describes how to recognize an impending attack and how to deal with the attack.

Download or read book Her Own Hero written by Wendy L. Rouse and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The surprising roots of the self-defense movement and the history of women’s empowerment. At the turn of the twentieth century, women famously organized to demand greater social and political freedoms like gaining the right to vote. However, few realize that the Progressive Era also witnessed the birth of the women’s self-defense movement. It is nearly impossible in today’s day and age to imagine a world without the concept of women’s self defense. Some women were inspired to take up boxing and jiu-jitsu for very personal reasons that ranged from protecting themselves from attacks by strangers on the street to rejecting gendered notions about feminine weakness and empowering themselves as their own protectors. Women’s training in self defense was both a reflection of and a response to the broader cultural issues of the time, including the women’s rights movement and the campaign for the vote. Perhaps more importantly, the discussion surrounding women’s self-defense revealed powerful myths about the source of violence against women and opened up conversations about the less visible violence that many women faced in their own homes. Through self-defense training, women debunked patriarchal myths about inherent feminine weakness, creating a new image of women as powerful and self-reliant. Whether or not women consciously pursued self-defense for these reasons, their actions embodied feminist politics. Although their individual motivations may have varied, their collective action echoed through the twentieth century, demanding emancipation from the constrictions that prevented women from exercising their full rights as citizens and human beings. This book is a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to one of the most important women’s issues of all time. This book will provoke good debate and offer distinct responses and solutions.

Download or read book Urban Warfare in the Twenty First Century written by Anthony King and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warfare has migrated into cities. From Mosul to Mumbai, Aleppo to Marawi, the major military battles of the twenty-first century have taken place in densely populated urban areas. Why has this happened? What are the defining characteristics of urban warfare today? What are its military and political implications? Leading sociologist Anthony King answers these critical questions through close analysis of recent urban battles and their historical antecedents. Exploring the changing typography and evolving tactics of the urban battlescape, he shows that although not all methods used in urban warfare are new, operations in cities today have become highly distinctive. Urban warfare has coalesced into gruelling micro-sieges, which extend from street level – and below – to the airspace high above the city, as combatants fight for individual buildings, streets and districts. At the same time, digitalized social media and information networks communicate these battles to global audiences across an urban archipelago, with these spectators often becoming active participants in the fight. A timely reminder of the costs and the horror of war and violence in cities, this book offers an invaluable interdisciplinary introduction to urban warfare in the new millennium for students of international security, urban studies and military science, as well as military professionals.

Download or read book Advanced Krav Maga written by David Kahn and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get in the best shape of your life and master real fighting techniques with Advanced Krav Maga Based on the principles of enhancing natural instincts and using appropriate force for self-protection and weapons defense, anyone can master the moves of krav maga – the international self-defense Martial Arts and physical fitness sensation designed by the Israel Defense Forces. This follow up to Krav Maga: An Essential Guide to the Renowned Method - for Fitness and Self-Defense, explores essential combative tactics including standing, clinch, and extensive groundwork from yellow, orange and green belt levels, to help you update and improve your skills. In this guide to advance techniques and training, David Kahn will teach you: *How krav maga saved Ernest Kovary, Imi Lichtenfeld's oldest living student, the day World War II began *The mindset of effective self-defense *Upper and lower body combatives and defenses *Powerful retzev workouts *New techniques for mastering escapes against chokes, grabs, and takedowns *Krav maga groundwork and instruction *Women's self-defense principles Regardless of strength, size, age, or gender, you can learn advanced techniques for fending off any attacker – swiftly, powerfully, and simply. And the conditioning you will achieve by practicing these techniques will tone your muscles, improve your reflexes, and get you fighting fit. From the American expert and Israeli Grandmaster Haim Gidon's United States representative in the fitness and combat techniques of krav maga, this is the most up to date, authoritative, and advanced guide to real fighting techniques and rigorous conditioning.

Download or read book In the Name of Self Defense written by Marc MacYoung and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-16 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cell walls seem to close in as he buries his head in his hands. The same thoughts repeat over and over in his fogged mind: It all happened so quick. One second I was getting out of my car, the next he was attacking me. Now I'm being charged with manslaughter! How did this happen? It was self-defense . . . wasn't it? Prison is filled with people who thought they were defending themselves. Just saying, "It was self-defense" isn't enough. When you claim self-defense you are basically confessing to a crime. To keep from being convicted you must provide evidence your actions remained within certain boundaries and you acted with just cause. You're going to have to prove it was self-defense. That's assuming you stayed inside legal boundaries and acted reasonably in the first place. If you didn't . . . Now . . . are you sure you know what constitutes actual self-defense? If the honest answer is no, then this book is an absolute must-read! In the Name of Self-defense is an in-depth exploration of what is and what is not self-defense. It covers real-life problems overlooked by most training. Issues that will arise if you find yourself involved in violence. Most of all it will challenge what you think you know about defending yourself. Using the information contained in this book could mean the difference between legitimate self-defense, you laying in a parking lot, or prison! This book presents information unlike any you've seen before, focusing not only on the aftermath of an incident, but on what commonly leads to violence and how your actions before, during, and after will make or break your claim of self-defense. Learn about the limitations on self-defense, how to accurately assess a situation, scale force and concisely "articulate" the timeline of events to officers and legal professionals in a manner that reduces the chances of a misunderstanding . . . and a subsequent prison sentence. Whether you want to add to the knowledge you acquired as a beginner in a self-defense class or you're an instructor looking to further your own knowledge or a professional whose job requirements place you in potentially violent situations with dissatisfied clients or customers . . . it doesn't matter! In the Name of Self-defense is a must-read for everybody! If you're lucky, you will never need the information contained within these pages, but if you ever require it what you learn from this volume will be vital. Author and self-defense expert Marc MacYoung takes you on an entertaining journey through these lesser known (and some never-before-broached) aspects of self-defense. MacYoung helps readers understand how to avoid violence, how to use the appropriate amount of force if it happens, and how to present the facts in a way that self-defense is clearly understood and judged applicable to that situation. With a witty sense of humor and fifty years experience in a plethora of violent encounters coupled with a montage of experts in his corner, MacYoung delivers a thought-provoking examination of the world of self-defense and protecting yourself legally after being forced to protect yourself physically.

Download or read book SAS Urban Survival Handbook written by John "Lofty" Wiseman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John “Lofty” Wiseman is the author of the bestselling SAS Survival Handbook, the definitive guide to survival in the wild from Britain’s Special Air Service. Now he has compiled the complete guide to surviving among crowds of people, the mazes of office buildings, the dangers of an unfeeling city—put simply, how to stay safe in the urban jungle. Thousands of preventable fatalities occur in the home every year— more than on the roads, more than in the great outdoors. Household chemicals, electricity, cooking knives, and rodent poisons—in the wrong hands and with improper usage, these day-to-day resources bring danger to your home. Add to this the risks of moving through city streets (the threat of rape, muggings, and gang violence) and the menace of natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, blizzards) that cannot be avoided. Every day serves as a constant reminder: The world is truly a frightening place. The SAS Urban Survival Guide advises readers to think practically about urban environments and offers tips and instructions on how to avoid hazards wherever one goes. From self-defense techniques to home security systems to coping with natural disasters, this book teaches readers to recognize danger, make quick decisions, and live confidently in the modern world.

Download or read book Masculinity Crime and Self Defence in Victorian Literature written by E. Godfrey and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-12-03 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, this book considers crime fighting from the perspective of the civilian city-goer, from the mid-Victorian garotting panics to 1914. It charts the shift from the use of body armour to the adoption of exotic martial arts through the works of popular playwrights and novelists, examining changing ideals of urban, middle-class heroism.

Download or read book SAS and Special Forces Self Defence Handbook written by John 'Lofty' Wiseman and published by SAS. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Defense Against the Psychopath A Brief Introduction to Human Predators written by MR Stefan H. Verstappen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defense against the Psychopath is a brief study guide to teach people how to recognize and defend against our society's most dangerous predators, psychopaths.

Download or read book Basic Wing Chun Training written by Sam Fury and published by SF Nonfiction Books. This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teach Yourself Wing Chun Adapted for the Streets! This is Wing Chun martial arts training as modern self-defense. It starts with Wing Chun techniques for beginners and advances up to sticky hands (Wing Chun Chi Sao). Anyone interested in martial arts will learn from these Wing Chun training techniques. Those who will benefit most are: * People who are thinking about learning Wing Chun Kung Fu but first want an insight * Those who want to know basic principles and techniques before joining a Wing Chun dojo * Beginners who want to supplement their training * Anyone that wants to learn how to adapt classic Wing Chun to the streets of today * Teachers of Wing Chun Kung Fu who want some ideas on training beginner students * Anyone that wants to self-train in Wing Chun Kung Fu You'll love this Wing Chun training manual, because it adapts a proven martial art to the streets of today. Get it now. Jam-packed with Wing Chun Training Techniques * The legendary Wing Chun punch * Arm-locks * Wing Chun strikes including punches, kicks, elbows, knees, and the chop * Trapping and grabbing * Interception and counter-attack * Repeating punches * Defending against common attacks and combinations ... and much more. Contains 42 Wing Chun Lessons and 97 Training Exercises! * Basic Wing Chun theory is embedded into practical lessons * Conditioning exercises to give your body the strength to do the techniques * Basic footwork for speed and balance * The Centerline Principle (a core concept in Wing Chun) * Wing Chun training drills for developing lightning fast reflexes * The direct line principle * Use of training equipment * Correct body alignment and weight distribution for greatest stability, speed, and power Learn Traditional Wing Chun Hand Techniques * Tan Sau (Dispersing Hand) * Pak Sau (Slapping Hand) * Bong Sau (Wing Arm) * Lap Sau (Pulling Hand) * Kau Sau (Detaining Hand) * Fut Sau (Outward Palm Arm) * Gum Sau (Pressing Hand) * Biu Sau (Darting Hand) Limited Time Only... Get your copy of Basic Wing Chun Training today and you will also receive: * Free SF Nonfiction Books new releases * Exclusive discount offers * Downloadable sample chapters * Bonus content … and more! This Wing Chun book is perfect for self-defense. It does not rely on strength or physical size to be effective. Discover how you can adapt classic Wing Chun to the streets, because the traditional stuff doesn't work in a brawl. Get it now.