
Extreme Unarmed Combat
Hand-to-Hand Fighting Skills
Martin J. Dougherty(Author)
Amber Books (Publisher)
Published on 14. February 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-83886-073-8 (ISBN)
Description
Duck punch, cover block and knee strike. Boxing, wrestling and Ju-Jitsu. Gameplan, lines of attack and final disengagement. If you can't take flight, you're going to have to fight. Extreme Unarmed Combat is an authoritative handbook on an immense array of close combat defence techniques, from fistfights to headlocks, from tackling single unarmed opponents to armed groups, from stance to manoeuvring.
Presented in a handy pocketbook format, Extreme Unarmed Combat's structure considers the different fighting and martial arts skills you can use before looking at the areas of the body to defend, how to attack without letting yourself be hurt and how to incapacitate your opponent.
With more than 300 black-&-white illustrations of combat scenarios, punches, blocks and ducks, and with expert easy-to-follow text, Extreme Unarmed Combat guides you through everything you need to know about what to do when you can't escape trouble. This book could save your life.
Presented in a handy pocketbook format, Extreme Unarmed Combat's structure considers the different fighting and martial arts skills you can use before looking at the areas of the body to defend, how to attack without letting yourself be hurt and how to incapacitate your opponent.
With more than 300 black-&-white illustrations of combat scenarios, punches, blocks and ducks, and with expert easy-to-follow text, Extreme Unarmed Combat guides you through everything you need to know about what to do when you can't escape trouble. This book could save your life.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Amber Books Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 16 to 99 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Index; Line drawings, black and white; Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83886-073-8 (9781838860738)
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Extreme Unarmed Combat
Hand-to-Hand Fighting Skills From The World's Elite Military Units
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Person
Martin J. Dougherty is a freelance writer specializing in military and defence topics. He is the author of Medieval Warrior, SAS and Elite Forces Guide Extreme Unarmed Combat, and SAS and Elite Forces Guide Sniper, Small Arms: From the Civil War to the Present Day, and books on personal self-defence. He lives in northern England.
Content
Introduction
PART ONE: TOOLS
1. Basics
2. Defensive Tools
3. Striking Tools
4. Grappling Tools
5. Groundfighting Tools
PART TWO: APPLICATIONS
6. The Unarmed Opponent
7. The Armed Opponent
8. Firearms
9. Multiple Combatants
10. Distraction, Misdirection & Psychological Techniques
PART THREE: TRAINING
11. Physical Training
12. Application Work
Final Notes
Appendices: Civilian Applications
Glossary
Index
PART ONE: TOOLS
1. Basics
2. Defensive Tools
3. Striking Tools
4. Grappling Tools
5. Groundfighting Tools
PART TWO: APPLICATIONS
6. The Unarmed Opponent
7. The Armed Opponent
8. Firearms
9. Multiple Combatants
10. Distraction, Misdirection & Psychological Techniques
PART THREE: TRAINING
11. Physical Training
12. Application Work
Final Notes
Appendices: Civilian Applications
Glossary
Index