"Secrets" of Effective Offense; Survival Strategies for Self-Defense, Martial Arts, and Law Enforcement

by Marc MacYoung

• ISBN13: 9781592283699
• ISBN10: 1592283691
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: The Lyons Press

Summary

An intense martial arts primer with a concentration on techniques of offense, strategy, and pre-emption, rather than defense and reaction. There are many self-defense books on the market, all of which stress reaction in the face of an attacker's aggression, and few of which are not hampered by invalid assumptions derived from carefully constrained martial sports. The emphasis is overwhelmingly on reactive technique, rather than proactive strategy. With a slavish dedication to the wrong training paradigm and unrealistic goals and attitudes, a fighter who suddenly faces the fight of his life has to make a complete shift, or fail. Reaction time is seldom as fast as the time it takes to attack. All the dedication and hard training in the world can't alter or overcome this unpleasant fact. With black-and-white photographs and straightforward description, MacYoung provides an indispensable handbook for those who are willing to take charge.

Author Biography

Marc MacYoung was introduced to the martial arts at the age of 10. After more than thirty years, he has undergone formal training in karate, wing chun, tai chi, silat, bagua, hsing-i, boxing, Western swordsmanship, and kali. His emphasis has always been to take traditional martial arts and apply them in a modern context, both tactically and legally. He teaches martial artists and also teaches close-quarter combat to police and military personnel around the world. He is the author of several books on these subjects. A Los Angeles native, he currently lives in Castle Rock, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Joseph P. Bablonka
Introduction	xii
Basics and Fundamentals	1	(15)
Defining the Problem	16	(12)
The Three Components of Effective Power Delivery	28	(7)
Understanding Range	35	(12)
Body Movement	47	(26)
Structure	73	(18)
Faith and Tactical Application	91	(14)
Blocking and Deflecting	105	(32)
Parrying and Countering	137	(21)
Reconsidering What You Already Know	158	(11)
Regaining Lost Aspects	169	(21)
Different Offenses: Pulling	190	(16)
Different Offenses: Twisting and Takedowns	206	(22)
In Closing	228	(7)
Appendix: An Example of Coherent Body Movement	235	(9)
Acknowledgments	244	(4)
About the Author	248	(1)
Index	249