Combatives for Street Survival

Leading the reader through simple yet powerful, brutally effective methods of self-defense designed for use in myriad street crime scenarios, this guide explains the use of force continuum and teaches how to efficiently avoid potentially violent encounters though the use of "pre-incident indicators." The techniques depicted are credible, relevant, practicable, and utilized by members of elite military units and U.S. government personnel traveling abroad to high-risk areas of operation. The philosophy of "less is more" results in a succinct system of self-defense that is drawn from the author's.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Preface; Table of Contents; Part I; Chapter 1 -- What Are Combatives?; How Are Combatives Different From Martial Arts; Combatives Thinking; Are Combatives a Style; Elements of Combatives Curriculum; Current State of Combatives; Reader Beware!; Chapter 2 -- Realities of a Confrontation; Practicing Avoidance; Situational Awareness, Pre-Incident Indicators and Attack-Recognition Skills; Four Solutions-One Attack; Jungle Rules and the Nature of People; Physiological Effects of Imminent Danger; How to Mitigate Duress Dysfunctions.

Combatives Traits and CharacteristicsCombatives Mind-Set; So How Do I "Win"; Confrontations in Real Life; Part II; Chapter 3 -- Combatives Principles; Principle No. 1: Go Armed; Principle No. 2: Avoid Offensively; Principle No. 3: Clear Your Body of the Attack; Principle No. 4: Apply Power Explosively; Principle No. 5: Escape Through Pain-Induced Pathways; Principle No. 6: Use the Right Weapon; Principle No. 7: Rely on Gross-Motor Movements; Principle No. 8: Build and Crash the Gap; Principle No. 9: Full Body-Weight Striking; Principle No. 10: Repetitive Striking.

Principle No. 11: Alternate High an…