A Professionala (TM)S Guide to Ending Violence Quickly: How Bouncers, Bodyguards, and Other Security Professionals Handle Ugly Situations

by Marc MacYoung

Book Overview

People who deal with violence on a daily basis know that the best way to avoid getting injured or sued by the jerk who started the trouble is to defuse the situation or put him down fast and hard.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873648994
• ISBN13: 9780873648998
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Paladin Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

One of my favorite M.A./Self-defense books.

Buy it! There have been a number of books written on the topic but this one is my favorite because of its ability to cogently present theory in a relaxed, you-want-another-beer-with-the-BBQ-hot-dog style.MacYoung mentions a human psychological phenomenon he terms "escalato" -- that situation in which two people get locked into a tug-of-wills that each tries to end by upping the ante to a level he hopes will cause the other to back down. This explains how a missed turn signal can result in a manslaughter conviction -- the offended driver gives the horn and the bird, the other returns the favor and they're off to the races.MacYoung's primary point (though it is _not_ his only one) is to sidestep this trap -- by defusing verbally if possible or by trying to clean him out quick if necessary (and he gives some of the most solid descriptions of how to do this I've seen).MacYoung explains that people looking for trouble often set up this pattern to give themselves enough justification to hurt you -- if you take the bait, no matter how little, then you "deserve" what you get. When a homeless man pulled his boxcutter on me in New York, he was accusing me of "playing him." If I had tried to debate it or increased the emotional content of our discussion, he would have slashed my face -- he'd blocked off my ability to go one way and was weighted to chase me if I tried to run the other.I got him to come down a little bit by ramping down the emotion and then agree that we call this off if I gave him _a dollar_. I was within range and had considered putting fingers in his eyes, but if things went wrong, I had a _lot_ more to lose. A couple days later he saw me leaving my building with my wife and kid and it would have been _easy_ for him to hurt them in retaliation if I had fought him off that night.Anyway, good self-defense is in not getting hurt, not necessarily in mimicking Bruce Tegner. Studying de-escalation is a great weapon. MacYoung's book discusses it in a way anyone can understand. Never met MacYoung, and book ratings are inevitably inflated, but this book's definitely worth a read.

Info that saves Law Enforcement lives

Marc Macyoung is a product of the streets and as a Cop working those "streets", I can tell you the info Macyoung gives in this book can save any Cop's life. I know, one of the techniques in this book saved mine! Macyoung shows techniques that are simple but effective designed to put the bad guy down quick. He discusses legal aspects. I can see that Macyoung is well versed in "verbal judo". He knows talking is much better than fighting in the long haul. His war stories are entertaining but make a point. This book should be required reading in every Police, Correction, and Probation Officer Academy in the United States. This is an excellent book not only for law enforcement but the average citizen that wants to avoid situation where he or she could get hurt.

A Cop's best friend!

This book should be required reading at every Police Academy in the United States. As a Police Officer in Atlanta, I've used information found in this book to de-escalate bad situations and if diplomacy didn't work to put the bad guy down quick. Every Cop who wants to go home at the end of his shift should invest in this book. Marc Macyoung has been there and done that, let his experience, not theories, get you home safe.

Clear, real and practical information of Self Defense

This book is a must for anyone interested in self defense. Regardless whether you are a security professional or not. This book teaches you how to end a fight quickly and effectively. Animal Mac Young, covers everything from physical as well as psychological aspects of a fight, and the best way to do it, if possible "legally" which I think is an important aspect, most other books overlook. You can tell the man writes from personal experience and this helps you grasp the whole concept of the book better. Also the language he uses is great and it makes reading the book even more fun. Like everything you read in this subject, YOU must go out there and try to practice the techniques on a regular basis, if you do though, the info on this book might one day save your life.

A must read for anyone intrested in saving their own face.

As a security guard in a millitary hospital I have come across my fair share of violent encounters. I can honestly tell you that this book is by far the most comprehensive and usefull book I've ever read on the subject (and thats more than I care to count). Marc goes throught every phase of a conflict and shows you steps to take to stop it as well as how to prepare your self so you can controll the situation no matter how they react. What I like about this book is there is not alot of technical mumbo jumbo, or self gratification, it's just common sense fighting. The information in the book is just like the title says "Ending Violence Quickly", Marc doesn't waste time tell in you how to do "this maneuver if he does that" he teaches you how to contain the guy in no time. Wich is good because some of the 250lbs Marines I've faced, I'm sure could have cleaned my clock had I not had the mind set and moves that are in this book. I highly recomend this book to every one even the guys who never plan on being in this sort of conflict.