A very rare WWII combative, "How to Fight Tough", has been reprinted and is now available! This reprint is a faithful reproduction of the original with original formatting and graphics and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Great WW2 CQB from the great Jack Dempsey! On a par with similar classics like Fairborn's GET TOUGH & Applegate's KILL OR GET KILLED. Basic,easy to teach & learn & most importantly,deadly effective over a range of conditions. A "must have" for any martial artist's library.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Ok, I didn't buy the book for any fighting skills I wished to acquire, I bought it as I am a huge Jack Dempsey fan. I found the book to be interesting, certainly a quick read if you aren't reading it for the defence skills taught but to see how books like this were written during war-time. It is a good buy for the history buff, the boxing historian/completist or the person wanting to know simple (but seemingly good) self-defence moves.
How to fight tough
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
People who don't review this book well do not understand its significance. Dempsey's lead jolt was the inspiration for Bruce Lee's straight lead which is the basis of Jeet Kune Do. Yes, its true that many of these techniques appear in other books, but they were innovated here by Dempsey. Read Dempsey and then read Bruce Lee and see if you can't find a direct lineage.
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