The Manual of Unarmed Self-Defense

By Michael Vassolo

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569801673
• ISBN13: 9781569801673
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Barricade Books
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Same Book---New Title

This book is the same has Michael Vassolo's book "Desperate Measures". With no revision except the title.A title more descriptive of its contents would be "Unarmed Defense Against Knife, Club, Handgun.The book is, however, well written with good photographs. And is the only one I know of that concentrates solely on this aspect of self-defense.

A realistic martial arts manual

The Manual Of Unarmed Self-Defense is a realistic martial arts manual in which kenpo karate 7th degree black belt Michael Vassolo shows the brutal details of what to do when you are unarmed and facing an attacker wielding a handgun, knife or club. Step-by-step photographs and very clear, methodical instructions enable the reader to master the all-out, last-resort techniques that could keep him or her alive against seemingly impossible odds when dealing with a life-threatening situation. The key is to concentrate on keeping moves simple so that when the time comes, the reader will be calm, focused and ready to strike their assailant. The violent maneuvers detailed in The Manual Of Unarmed Self-Defense are not designed for the formal conditions of a traditional martial arts contest, but for the grim, life-and- death realities of street violence so wide spread today.