Martial Arts Book Review: Knife Self-Defense for Combat by Michael D. Echanis

Author of numerous books on martial arts and fighting, I'm always looking for books of exceptional quality to add to my library. If I have a book in my library, it is definitely worth owning. This book is Michael D. Echanis "," Self-Defense for Combat Knife. "This book is directly influenced by the Korean martial art that Hwarang, and its current Grand Master Joo Bang Lee, who had studied Echanis premature death, beforeNicaragua.

This book together with his two companions volumes, "Basic Stick Fighting for Combat" and "Knife Fighting Knife Throwing for Combat," were not originally released to the public, but were only recognized and certified instructor of self defense. These books were originally military manuals, training elite military units in the United States. These units such as Special Forces, Army Rangers, Navy SEALs,etc.

This volume, like the other two starts this series with a small section on the history of the Hwarang They and their relationship with the melee combat. This section is art followed one another awesome short that deals with the theory and the internal dynamics make it a lot.

The next section of this book goes into very good detail in the basic principles of defense against an attacker armed with a knife in question. This section is very well done andoffers a lot of very good advice. He then concludes with the following:

4 Essential Rules of unarmed self-defense against an attack of weapons

1st Clear your body from the weapon's firing line and the angle of attack.

2nd stabilize and control the weapon ...

3rd Disarm the gun ...

4th neutralize the enemy ...

This section concludes with the following quotation from the author: "No matter how well the expert disarmed disarm an attacker armed, remainsExpert vulnerable to small arms. "It has been said on the subject, there are no truer words?

The author goes on 38 basic ways to disarm an assailant who is armed with a knife show. The author stresses that these examples only to readers of this book as a guide to find the right technology, the resort works for them. It is not intended to be a panacea or the gospel of self-defense knife. Use your ingenuity to find and develop theirmethods of self defense with those of the author is listed as a guide.

I have other opinions, readers have read where some of the steps in this book criticized as too complex and unrealistic in nature. I do not think this is the case and not see that when I read the book when the author intended. However, if you read this book under the impression that these 38 techniques to be performed exactly as they appear instead as they were intended to be an AThe leaders pass through, then yes, I could see where the misinterpretation may occur.

Despite the clarity of the recordings was excellent and easy to follow, I felt that the descriptions could have been a bit 'longer and more detailed. I would have liked to see some close-ups are photos of some of the hook and hand positions. Moreover, this is a very good book and one that should be able to shop on your list, if not already the same.

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What Samurai, Shaolin monks and martial artists have in common?

At first sight, meditation and martial arts as opposites. Being the two images can in fact create a meditation thoughts Monaco in a temple and say mantras. While the other, a martial artist as one to shout his kararteka palpitations, sweating, and Kia, during the execution of explosive movements.

On the surface it would seem these two fictional characters have nothing in common. However, meditation has long been closely linked '> Martial Arts. From the beginning, the Shaolin monks, Bodhidharma in China and the Shinto religion of Japan, meditation is part of martial arts training schemes have been.

Even today, martial arts and mysticism in the minds of the East bound. The connection between the samurai and Zen are legendary and this spirit is still in various Japanese martial arts.

Most of us who train in traditional martial arts, with the idea of using knownMeditation to continue our progress as a well-rounded karate. Meditation works on your mood and even the basic techniques are learned, when you perform the kata () predetermined movements like moving it just another form of Zen meditation.

Other arts such as Aikido, Iaido (the art of drawing the sword), Tai Chi, etc., give at least as much attention to mind the students, as the technology. In addition, meditation can lead to all kinds of unexpected benefits in ourPractices and our lives. As already mentioned, there are many different ways, but basically it means clearing your mind and focus your attention on what you want for your target ay any time today or in the future. In short, each chapter of your martial art is a part of everything. It must be borne in mind reading, only part of the book will not help to understand the entire book.

In addition, the ancient masters of different fighting styles parties has the same state of mind, which ledthe slogan: "There are many different approaches to the mountain top. But when you reach the summit and look there's only one moon. Whatever path you decide bases always the same: concentration (relaxed mind) Consciousness (calmly and clearly exempt) and Unit () of your mind, but this is the ultimate goal of meditation.

The result, both the concentration and clarity, calm and unity with the objective to focus minds. (Zanshin, a condition that the potentialPreparation). For the hunter, martial artist, the drive means to move with the technology, the ability to react spontaneously and no matter what, after all, are convinced that this is not the ultimate goal of all self-defense and training of protection that we do? Thus, as the techniques of instinctive, it gives you the possibility of technology at the right time to use and that is how you can win the battles. You can forget the ego or self-image, it is only concentratedSpirit to win the fight, no matter what.

Finally, if only to meditation practice is a mental formation, which aims to activate your own built-in responses combat car. She also teaches how to pass and then back on the attack from a state of aggression and by constant practice, you learn to activate the automatic success mechanism.

Zanshin memory, alertness possible.

They train hard.

Buzz Campion.

Martial Arts Book Review: Krav Maga by David Kahn

Author of numerous books on martial arts and fighting, I am always looking for books to add an exceptional quality of my library. If I have a book in the library, it is certainly worth owning. A book is like David Kahn, "Krav Maga".

After a brief introduction, David gives a good basic overview of Krav Maga including some of its history. From here you go right into a section on the philosophy that is very good, and one in which I agreeapproximately 90% of what he has to say.

The next chapter of the book provides a good overview of the proper attitude are needed to prepare for the fight. Something that does not make a lot of books, but not this. David also gives you a basic understanding of the essential / critical points of the human body.

David next section is rather short for my taste, but still a good overview of the basics involved in striking correctly for maximum effect. In this section, theseAffects how, stamps, palm, elbow, eye and furrows. There is also a small section on blocks and blocks, as shown in the boxes.

The following section illustrates the various lower body strikes and kicks along with the defense of calcium, deviations, blocks and grabs. The next section was particularly interesting because it discussed the techniques of close combat, and important for this section. Falls, since creeping, Won, Takedowns, defense againstHoists, etc.

The section of flight was very enlightening as David reaches the fundamental principles of flight from basic research, stifles standing, lying chokes, head locks, hair grabs and bear hugs.

Like most books that try to cover too much credit in a band, I do, that the sections themselves although very well done, they tend to be short on the proper execution of each technique. However, they said that this is probably the scope of this bookunderstood as a basic overview of the entire system, not a single volume devoted to a particular technology.

The errors I alone with this book, the fact that I actually have photos of the demonstration of the technique, but preferably as illustrations. I heard that many have to declare that what David was trying, with the use of images than when he actually lost the photos used.

The book is made with a short section on basic strategies that Ipointed out that very solid. Then concludes with a section of basic training, stretching, includes training programs, a 12-week training routine, and sparring.

Overall, this is a very good basic overview of the art of Krav Maga, and what you want to win, especially if you decide to connect a class of Krav Maga. And that's not a bad idea.