Basic Stick Fighting for Combat (Special Forces/Ranger-Udt/Seal Hand-To-Hand Combat/Special Weapons/Special Tactics Series)

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Summary: An Unfinished Classic
Review: This book was one of the first of the post-Vietnam era "military martial arts" books. It is the third (and last) in a proposed series of nine books presenting Echanis' Special Forces applications of Hwarangdo. The author died while the book was in production, and it shows. The text is not nearly so detailed as in his first two books, and two sections were photographed using other people (one with his instructor, one with one of his training partners). Still, this book sports some excellent combat applications using various lengths of sticks. As in most Ohara books, the photos are of good quality. While many books have dealt with the topic of stick fighting in greater depth since this one was published, this book is a fine addition to the library of anyone who is interested in martial arts for combat.

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Summary: Cool !
Review: This is one of my favorite books. If you follow the book step by step and practice these excersises daily you will become proficient with the types of sticks discussed.I especially enjoyed the baton,and short stick section.Unlike other books this one never seems to get old,pick up everything you can by Michael Echanis.

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Summary: This book saved my life. Literally.
Review: When I was going down the street in Dallas, a seemingly dark man came out with no weapons, but his fists. Luckily, I found a small stick on the ground about 10 feet behind me and I grabbed it. I remembered the steps to the book I had read over and over again, and it payed off! I hit him in the jaw with the small stick and it dazed him, then I hit him in the lower back, which paralized him, then I knocked him out with a devistating blow in the for-head. I just wanted to thank the book for helping me survive! It is a true winner!