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Law Enforcement Officers Manual of Offensive and Defensive Techniques. One of the lesser-known of the «practical, real world combat» greats! Martone certainly knew his business, and the practical realism and functionality of the material described in this excellent little book makes it a «must acquire» item for the professional combatives teacher and the serious student, alike! Martone’s book, although long out of print, is well worth searching for. In it he explains very clearly the factors needed for success in hand-to-hand combat, and then proceeds to explain the basis of what anyone aspiring to practical proficiency needs to know. Getting and staying in shape. How to stand and move. (Martone teaches a basic fighting stance, which is good, of you must take a stance, but — like Applegate’s stance in Kill Or Get Killed, is largely superfluous for self-defense. Why get into a stance that betrays a readiness to do battle? Better a relaxed-but-ready stance that prepares you but that does not betray the fact that you are ready for action). What is good about the stance material is the footwork. Having been a boxer (and one of Jack Dempsey’s sparring partners), Martone bases all footwo

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Author

John Martone

Publisher

Arco Publishing Company

Published

1962

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction