SAS and Elite Forces Guide Extreme Unarmed Combat

Hand-To-Hand Fighting Skills From The World's Elite Military Units

Martin Dougherty

Duck punch, cover block and knee strike. Boxing, wrestling and Ju-Jitsu. Gameplan, lines of attack and final disengagement. If taking flight isn't an option, fighting is a necessity. Extreme Unarmed Combat is the authoritative handbook on an immense array of close combat defense techniques, from fistfights to headlocks, from tackling single unarmed opponents to armed groups, from stance to maneuvering.

Presented in a handy pocketbook format, Extreme Unarmed Combat’s structure
considers the different fighting and martial arts skills an individual can use before having to consider at the areas of the body to defend. It teaches how to attack without getting hurt, and how to incapacitate an opponent.

With more than 120 black-&-white illustrations of combat scenarios, punches, blocks
and ducks, and with expert easy-to-follow text, Extreme Unarmed Combat guides
you through everything a person need to know about what to do when escaping trouble isn't an option. This book can save lives.

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 320 • Trim: 5 x 7

978-1-4930-3677-6 • Paperback • August 2018 • $21.95 • (£16.99)

978-1-4930-3678-3 • eBook • August 2018 • $20.99 • (£15.99)

Series: SAS

Subjects: Reference / General, Reference / Personal & Practical Guides

SAS and Elite Forces Guide Extreme Unarmed Combat

Hand-To-Hand Fighting Skills From The World's Elite Military Units

Paperback

eBook

Summary

Duck punch, cover block and knee strike. Boxing, wrestling and Ju-Jitsu. Gameplan, lines of attack and final disengagement. If taking flight isn't an option, fighting is a necessity. Extreme Unarmed Combat is the authoritative handbook on an immense array of close combat defense techniques, from fistfights to headlocks, from tackling single unarmed opponents to armed groups, from stance to maneuvering.

Presented in a handy pocketbook format, Extreme Unarmed Combat’s structure
considers the different fighting and martial arts skills an individual can use before having to consider at the areas of the body to defend. It teaches how to attack without getting hurt, and how to incapacitate an opponent.

With more than 120 black-&-white illustrations of combat scenarios, punches, blocks
and ducks, and with expert easy-to-follow text, Extreme Unarmed Combat guides
you through everything a person need to know about what to do when escaping trouble isn't an option. This book can save lives.

Details

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 320 • Trim: 5 x 7

978-1-4930-3677-6 • Paperback • August 2018 • $21.95 • (£16.99)

978-1-4930-3678-3 • eBook • August 2018 • $20.99 • (£15.99)

Series: SAS

Subjects: Reference / General, Reference / Personal & Practical Guides

Author

Martin J Dougherty is a Master Level Assessor with the Self-Defence Federation, holding black belts in two styles of Ju-Jitsu as well as self-defence. His martial arts career has encompassed ju-jitsu, kickboxing and self-defence as well as military combative systems. Martin has written books on a variety of subjects including self-defence and warfare in addition to his work in the defence and security industry, where he is an expert on weapon systems and asymmetric conflict. He is author of Small Arms: From the Civil War to the Present Day, Warriors of the World: The Ancient Warrior, Weapons and Fighting Techniques of the Medieval Warrior and The Art of Self Defense.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Unarmed Combat in Extreme Situations
‘Martial Arts', ‘Fighting' and ‘Combat'
The Reasons Why
Justification and Legitimate Targets
Winning and Losing
Fighting Spirit
Karate, Boxing and Milling
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Arrest and Restraint
Aikido
Military Arrest & Restraint
On the Battlefield
Traditional European Wrestling
Ju-Jitsu
Hand to Hand
Military Combatives
Krav Maga
A Note on Legality in Civilian Situations

Part 2: Unarmed Combat Techniques
Fundamentals of Personal Combat
Stance and Movement
Impact and Weight Transfer
Taking the Initiative
Tactical Manoeuvring
Controlling the Opponent
Gameplan and Objectives
Basic Combat Techniques
Blows
Striking Principles
Open Hands vs Fists
Augmenting a Strike with an Object
Attacking Joints
Chokes & Strangles
Impact with the Ground and Objects
Going to the Ground
Finishing or Disengaging
Using the Environment
Weapons
Blunt
Sharp
Pointed
Firearms
Unarmed or Armed Opponent: It Doesn't Matter
‘Lines of Attack'

Part 3: Single Opponent
On The Offensive:
‘Chinjab' Knockout Blow
Hammerfist Blows
Elbow Knockout Blow
Knee Strike (Straight or Round)
Front Kick to Body or Knee
Rear Choke/Spin and Choke
Rear Takedown
‘Rolling Blitz' Strikes/Knees
Strike/Close in/Grab & Knee/Dumping Takedown
Strike/Close/Sweeping Leg Kick & Takedown
On The Defensive:
Cover Block/Trap Arm/Reaping Takedown/Knee Drop
Smother Block/Pass Arm/Rotating Takedown
Duck Punch/Body Shot
Evade to Side/Knee or Elbow Strike
Evade Grab & Break Arm
Escape Headlock/Takedown
Counter Grab/Strikes
Arrest & Restraint
Disarm/Arm Control
Rear Throat Restraint

Part 4: Armed Opponent
Blunt Weapon:
Duck Swing/Stomping Side-of-Knee Kick
Jam Swing/Knee Strikes
Jam Backhand Swing/Weapon Choke or Takedown
Jam Swing/Strip Weapon and Use It
Slashing Weapon (Knife):
Jam And Control Weapon/Cradle Strike
Pin Weapon/Strikes
Thrusting Weapon (Knife or Bayonet)
Deflect & Break Arm; Deflect & Disarm
Deflect & Shoulder Lock or Dislocation
Control Weapon Arm; Deflect Bayonet Thrust & Counter

Part 5: Groups and Other Adverse Situations
Gun or Knife at Back
Gun or Knife in Front (One Hand)
Gun in Front (Two Handed Grip)
Knife at Throat
Held
Weapon Retention (Sidearm)
Surrounded
Escape Blocked

Final Notes:
No Rules, No Mercy, No Such Thing as Fair Play

Index