Defensive Tactics: Street-Proven Arrest and Control Techniques by veteran police officer and martial artist, Loren W. Christensen, provides practical advice and instruction on techniques to assist any police officer improve their defensive tactics. This invaluable information contains concepts, principles, and techniques for stopping attacks and controlling and arresting suspects. Every law enforcement officer should be…
Active Shooter: Events and Response is written by members of the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University: J. Pete Blair, Terry Nichols, David Burns, and John R. Curnutt. I am familiar with this group because a few of the law enforcement officers of our training group know these authors,…
“Swiped: How To Protect Yourself In A World Full Of Scammers, Phishers, And Identity Thieves” by Adam Levin is an eye opening book to the world of identity theft and electronic scams. If you are not already taking precautions to protect your PII (Personally Identifiable Information), reading this book will make you start. And if…
Combatives For Street Survival: Hard-Core Countermeasures for High-Risk Situations by Kelly McCann is an excellent addition to any self-defense library, and if you only want a few self-defense books, this is one you should have. I’ve liked McCann’s writing and teaching for years. He has one previous book, which is a collection of articles he…
The Dirty Dozen: 12 Nasty Fighting Techniques For Any Self-Defense Situation by Larry Jordan is a simple little book containing some practical advice and techniques for self-defense. As a self-defense author and instructor myself, I found it to be a quick read based on some sound principles. Is it everything? Of course not. Jordan would admit it…
Surviving Armed Assaults: A Martial Artists Guide to Weapons, Street Violence, and Countervailing Force by Lawrence A. Kane is an excellent book. Here is a review I wrote for amazon back when I first read it. Surviving Armed Assaults is definitely a great book for any self-defense reference library. Surviving Armed Assaults Review I will…
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life: A Former CIA Officer Reveals Safety and Survival Techniques to Keep You and Your Family Protected is a book by Jason Hanson, who has become more popular since appearing on ABC’s “Shark Tank” and making a deal with Daymond John. Despite the “CIA” angle that is used for…
For the last eleven years, a group of people have been gathering at Marc MacYoung’s place in Castle Rock, CO to kill the lawn, share martial art and self-defense lessons, drink, eat, share stories and have a lot of fun. A number of these people have been Paladin Press and YMAA authors. Obviously, Marc “Animal”…