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                                Chapter 12

                    Street Fighting & Barroom Brawling

FISTS, WITS, AND A WICKED RIGHT, Surviving on the Wild Side of the Street,
by Marc "Animal" MacYoung.
One thing this author doesn't pretend to be is a traditionalist. As he puts
it in this companion to his other very popular books, "It's awareness, or
wits, and fists that will keep you safe out there, not some fancy Oriental
fighting form."

The author focuses on the fine points and brutal technicalities of blows
and targeting - not just how to hit but WHERE to hit. Because the fact is,
the key to winning a fight is not necessarily to hit faster, or even
harder, but to do damage to the other guy before he can do it to you. On
the flip side, once you know what hurts, you'll know how to protect your
most vulnerable areas with a little more gusto. These are the critical
facts that will keep you alive and intact on the wild side of the street.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illustr., 152 pp, $14 (FIST)(939)


CHEAP SHOTS, AMBUSHES, AND OTHER LESSONS, A Down-and Dirty Book on
Streetfighting and Survival, by Marc "Animal" MacYoung.
Scrapes, jams, combat, blood, mud, grease, bullets and beer. Streetfighting
is a down-and-dirty subject, and this is a down-and-dirty look at the above
topics, and a lot more.

The author is a survivor of countless streetfights, barroom brawls,
punchouts, face-downs and other close encounters of the mean and ugly kind.
In a hard-bitten but hilarious style, Animal guides you through the many
aspects of fighting, attitude and awareness that will keep you alive in
this mean world.

Can your recognize when someone's about to nail you with a sucker punch?
When you're being set up for a mugging? When a psuedo-tough guy is giving
you hard looks? It's all here (and how to handle these situations), as well
as advice on bullies, weapons, punches and kicks, friends, martial arts vs.
streetfighting and a host of other tricks, tips and war stories to
entertain you as well as teach how the fine art of streetfighting.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, photos, 264 pp, $15 (CS)(770)


POOL CUES, BEER BOTTLES, AND BASEBALL BATS, Animal's Guide to Improvised
Weapons for Self-Defense, by Marc "Animal" MacYoung.
Would you admit to getting your ass kicked with a hairbrush? Animal would,
because he knows it can happen. In fact, any tool that aids and abets
knocking someone into next week can be considered a weapon - not just the
lethal stuff like guns and knives. This book will broaden your definition
of what constitutes a weapon to include rope, beer bottles, pens, pool
cues, cats, tables and chairs, keys, gin and tonics and a whole lot more.

Your martial arts training is not likely to protect you from a guy coming
at you with a tire iron or baseball bat, so you'd better know how to wing
it with whatever's close at hand. Here, Animal tells you how the basic
categories of weapons look, feel and act so you can keep from getting
creamed when somebody tries to use any object, in any way, to waste you.
Equipped with a new understanding of "weapons" and how they work, you'll be
able to pick up damn near ANYTHING and use it to survive.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illustr., 152 pp, $12 (POOL)(873)


VIOLENCE, BLUNDERS, AND FRACTURED JAWS - Advanced Awareness Techniques and
Street Etiquette, by Marc "Animal" MacYoung.
This self-defense book in UNLIKE any you've ever read. It won't tell you
how to crack, crunch, slice, dice or bash anyone. It will, however, teach
you how to NOT to be the featured guest at an aggravated assault by
learning how to avoid violence - without becoming a victim or statistic.

When you walk into a place you have to be able to instantly identify the
fighters, hustlers, workers, spectators and, of course, the trouble-makers.
The key to surviving on the streets or anywhere else is AWARENESS, and your
first lesson is learning the nine rules of the street. Find out what Animal
and other professionals who deal with violence on a daily basis have
learned from many years of experience as bouncers, corrections facility
directors, therapists, mental-ward workers, drug dealers, bikers and street
people.  5.5 X 8.5, 344 pp, $23 (VIO)(1028)


101 SUCKER PUNCHES, by Kurt Craven.
P.T. Barnum once said, "There's a sucker born every minute" - and the
author and professional sneak Kurt Kraven will show you how to take
advantage of that fact. This guide, "The Way of The Sucker Punch" takes you
through 101 different techniques that are sometimes amusing but always
devastating, drawing from the martial arts, classic self-defense moves and
even the Three Stooges!

The great thing about these moves is that you only need one! Set you sucker
up with these simple strategies outlined here, and put him out before
anyone even knows anything WAS happening - especially the sucker!  Hit him
with the Kiss-My-Ass Kick, the Thunder-Road Trick or the Grab-Hair/Smash-
Face-Against-Table Attack. And don't let the funny names fool you - these
are tried-and-true, seriously effective moves used by the FBI, bouncers and
security guards for Elvis Presley. They work! And, here's 101 of them!
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illust., 104 pp, $10 (PUNCH)(782)


A BOUNCER'S GUIDE TO BARROOM BRAWLING, Dealing with the Sucker Puncher,
Streetfighter, and Ambusher, by Peyton Quinn.
As a bouncer in a biker bar, having been attacked by fists, boots, pool
cues and knives, Peyton Quinn has learned a thing or two about what goes
down in a REAL fight. As a black belt, he also learned that martial arts
training is useful, but is NO SUBSTITUTE FOR EXPERIENCE. Here is his unique
guide that can save your ass in places where the brawling is quick, dirty
and very violent.

Quinn reveals the psychology, strengths and weaknesses of a sucker puncher,
the characteristics of a real fight (you might be surprised); and tips for
dealing with aggressive people and ambushes. He teaches two basic moves
that can be applied to almost every attack, effective counterstrikes that
he has used dozens of times to defeat larger opponents, and secrets of
grappling and escapes. Finally, he takes a critical and practical look at
the most popular martial arts in the U.S.A.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, photos, illustr., 264 pp, $18 (BOUNCE)(914)


STREET LETHAL, Unarmed Urban Combat, by Sammy Franco.
To survive a real streetfight, forget about those fancy leaping kicks and
pre-planned responses that you learned in the dojo - they simply won't work
in a real-life encounter. STREET LETHAL confronts this problem by both
outlining the principles for a realistic self-defense system and taking a
controversial look at the current state of martial arts in America.

Sammy Franco argues that traditional martial arts are locked into ancient
styles and forms and have lost their effectiveness as modern combat
systems. In response to this, he has founded Contemporary Fighting Arts, a
hard-hitting system that goes to the heart of a STREETFIGHTING situation
and ends it quickly. This book is a thought-provoking manual on unarmed
combat that every serious martial artist should read.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, photos, 192 pp, $16 (STREET)(809)


KILLER INSTINCT, Unarmed Urban Combat for Street Survival, by Sammy Franco.
On the streets of America (and elsewhere) there is no bushido, the
honorable code of the ancient warrior. Today's serious martial artist must
be prepared to neutralize vicious animals by being totally unrestricted by
rigid rules of combat etiquette. The Marquis of Queensbury rules are for
the ring, not in back alleys. Ditto for traditional martial arts taught for
tournaments: they need to be modified for streetfighters.

The author's attitude and concept of being street lethal is, when success
and failure can mean the difference between life and death, traditional
tools, stances, techniques and training methods must be MODIFIED to conform
to reality. In this book, Franco describes the mental, spiritual and
physical components of Contemporary Fighting Arts. This advanced system of
unarmed combat teaches you a brutal, efficient arsenal of techniques from a
variety of fighting forms. It equips you with the animal instinct necessary
to survive in a nation where drug wars, brutal homicides, assaults and rape
are tragic realities of everyday life.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, photos, illustr., 112 pp, $15 (KILLER)(952)


FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE! The Secrets of Street Fighting, by Dr. Ted
Gambordella.
What makes the common thug a better fighter than you? He may be no bigger
or stronger. And you can be just as mean as he is, especially if your life
is on the line. The vital DIFFERENCE is that he knows the secrets of
streetfighting. In this book, the author teaches you these essential
secrets to help you survive in today's violence-prone society. The lessons
learned are practical strategies that are designed to surprise and beat
streetwise punks at their own deadly game. No flowery, impressive kata are
included, only hard-hitting kicks, tricks, blows and throws designed to
instantly cripple an opponent before he has a chance to react. Chapters
include Fighting Techniques, Knife and Club Defenses, Defenses for Women
and Multiple Attacks.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, more than 200 photos!, 120 pp, $10. (FIGHT)(357)


NO SECOND CHANCE! Disarming the Armed Assailant, by Bradley J. Steiner.
When you're unarmed and staring down the barrel of a gun, you won't have a
second chance to take control of the situation. The author, a Combato
expert, teaches you the psychological and physical skills you need to save
your own life and possibly the lives of others.

Detailed descriptions and 135 photos graphically demonstrate the types of
assailants and weapons - the handgun, knife, club, long guns and improvised
street weapons - you could face and the instant, ruthless action that will
disarm and overwhelm your attacker.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, 135 photos, 176 pp, $14 (NO)(543)


THE DEATH DEALERS'S MANUAL, by Bradley J. Steiner.
Killers-for-hire walk the streets around us every day. They may be Mob hit
men, refugees for "The Farm", KGB executioners or other government or
freelance specialists. This book tells the TRUE story  of how these
professional killers go about doing their ugly business.

Bradley Steiner, one of America's top martial art combat writers, was able
to penetrate the inner sanctum of the world's busiest assassination bureaus
in compiling this terrifying guide to death-for-sale. Contents include
vital points, edged weapons, handguns, unarmed killing techniques,
improvised weapon kills, use of the garrote and crossbow, poisons, Dim Mak
and attributes of the professional assassin. If you should happen to be a
target of an assassin, because of your profession or where you live and/or
travel, you need to know what they know - plus a little bit more!
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, Illust., 112 pp, $12 (DD.MAN)(303)


PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL DEFENSE, by Jeff Cooper.
This revised edition of Jeff Cooper's classic on personal defense has many
new illustrations and a new preface while retaining the timeless theory of
individual defensive behavior presented in the original book. It is the
best study of the GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF SURVIVAL in the face of unprovoked
violence by human assailants. Cooper, the nation's foremost instructor of
defensive weaponcraft, discusses the vital elements of defensive mental
conditions. This is an unusual and UNIQUE book on mental conditioning.

As Cooper states here, it is safe to say that a decisive majority of the
victims of recent horrific murders would still be alive if they had read
this short work AND HEEDED WHAT THEY READ!
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illust., 56 pp, $8 (PPD)(771)


GET TOUGH, by Capt. W.E. Fairbairn.
Form the father of modern hand-to-hand combat, the author wrote this
classic manual on unarmed combat. The Captain taught the famed British
Commandos from this long-out-of-print textbook. Know for his "get tough"
attitude, Fairbairn designed these practical methods after years of
training troops and watching ruffians, thugs, bandits and bullies. Now you
can learn from his experience with this down-to-earth, no-nonsense book.
5.5 X 8.5, hardcover, 140 illustr., 120 pp, $19 (GET.T)(82)


DEAL THE FIRST DEADLY BLOW.
This is not a treatise on the gentlemanly art of self-defense. It is a how-
to training course for the G.I., peace officer or individual who may find
himself in a kill-or-get-killed situation, a complete study in how to kill
an armed opponent whether you are armed with weapons or not. For the deadly
arena where second place is a cold and lonely grave, this reprint of Army
Field Manual FM 21-150 contains the most complete training course in toe-
to-toe combat ever published.  8.5 X 11, softcover, photos, 156 pp, $16
(DFDB)(59)


COMMANDO FIGHTING TECHNIQUES, by Jim Wilson and Paul Evans.
Use your body as a powerful and effective weapon in combat situations by
using the fighting techniques taught in this book. The chokes, strangles,
breakaways, releases, locks, throws, sweeps, blocks and counters in this
extensively illustrated how-to manual includes Oriental fighting arts and
Western combat schools of self-defense.

Having taught unarmed combat, karate and related fighting techniques in the
Middle East, Wilson and Evans present a realistic approach to combat
situations. 8 X 8, softcover, photos, 156 pp, $12 (COMMAND)(456)


DANGER ZONES, Defending Yourself against Surprise Attack, by Master Hei
Long.
To survive street-gang warfare, you have to learn how to THINK like a
streetfighter! You have to anticipate who will likely ambush you, from
where he will attack and what punches or kicks he'll use. But most
important, you have to learn how to control YOUR danger zones - those areas
that make you vulnerable to an attacker - and exploit HIS danger zones.

This book teaches you how to beat surprise attackers at their own game by
mastering stationary defenses, centering, blocking, precision stepping and
much more. The KEY to defeating a surprise attack is understanding the
mysteries of the body - yours and your attacker's. DANGER ZONES reveals
these to you.  5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illustr., 128 pp, $14 (ZONE)(926)


                      VIDEOS (VHS, U.S. Format only.)

BARROOM BRAWLING, The Art of Staying Alive in Beer Joints, Biker's Bars,
and Other Fun Places.
You've read their books, now get their video by two of the most popular
self-defense authors. Marc "Animal" MacYoung teams up with Peyton Quinn to
show you the down-and-dirty reality of surviving in the saloons and
roadhouses of America. If you frequently visit strange bars, (and in your
lifetime, that's almost bound to happen) their books and this video will
make you a whole lot smarter. It may keep you out of trouble, or if push
comes to shove, what to do and NOT do in unpleasant confrontations.

Opening with a bone-breaking, bottle-busting barroom brawl, Animal and
Peyton go back and discuss common fantasies and misconceptions (some not so
obvious) that were demonstrated in the fight, as well as how some things
really would have went down had it been a real-life situation. Discover the
truth about why barroom fights occur, saloon ambushes, people "getting in
your face," squaring off and how critical it is to be aware of what is
going on around you when you enter an unfamiliar bar.
Color, about 35 minutes, $30 (BAR)(987)


ADVANCED COMBAT CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES
From the author of the best-selling book A BOUNCERS GUIDE TO BARROOM
BRAWLING (Peyton Quinn) comes a third instructive VIDEO covering self-
defense concepts that were proven effective on a weekly if not daily basis
to win fights in biker bars. Highlights include favorite techniques from
the bouncer trade, using the environment as a weapon and such advanced
concepts as stopping the enemy's mind. Demonstrations of real-life
applications of basic fighting tenets - common angles of attack as seen by
a beer bottle snatched off a bar, for example - set this tape apart from
all others.  Color, approx 60 minutes, $40 (ADVANCE)(3016)


SELF-DEFENSE AGAINST THE SUCKER PUNCHER.
In what is acclaimed as the most practical video ever made on REALISTIC
fighting techniques, Peyton Quinn, the well known author of related books
and videos, teaches you the self-defense techniques he has used dozens of
times as a bouncer in a biker bar. In TWO HOURS OF INSTRUCTION, you will
learn how the sucker puncher operates, as well as his strong points and
basic weaknesses. If you've read Quinn's books, here's a chance to actually
SEE the methods he uses against fists, boots, pool cues and knives in the
violent world of biker bars. Color, approx 120 minutes, $30 (SELF)(3017)

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