No Second Chance: A Reality-Based Guide to Self-Defense | Date: 28 April 2011, 04:59
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No Second Chance: A Reality-Based Guide to Self-Defense
By Mark Hatmaker
* Publisher: Tracks Publishing
* Number Of Pages: 192
* Publication Date: 2009-02-01
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1884654320
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781884654329
Product Description:
When violence becomes unavoidable, it's best to be informed, and this self-defense book provides revolutionary information that could mean the difference between life and death in the event of a physical assault. Included are drills to increase awareness, examples for using the environment as a self-defense tool, and methods that allow victims to best use their inherent strengths to repel an attack. An interesting look at the psychology of an attack—exploring the mindset of both attacker and victim, and illuminating the dynamic between the two—this manual puts the power back into the hands of concerned citizens.
Summary: Good but not the best
Rating: 3
Having most of No Holds Barred books I was a little disappointed about the picture quality and sizes. Dont get me wrong this book is packed great information and reality based situations where there is "no second chance." If you want a good self defense READ this is it, if you want a good self defense TRAINING GUIDE this is not it. Look at one of the other No Holds Barred books. Unlike the other books this one is mainly text and the pictures are extremely small and lack detail.
Im a big follower of Mark Hatmaker and his books but they could have added more pages and made the small amount of pictures better.
Still a great book to add to your collection.
Summary: Accurate Contextual Perspective
Rating: 5
Too many books and manuals addressing the issue of Self-Defense provide a manuscript ripe with all manner of technical applications countering physical violence without ever addressing the true need for understanding personal protection and safety, which is providing an in depth comprehensive view of the context of man's inhumane behavior inflicted upon others.
This is where Mark Hatmaker's NO SECOND CHANCE begins--explaining and providing real-world examples of the human predatory nature of criminal violence. Throughout the book are examples of how horrifically violent human behaviors impact lives, such that the reader will come away with at least a fundamental understanding of the contextual trauma resulting from such activity.
And while Mark Hatmaker does a splendid job portraying the reality of the context of violent criminal behavior humans perpetrate against their own kind, he also offers specific drills one can practice to enhance individual awareness and avoidance attributes so needed in off-setting the ramifications of attempted criminal violence. In my system of beliefs, when it comes to DEFENSIVE applications for personal protection, the awareness and avoidance skills are the primary factors needed. This is stressed in the text.
At least half of this book is dedicated to providing real examples, accurate information about and basics ways and means for the full comprehension of the existing criminal violence affecting our society.
The other half of the manual is dedicated to simple, direct and pragmatic motor skills one can use to negate physical violence which has digressed away from our ability to de-escalate and/or avoid. The large majority of the physical applications are nothing new and novel. On the contrary, for those truly familiar with old military combatives, much of what is demonstrated will be quite familiar. Tried, true, effective and efficient, one cannot argue with what works and has been working for sometime.
I am not aware of whether or not this was Mark's intent when he chose the techniques he chose to demonstrate. What I do know about Hatmaker's technical essence is that what he does mechanically--motor skills--is steeped in a rich Old-Time, Western Martial Tradition of scientifically based boxing and wrestling. It is from this identical source of fighting skills that the vast majority of old military combatives drew its technical applications. So it stands to reason, that with Mark's expertise in this Western Fighting Tradition, the majority of what is shown, technically, resembles the old military combatives. Like I said, it's hard to argue continued combative successes...
I really liked this manual. Some will argue that the photographic representations are two small. I don't see a problem with the artistic lay-out of this manual. I had no problems in understanding what was being explained and demonstrated. The instructional aspect of this book is precise and concise and information rich with valid, reliable data.
If one possesses no background whatsoever in what is required for personal protection and safety within a violent context, a book ALONE is not going to prepare said individual for such an experience. However, with a truly competent instructor who possesses such attributes of personal experience and professional training for managing human criminal violence, this manual will provide a great basic teaching and learning aid for such a beginning student.
For those with experience and professional training in handling criminal violence, this manuscript will be a helpful addition in our own continued practice, and it will assist us as a teaching aid if we care to instruct others to the familiarity training needed for violence-management.
For those who are searching for magic bullets for handling violence, this book has none--just cold, brutal facts. For those searching for an encyclopedia of techniques--this book has none. It merely offers basic, applicable and workable realistic training paradigms, tactics, strategies and movements against a variety of potential assault cues and out right attacks. He also offers a well-thought out sequence for learning said tactics, strategies and movements in a way which will mimic the potential environment where such assaults will occur.
Mark Hatmaker also stresses the need for physical fitness, which I fully endorse. Those who are fit will always possess an advantage for survival over those who are NOT physical fit.
This particular volume does not provide technical applications or movements which specifically address the problem of weapons' use and/or counter weapons' use. According to this book, other volumes will address those situations, specifically. He does, however, address the reality of our situation that we are always armed in some fashion with the various devices that surround us in our daily lives, and then gives examples of what may be used as improvised weaponry.
Mark Hatmaker and TRACKS publishing has done an exceptionally fine job in offering a comprehensive view of what is fundamentally needed to properly prepare oneself against human criminal violence in a realistic manner.
Rev. Arthur Bodhi Chenevey, RM, DD
Hikaze Learning Corner/Two Pines Training Facility
Home of Diversified Combat Arts & Sciences Curriculum
Summary: a wake up to reality and well planed preparation
Rating: 5
I have a karate school and I was looking for a book to help me present a street level awareness of self-defense issues. I especially wanted to do this for the women in my karate class.
This book presents a number of true stories of predators and what the did to their prey. Some of these stories are not suitable for the young... and may scare away some adults.
If you can get your mind around what evil people do to their victims, then you have made the 1st step to either not being a victim, or surviving an assault.
If you are a martial arts instructor, you owe it to your class to buy (and read) this book.
If you are a husband, you owe it to your wife.
If you are a parent, you owe it to your children.
Summary: A practical guide for real life self-defense,
Rating: 4
I am quite familiar with Mark Hatmaker's numerous works and I have written reviews on many of his
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