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Effective and Practical Self-Defense
In today's world, self-defense skills are becoming more important every day. Many people have come to realize that the martial arts can help you develop self-defense skills. Unfortuneatly though many martial arts schools do not teach effective self-defense. That is exactly why Combat Hapkido was developed; to answer the need for practical, effective, and easy to learn
self-defense. This book will introduce you to the world of Combat Hapkido.
You will learn:
-The history and development of Combat Hapkido
-About the International Combat Hapkido Federation and its philosophy
-Basic tools for attack and defense
-The major target points of human antomny
-Basic catagories of controling techniques
-Developmental training methods
-Legalities of Self-defense
"There are hundreds of Martial Arts/Self-Defense books on the market: a few excellent ones, some mediocre, some of them lousy. I think this book, because of its thoroughness, accuracy and easy to follow style, will be a worthy addition to the library of anyone interested in this fascinating, complex and often misunderstood subject
John Pellegrini - Founder of Combat Hapkido
President of the ICHF "Excellent source of information for Combat Hapkido practitioners!"
Pedro Rodriguez - ICHF Vice President
Michael Rowe has been involved with marital arts and self-defense education for almost twenty years. He is the Nebraska State Director for the International Combat Hapkido Federation and is one of its leading instructors.
This book has brought a greater understanding of Combat Hapkido and its philosophy of self-defense to many readers. If you want greater understanding of self-defense? Then this book is a must buy!
Contents:
Acknowledgements 3
About the Author 5
Forward 6
A Brief History 9
Foundational Principles 13
Ki 19
Four Basic Principles of Unifying Mind and Body 20
Breathing 23
Self-defense 27
Preliminaries 35
Foundational Skills 43
Combat Stances 43
Deflections 46
Strikes 49
Kicks 55
Impact Principles 59
Tumbling and Falling 67
Finger Techniques 75
Wrist Techniques 81
Elbow Techniques 99
Shoulder Controls 109
Controling Principles 117
Common Injuries and Treatment 121
The Legal Aspects of Self-defense 125
ICHF 131
Seminar Information 137
References 139
Student Notes 140
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