Urban Combatives The Combative Use of Improvised Weapons DVD by Lee Morrison (Preowned) (PAL)

Man is defined as the "tool bearing animal" The first tools we developed were weapons. The very first weapons were expedient and adapted items. Our ancestors used rocks, bones and sticks to protect himself from predators. So, the use of expedient weapons is our birthright, and the ability to improvise and adapt has put us at the top of the food chain.

This prehistoric origin has relevance today for citizens denied the legal right to carry orthodox weapons for self-protection. Numerous countries, including Great Britain prohibit weapons, forcing the law-abiding citizen to rely on unarmed combatives for self-protection. While we are all enthusiasts of unarmed skills, the sober truth is that the tactical reality insists that self-protection includes the utilisation of weapon options.

The subject of expedient weapons has been addressed in numerous previous books, articles and tapes on self-protection. Yet in my opinion the bulk of prior information has been woefully unsatisfactory. The reason for this is simple, most of the previous "experts" just simply lacked the hands-on experience of street survival, and very few had actually used the methods they espoused.

Lee and John have years of front-line experience and have used the methods shown in this manual. This is not theory. The book is based on street tested reality. I was honoured to be invited to contribute this foreword.

An aspect that is missing from previous texts is the matter of access.

Under the stress of imminent violence the task of accessing a weapon from it's every day carriage position can be extremely difficult. Lee and John know this and have given us training and equipment solutions to the problem.

All any book can do is provide knowledge. The reader must then put in the concomitant practice. I would suggest the best way to practice is to arrange to attend a training course presented by Lee or John. They have both been guest instructors at our seminars and are both very enthusiastic, original and inspiring instructors. They care about their trainees, and it shows.

Lee has written several other excellent manuals, while this is John's first published work. I know the book will become a favourite amongst Combatives enthusiasts everywhere. I hope they will co-operate on further texts.

Publication date: 2005

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