Fists Wits and a Wicked Right: Surviving on the Wild Side of the Street Book by Marc MacYoung (Preowned)

In his first book, Cheap Shots, Ambushes, and Other Lessons, Marc "Animal" Mac Young stressed one major point: there ain't no guarantees in a fight! In this companion to Cheap Shots, he adds another critical piece of info: it's awareness, or wits, and fists that will keep you safe out there, not some fancy Oriental fighting form.

"Hieechi ebooboo thingamajig" may sound fancy, but when you get past the lyrical lingo, it all boils down to a swift kick in the nuts. That's the same in any language. Sure, there are martial arts jocks who can throw a devastatingly fast punch, even six or seven of them, but if they don't land in key spots, one well-placed sucker punch from a knowledgeable streetfighter is going to do more damage.

The physies of a good strike are important, but the other half of knowing how to hit is knowing where to hit. That's what Animal focuses on in this book: the fine points and brutal technicalities of blows and targeting. The fact is, the way to win a fight is not to be able to hit faster, or even harder, but to do serious 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 certain areas with a little more gusto.

This book contains the critical info no one else talks about- -the stuff that will keep you alive and intact, not dead meat, on the wild side of the street.

About the Author:

Marc MacYoung has never fit well into simple categories. That's because of his diverse past. When his family fell into situational poverty he found himself facing lifestyles and problems that most people have no idea exist, much less have experience dealing with. It was during that time the earned the street name "Animal." Many of his stories start with qualifiers like "The first time I was shot at..." and "The last time I had someone try to stab me..." (It was a long hard climb out of that lifestyle.) Decades of experience in environments and professions where violence was common, would eventually lead him to being a court recognized expert about violence, crime, and self-defense.

This wide ranging background gives him a completely different perspectives of the complex problems involved with personal safety, conflict, violence, and crime avoidance —especially how there are no simple answers (e.g., martial arts or carrying a gun). Those approaches may soothe fears, but they don't actually address danger —or the problems you'll face if you have to use them.

Over the years his works have evolved from that of a streetfighter to taking a more practical approach of avoidance and/or deterrence. This opens far more effective and non-violent options for his readers. As he often says "I'm not about fear management. My goal is danger management. I'm more interested in teaching you how to avoid walking into the lion's jaws than giving you false confidence about doing so."

Length: 152 pages

Publication date: 1991