Self Defensex

The "empty hands" or the "flowery hands" was a science, an art, a philosophy. It was practiced by monks who were devout believers in nonviolence more than 1500 years ago. Today we call it "Karate" and in our young country we think of it as something new!...

Written in 1952 by Giken Hotta, this book also features illustrations and a few photographs, Reading the author’s notes will transport you back at least seventy years. This is when Karate was starting to come into the America. Shihan Hotta...

Wah Lum Kung Fu is also known as Praying Mantis Kung Fu and this book chronicles the history of this fine art form and teaches you up close and personal all the techniques of this amazing form that was started over 350 years ago.

The Key to Judo and Jiu Jitsu was originially written in the 1950's. This is an old school martial arts book with the early teachings in America of these arts. The chapters include the basic principles of Judo and Jiujitsu plus the basic falling and...

This book is one of the treasures of the soft style of Chinese martial arts first written by Grand Master Chen Man-ching in the early 1960's. It teaches not just Tai Chi applications of self defence but explains it all in an easy to follow way so that...

Written by Henry Cho in the 1960's this book was originally called Self Defence Karate, as the word Tae kwon Do was rarely used and many of the Korean Masters back then referred to what they taught as Korean Karate even. Henry Cho was one of the early...

Written in 1963 this was one of Master Ed Parkers original works and is a must for any who studied his style of Chinese Karate. He does an in depth study of karate and Kung Fu going back to General Yuen Fei and even earlier. He also delves into the...

Evan Pantazi teaches law enforcement agents pressure points needed to do there job more effectively and as well several other skills like breaking up a fight between two individuals and how to handle the self defense situations confronting police...

A FORM OF KOREAN SELF-DEFENSE that employs joint locks, grappling and throwing, as well as kicks, punches, and other ways of striking attack, Hapkido contains both long-range and close-range fighting techniques. Hapkido emphasizes circular motion,...

This is one of the very few Japanese Kobudo books featuring both the Tongfa of Hama Higa and the Sai of Tsukenshitahaku. These two books rolled into one teach several techniques against swords and other weapons, and include the step-by-step instruction...

Covering Russian Unarmed Self-Defense (sometimes referred to as Spetsnaz Special Forces training), the original publication of this rare book dates far back, yet the techniques contained inside are military-style, self-defense techniques that remain...

This terrific book will teach you all you need to know about the gentlemanly art of classic hand-to-hand combat. You will learn the basics, properly and exactly. Plus, you will learn what striking techniques to use with what blocking technique, foot...

An excellent book with the complete history of Muay Thai, the Rules and Regulations plus ten of the greatest Muay Thai fighters of all time are showcased in this beautiful book.The book also has the complete story of the King Of Muay Siam who became one...

This exceptional book has loads of photos and drawings pin-pointing the exact locations on the body where you must strike, and what techniques to use. Demonstrated techniques include kicks using the side of the foot, birds-beak technique, use of the big...

An interesting and informative book teaching the principles of Dim or Poison Hand Death Touch, said to be the most lethal of techniques in all of the martial arts. You will be amazed at the claims in the publication. The book teaches various training...

An amazing book filled with training tips to develop the IRON PALM and also the Stomping and Cutting Palms. This is an old book from the 1950s and is one of the very first to fully teach this ancient method of conditioning...

Written by Tim Tackett, who is one of the luminaries of JKD in the USA.  Tackett teaches so many of the skills and the inner workings of JKD, old school in this book - it is amazing to say the least.  Tackett is highly skilled and extremely...

Written by Douglas Hsieh, this book unveils the mystery of Dim Mak in an easy to follow way.  Learn the most vulnerable points on the body, as well as ways of inserting power and striking these areas, to create the effect you are after.  Learn...