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Dirty Dozen: 12 Nasty Fighting Techniques For Any Self-Defense Situation
 
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U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Larry Jordan was given a unique assignment by his commanders - come up with a truly down-and-dirty hand-to-hand fighting system for his fellow Green Berets and U.S. Army Rangers. The goal of this system was to give soldiers a handful of hard-core techniques that could be easily learned, easily mastered and effectively applied in any close-combat situation. Jordan devised a set of 12 techniques that were surprisingly simple, shockingly fast and brutally effective. He has now adapted this military system for civilian self-defense. He calls it "The Dirty Dozen." The 12 self-defense lessons in this book are specifically designed to provide the average citizen with a series of easily learned techniques that will enable him or her to prevail in any violent situation. Besides the ever-present threat of violent crime, the recent terrorist attacks aboard commercial airliners show that people can no longer rely on "somebody else" to protect them. Preparing to resist and defeat evildoers is everyone's responsibility now. That's where The Dirty Dozen comes in.

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A great first step
 
Review Date: August 5, 2005
Reviewer: John Perkins, New York USA
I am the author of ATTACK PROOF and have been studying self defense for 49 years and have trained with many of the world's best teachers. This book DIRTY DOZEN by Larry Jordan is one that I will have my students read and pass on to their friends and loved ones. It is basic and practical. It does describe some types of criminal attacks but first and foremost it is nasty and if you don't have a long time to train this book can be very helpful. Yes it does not show you how to get out of a mounted position from a world class fighter but I don't see many of these top professionals attacking people for money or kicks in the street. As I said it is for basic understanding of how to fight dirty in a short time. You might try the U.S. Army combatives books both present and past if you have the time. I gave this book a five star rating for exactly what it was. A fine and nasty quick primer on street survival.
Excellent !...
 
Review Date: July 8, 2002
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The book is excellent, practical and really dirty !

If you are learning a martial art, your objective is to preserve a
cultural institution. You are mastering the art form for the sake of
the form itself, and fighting competency (if you actually develop any)
is y byproduct of that process. If you are only interested in learning
self-defense, the artistic side of the fighting arts is not important
to you. How you look when you drive the your elbow into someone's face
does not matter, as long as you do it with enough power and speed
to get the job done - says the author.

The book starts with the author's autobiography - from the streets of
Sacramento to the Special Forces soldier.

Author then expalains the nature of the brutal violence under the
titles like murder, rape, roberry, kidnapping, carjacking, aggravated
assault and battery and terrorism. Then winning mindset and positive
attitude is being established.

After that the author introduces tools - natural body weapons,
vital targets and finnaly - the dirty dozen self protection
techniques and scenarios.

If you are serious about self protection - buy it.

With a little practice you will not miss.

Simple is best
 
Review Date: September 7, 2006
Reviewer: J. Elsey, Indianapolis, IN
I got this book several months ago and it could have saved me many years of looking for self-defense instruction that was worth anything. It is very simple, and in a real adrenaline situation, that is all you will have time for. Don't waste years learning 100's of throws and wrist-locks...they WILL GET YOU KILLED in today's world. There is a reason dogs and tigers go for the throat....
Easy to follow - practical.
 
Review Date: September 9, 2004
Reviewer: Stuart Gardner, Fair Lawn, NJ
I have no interest in learning a martial art and wanted some easily learned steps to apply, should I get caught up in street crime (I am going to a country, for work, where street crime is high).

I knew a few of the tactics listed in the book (go for the eyes, groin, larynx or carotid artery / jugular). These were taught to me by an OTC instructor in college. This book is practical advice that can be learnt fairly quickly. The chapter on the winning mind is great.

The book is easy to follow, has enough illustrations, and gave me just what I wanted. Great book.
Larry Jordan's Dirty Dozen delivers!
 
Review Date: May 22, 2006
Reviewer: Kevin Walther, Hubbardston, MA
This is a great book whether you are a serious martial artist or someone who simply wants to learn a handful of extremely effective self defense techniques. I am a practicing mixed martial artist with training in judo, wrestling and Kenpo Karate. My experience has been that formal training, particularly in the martial arts, can be too time consuming and cluttered with useless detail and information. After almost 6 years in one particular art I can tell you that the techniques presented in this book are right on the money in terms of simple, fast and effective as well as easy to learn, practice and execute.

The author clearly has the life experience to present this material. I read the book in short order and am already practicing the techniques with training partners.

If you're serious about defending yourself in a violent situation, this is more than worth the investment. The techniques are geared toward the reality of violence on the street rather than the perfect scenarios that are studied in a studio on a nice soft floor with padded partners.

And for those of you who are simply too busy with life, why would anyone want to learn 400 techniques when these 12 do a better job of covering all the bases and can be practiced to an extreme level of proficiency.

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