Anatomy Of A Street Fight: Amazon.ca: Paul Vunak: Books

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From one of the world's foremost authorities on combat comes a revolutionary book focusing solely on the attributes of streetfighting. Author Paul Vunak, head of Progressive Fighting Systems and a former trainer for the Navy S.E.A.L. team, shows you what it takes to survive a streetfight in the 21st century. Included are a realistic discussion of the reality of a streetfight and a step-by-step guide to topics such as: developing a killer instinct, developing streetfighting strategies and techniques, edged weapons fighting, practical self-defense for women, legal implications of streetfighting, Jeet Kune Do and law enforcement, and even the art of defending oneself by biting your attacker!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Smart guy, Mediocre book, May 2 2004

By A Customer

I got my money's worth with the tidbits. I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that Mr. Vunak knows his stuff. Somehow the book's a miss. Good state-of-mind stuff. Only place I've read about chewing on your opponent. Didn't care for the techniques offered.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Where's the content?, April 3 2004

By	Seppo Vesala (Helsinki, - Finland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I read previous reviews on this book, I got the impression that in the pages of the book, Paul Vunak would teach some good techniques to a reader. Therefore I was excited about this book, and was anxious to get my hands on it.

The beginning of the book was promising, as Vunak analyzes the differences between no-holds-barred fights and streetfighting, and other subjects. This is good stuff, but to my disappointment, Vunak really fails to give answers to the questions raised. There are plenty of photographs, where Vunak presents almost 30 flow drills and the like, but he does not really teach any techniques. And in the photographs, there is a very serious "uke effect" present, meaning that the opponent just stands there and waits to be beaten.

There are some principles presented in the book, but they are not treated in enough detail to properly teach them to a person who is not familiar with them in the first place. It is doubtful if that is even possible in a book, but as a paying customer I have a right to criticize (if it is possible, why it has not been done here, and if it is not possible, why even try?).

The chapter I was looking forward the most was titled "Jeet Kune Do and police use of force", which was also the longest chapter in the book (it was not written by Vunak). In the chapter, Larkin Fourkiller and Michael Holsapple analyze the nature and problems of police use of force. They draw a conclusion that police officers should practice Jeet Kune Do. In a chapter of over 20 pages, they fail to present any real answers or techniques to be utilized by just reading the book.

In a synopsis, that is the problem with the whole book: In the book, there are very few techniques properly taught or real answers presented, except for the advise that the reader should learn Jeet Kune Do. Granted, there is some useful advise given to women, but the advise is also self-evident. I was hoping that they could tell me something more in a book of almost 130 pages. I'm not criticizing Vunak or his system, but I'm criticizing this book.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre at best, Mar 10 2004

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Paul Vunak made a great series of Jeet Kune Do videos years back but this book is nothing special and not worth buying in my opinion. It is one of the worst martial arts books I own and I have bookshelves loaded with them. It is interesting at times but fairly useless to a martial artist with any kind of experience. Even as a white belt a student is better off studying his/her art and learning some boxing skills. This book would be useful to the few who will buy this one book on martial arts and learn Vunak's system from it which is incredibly incomplete. There are very few techniques shown and some of them are Filipino stickfighting techniques which are not particularly useful for street defense. Arnis or escrima are useful arts but to present techniques such as those presented by Vunak here in this book don't belong in this type of book. How often in a streetfight do both fighters have sticks or similar type weapons. Unless we are immortals from highlander, I don't think these are the most practical techniques to place in a streetfighting text. Another section on biting, which doesn't deserve a section in a martial arts text is presented which isn't very practical except as a last resort type tactic and doesn't require training excersises like seeing how fast you can knaw through a steak like a savage to be used effectively should an inescapable choke be applied to you. If someone wishes to learn just a bunch of basic techniques that are effective get a combat jiu jitsu type book such as "Get Tough" and if you want a book to enhance martial art training get "Tao of Jeet Kune Do" written by the source of the art. Other great books are Wally Jay's "Small Circle Jiu Jitsu", Masatoshi Nakayama's "Dynamic Karate" and Mark Hattmaker's two books on Submission Wrestling. The best Martial Arts videos I have seen are "Vee Jitsu Arnis Te vol.1-10 by 10th Dan Frank Galante with his teacher and the founder of the system Supreme Grandmaster Florendo Visitacion by Panther productions, the same company that produced Paul Vunak's JKD videos only the Vee Jitsu Arnis Te videos are better in many ways. Professor Galante's knowledge is unsurpassed with the ability to show the proper form and diverse techniques of the ecclectic street effective system composed of Karate, Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Aikido, Gung Fu, Combat Jiu Jitsu, Liuhobafa or Six Combination Eight Method Gung Fu which is a rare tai chi form once reserved only for elite martial arts practitioners. So...Instead of mispending your hard earned money on this book, go for something with superior quality.

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3.0 out of 5 stars some good some bad
This book has some good concepts in it but it is the same stuff that Paul Vunak has been saying for years to buy a book from this man and know that he is still saying the... Read more

Published on May 21 2004 by Solja Dee

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Principles
This book is designed to acquaint martial artists with the concepts nessecary to carry them through a violent street encounter, mostly after it becomes apparent that a fight is... Read more

Published on Feb 8 2004 by Joseph M Burtner

5.0 out of 5 stars Be Real!
Paul Vunak has given us ideas. It's these ideas that we can create from. Ever wonder how NHB/UFC type fights would be like if the people in the ring were able to eye gouge or... Read more

Published on Aug 3 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad But Not Great
In terms of practicality it's not bad. Most people can execute an eye jab, punch or shin kick more effectively than some grappling technique so this book is more realistic in that... Read more

Published on Jun 29 2003