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How to Fight Tough (Paperback)

by Jack Dempsey (Author)
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not fist fightin' Neutral Rating of 3 stars, April 25 2004
By S. Lodge "Shanlo" (Nagano, Japan) - See all my reviews
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Interesting book from a period of modern history. However, it is devoted to basic locks and take downs. If you're looking for information on self defense based boxing techniques it is not here. Conversely, if you are looking for some quick to learn street techniques you would be satisfied.
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2.0 out of 5 stars OK self-defense moves, some historic value, Dec 16 2003
By Joseph M Burtner (Kennesaw, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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I like the fact that I can't really find a bad technique in this book. The tone of the book is deadly serious, though the political overtones of WWII are imposable to ignore. The reason I don't rate this book higher is because it is simply a series of self-defense sequenses; there is no real "system" presented. The combinations shown herein are all valid, workable moves, taken from street boxing, catch wrestling, Japanese jujitsu, and WWII comando training. While one can learn practical self-defense from this book, the lack of organization makes other books on the subject far more useful. The aspect that suprised me was the ammount of catch wrestling techniques included, such as the toe hold and figure-four choke. Another thing that this book had that isn't found in too many other souces was the use of your opponent's clothing, in a non-judo manner, to execute a technique. Once again, the induvidual sequenses are good; it's just the lack of an organized system that I don't like. OK for some good self-defense "tricks", but most other books are better.
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5.0 out of 5 stars How to fight tough, April 15 2003
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People who don't review this book well do not understand its significance. Dempsey's lead jolt was the inspiration for Bruce Lee's straight lead which is the basis of Jeet Kune Do. Yes, its true that many of these techniques appear in other books, but they were innovated here by Dempsey. Read Dempsey and then read Bruce Lee and see if you can't find a direct lineage.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Primarily for the combat historian
I was extremely pleased to see the reprint of this previously hard-to-find book. I have, of late, renewed my interest in the martial arts as taught by the military during the... Read more
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