indebted for much of what appears in this article particularly to the wisdom and experience of Marc MacYoung and www.nononsenseselfdefense.com . There is much more to this subject; this article is only a start. To learn more, I suggest:
Gavin de Becker,
The Gift of Fear
, www.gdbinc.com/home.cfm
Marc MacYoung,
Cheap Shots, Ambushes, and Other Lessons
www.nononsenseselfdefense.org
Peyton Quinn,
A Bouncer’s Guide to Barroom Brawling
If you’re interested in going deeper into the mechanics and psychology of violence, then:
Tony Blauer’s tapes and courses, www.tonyblauer.com
Alain Burrese, Hard-Won Wisdom from the School of Hard Knocks, www.burrese.com
Loren Christensen’s books and videos, www.lwcbooks.com
Marc MacYoung’s books and videos, www.nononsenseselfdefense.com
Peyton Quinn,
Real Fighting
, www.rmcat.com
If you want to go beyond self-defense and into the realm of combat and killing, then:
Dave Grossman,
On Killing
and
On Combat
www.killology.com
Fiction
Hard Rain
Rain Storm
Killing Rain
The Last Assassin
Requiem For An Assassin
Fault Line
Inside Out
The Lost Coast
Paris Is A Bitch
The Detachment (Coming soon)
Non-fiction
The Ass Is A Poor Receptacle For The Head: Why Democrats Suck At Communication, And How They Could Improve
Ebooks and Self-Publishing: A Conversation Between Authors Barry Eisler and Joe Konrath
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Edition: April 2011
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