Highly recommended reading for self-defense/security minded folks.
A few quotes from the book.
From the preface - Never, ever, ever delegate responsibility for your own safety. Never, ever, ever, override your own experience and common sense on the say-so of some self-proclaimed 'expert'.
Never, ever, ever ignore what your eyes see because it isn't what you imagined.
And later - In general, respond to the situation as it is. Not to your fantasy and not to your paranoia.
I will be reading this book again, taking more time to digest the lessons he imparts.
Also just finished reading Pak Mei - A Dedication. Highly recommended for YKM students to get a glimpse of the principles behind a major portion of our arts curriculum. Not a techniques book, a good explanation of some of the principles behind the movements.
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If you're interested, Rory also has a blog at chirontraining.blogspot.com.
I have to second the recommendation for the Pak Mei book.
Having learned some Yau Kung Mun forms, techniques and training methods from Don, I think the book does a great job explaining the history and philosophy of YKM's root art, Pak Mei.
It also does a great job blowing away some of the myths and folklore connected with Pak Mei. It appears that the character of Pak Mei may have been nothing more than a fiction, like other figures of Chinese martial arts, like Ng Mui or Yim Wing Chun.
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