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| Kung Fu San Soo's 45 Basic Lessons from master Greg Jones | Close Quarter Combat from US Army SSG Leonard Holifield | Muay Thai Kick Boxing, Zoran Rebac's unique work on Muay Thai, with actual Stadium fighters demonstrating techniques | Muay Thai: A
Living Legacy, by Kat Prayukvong and Lesley D. Junlakan |
Navy SEALs Workout
Guide by Command Master Chief Dennis C. Chalker (USN Retired) |
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page is dedicated to close combat realism.
These pages are dedicated to hard-core
self-defense, San Soo's direct
There are many martial arts, and
they all put emphasis on a different part of their sport. Some emphasize
kata, others technique, others kicks, others punches, others sparring.
The arts on this page emphasize either the short self-defense takedown
sequences that are most closely resembling a street confrontation,
or the hard conditioning that is necessary for real contact. These
sequences are like little scenarios of what would happen if you were attacked.
Ashihara
Karate should round out this list,
but with the
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WWII
The combatives taught to commandos and special forces
COMBATO
Canadian Combato
Raymond Brennan
American Combato (Jen
To Dao) Bradley J. Steiner, in Prescott, WA
Just like Pukulan in many ways is
a stripped down version of Pencak Silat,
San Soo is a stripped down version
of Choy Li Fut and Hung Gar and the like.
Probably unlike most of the other
books here, these are also very suitable
to persons of slighter statue and
women.
Check out this special page on The
Women Of San Soo, and
you'll get the point. ;^)
The official San Soo page is HERE.
A similar style is Hoy K. Lee's
Jow
Ga. Jow Ga is probably
best known to readers of
Inside Kung Fu, where Scott
Wong had a monthly column on it for years. It too is a
stripped down version, based on
the powerful, forceful "take'm down hard"
Southern Chinese style of Kung Fu
(Choy Li Fut, Hung Gar).
San Soo was also highly respected
by Pukulan/Kuntao legend, Rudy
ter Linden,
who trained with Jimmy Woo.
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Monks
by master Ronald L. Gatewood (quote:) " Unless you have seen a San Soo fighter move and the power they can generate, it's hard to describe it to someone. " |
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 Kung
Fu San Soo
Total Body Fighting, video from Dave Hopkins and George Kosty |
On the psychology of combat and
mental preparation:
Sudden Violence : The Art of San Soo By master Greg Jones When some street thug intends to do you bodily harm, it is not the time to pull punches. So be sudden! Be violent! And win. Predator
Training : The Inner Beast of San Soo
Chinese
Fast Wrestling for Fighting : The Art of San Shou Kuai Jiao
Sometimes also mistakenly called
Thai Kickboxing (Kickboxing was inspired by Muay Thai, not the other way
around). The thing about Muay Thai is that there are limited number of
extremely powerful techniques, that are trained over and over, both with
shadow boxing, against pads and against it's unique, six feet tall heavy
bags, creating great endurance, highly effective basic techniques, and
the ability to actually apply them. Everything you train is applied in
the ring. Characteristic techniques of Muay Thai are it's low kicks, it's
clinching, and it's free use of elbows. Recommended!!
Marine Corps, Special Forces, SEALS, Special Airwing, Delta Force The LINE (linear in-fighting
neural
overrideengagement) is the most efficient and
MARC "THE ANIMAL" MACYOUNG Prison/biker type streetfighting
and self-defense. Tips on escaping and evading, knife fighting, groundfighting
and improvised weaponry. The author can be e-mailed at animalmac@aol.com.
Whatever you think of Marc MacYoung personally, his books may still contain
valuable self-defense lessons.
Safe in the City : A Streetwise Guide to Avoid Being Robbed, Raped, Ripped Off, or Run over " This is an entertaining street-level look at how crimes are really committed in America's cities. Chris and Animal use their NY-L.A. experience to help you learn the games carjackers, muggers, "gangstas," rapists, junkies and conmen play-and how to avoid them. " Street E & E : Evading, Escaping, and Other Ways to Save Your Ass When Things Get Ugly Here Animal tells you how to survive when you're outflanked and outgunned. Rather than clashing head-on with every problem that comes along, you need to learn to apply hit-and-run tactics, utilize the environment and use your enemies' weaknesses against them. " Would you admit to getting your
ass kicked with a hairbrush? Animal would, because as a seasoned veteran
Knives, Knife Fighting, and Related Hassles : How to Survive a Real Knife Fight " Knife fighting is ugly business,
so you'd better know what you're doing if you ever find yourself in one.
This book will show you the down-and-dirty reality of knife fighting, from
choosing the best knife to devious street tricks commonly used to get in
the first strike. "
Floor Fighting : Stompings, Maimings, and Other Things to Avoid When a Fight Goes to the Ground " Real fights almost always
end up on the ground, where there's the ever-present danger of getting
stomped, stabbed or worse. Animal shows you the necessary jerking, jabbing,
gouging and biting nastiness you need to know to fight effectively once
you're on the floor. "
Or, Combat Psychosis, and how to get ready for it. COMBAT MACHINE - From Russian spetnaz (commando) Anatoly Taras in Minsk Interesting pages from Kempo Magazine, showing Eastern Bloc techniques and attitudes to special forces self-defense. Inside
The Blue Berets: A combat history of soviet and Russian
airborne Forces, from 1930 to 1995 by Steve Zaloga. Not strictly about
self-defense, but about the Russian airborne and Special Forces who made
martial arts part of their stock and trade.
MUAY THAI ORGANIZATIONS World
Muay Thai Organization (WMTO) Schools, events, videos
FAMOUS STADIUMS Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium
Lumpinee Boxing Stadium
SCHOOLS Thai schools Sitpholek camp in Pattaya,
from Frank Bruyelle www.sitpholek.co.th
Global USMTA
United States Muay Thai Association in Riverdale, NY
MuayThai.com
Thai website
RELATED ARTS Yaw
Yan The Philippine's adaptation of Muay Thai, also HERE
Official
San Shou Website
European Systema Association Michail
Ryabko and Vladimir Vasiliev
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