| Being the author of several books on the
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| | everyone should agree on, is the fact
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| martial arts and fighting, I am always
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| | that no matter how hard you try not to,
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| looking for books of exceptional quality
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| | there is a 90% plus chance that if a
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| to add to my library. If I have a book in
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| | physical confrontation lasts much more
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| my library, it's definitely worth owning.
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| | than a few seconds it will probably end
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| One such book is Alain Burrese's, "Hard
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| | up on the ground. A place you definitely
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| Won Wisdom from the School of Hard
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| | don't want to be in a self-defense
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| Knocks." I had purchased Alain's book
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| | situation. In my opinion, it is best to
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| several years ago when I had just caught
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| | do whatever you can in order to not end
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| the tail end of one of his seminars on
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| | up on the ground, and if you do how to
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| Hapkido. I took the book home and read it
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| | quickly get back up on your feet again.
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| a few days later.
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| | The next section gives you a brief but
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| Boy was I impressed! Not so much by the
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| | informative overview of training methods
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| book itself, as I was by the author.
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| | and fitness routines that you can and
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| Alain's grasp of the philosophical
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| | should implement in order to not only
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| aspects of the "war stories" that he
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| | improve your fighting technique, but also
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| recounts shows a remarkable insight into
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| | to keep you in shape for normal
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| the various situations that we seem to
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| | day-to-day activities.
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| put ourselves in, never once thinking of
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| | One section that Alain included in his
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| the possible consequences that could
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| | book that I can't recall ever seeing in
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| transpire because of our lack of
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| | any other books is a section dealing with
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| foresight.
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| | women. Now you can tell by reading this
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| Some of the major points that I got out
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| | section that Alain is by his very nature
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| of Alain's book are as follows.
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| | the knight on a white horse racing to
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| The lessons that Alain teaches the reader
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| | save the damsel in distress. I find this
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| are from his own personal experiences
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| | to be a very chivalrous attitude and one
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| and, liked I stated in the previous
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| | that seems to be sorely lacking in
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| paragraph, show a remarkable insight into
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| | today's society. However, having said
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| how doing a couple of small easy things
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| | that, I would like to ask the following
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| can keep you out of a lot of the trouble
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| | question, "Who is to blame for this
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| that you could easily find yourself in.
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| | prevalent modern attitude, the man, or
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| Alain has a good solid section covering
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| | the woman?" I will leave it up to the
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| the use of your hands, elbows, and knees
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| | individual to decide.
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| as personal striking weapons to use
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| | They say that hindsight is 20/20, and I
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| against an opponent. This is more of a
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| | happen to agree. However, if you would
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| principle based teaching and less of a
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| | like to have 20/20 foresight, do the
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| "How To" section. I have seen way too
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| | following.
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| many books that spent a lot of time on
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| | 1. Purchase this book
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| the "How To" sections, but then little to
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| | 2. Sit down with this book, a notepad,
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| nothing at all on the principles behind
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| | and a pen.
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| the techniques. This is definitely not
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| | 3. Make three columns on the notepad.
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| the case with Alain's book.
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| | Mark one "Mistakes," "Options," and the
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| The one section that I was looking
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| | other "End It."
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| forward to was, in my opinion, a little
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| | 4. As you read this book, write down the
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| too brief. Although I am sure that this
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| | "Mistakes" that were made in each
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| is primarily because my particular field
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| | recounted story.
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| of expertise just so happens to be the
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| | 5. Then write down other "Options" that
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| section in question. This is Alain's
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| | could be used to avoid each situation.
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| brief section devoted to kicking. Now
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| | 6. And finally, if unavoidable, what
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| although a lot of what Alain has to say
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| | other things could have been done to "End
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| on the subject I happen to agree with,
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| | It."
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| there are other things that, shall I say,
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| | 7. After you have done this and have had
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| we share a difference of opinion.
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| | the time to thoroughly digest it, sit
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| Alain then follows up with a section on
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| | down and write a letter to Alain thanking
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| going to the ground during a fight, and
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| | him for the wonderful book that you just
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| the possible ramifications of what could
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| | had the opportunity to learn from. I did!
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| happen once this occurs. One point that
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