| Being the author of several books on the
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| | are always present before the first blow
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| martial arts and fighting, I am always
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| | is actually thrown.
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| looking for books of exceptional quality
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| | Although I thoroughly enjoyed what Peyton
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| to add to my library. If I have a book in
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| | had to teach in his book, I must admit
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| my library, it's definitely worth owning.
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| | that I am not a big fan of the
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| One such book is Peyton Quinn's, "Real
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| | generalization that seems to take place
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| Fighting."
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| | when people compare "real fighting" to
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| On a personal note, I found it quite
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| | the martial arts. It seems that a lot of
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| interesting how certain people's paths
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| | the martial arts are pigeonholed into the
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| can cross without either one knowing
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| | prevalent "McDojo's" that seem to be so
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| about the other. A case in point, Peyton
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| | popular these days. That simply is not
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| relates a story about a massive brawl
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| | the case.
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| which took place at a very prestigious
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| | Peyton is one of the few "self-defense"
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| bare-knuckle karate tournament in Denver,
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| | authors out there that seems to realize
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| Colorado. Which just so happened to be
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| | this. He not only respects the teachings
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| the very same tournament that I competed
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| | of the martial arts, but also understands
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| in and also had the misfortune to witness
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| | their overall purpose and the benefits
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| the very disgusting behavior of a certain
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| | derived from them for those of us that
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| so called martial artist and his friends.
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| | study and live the martial way.
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| I often wondered if he recalled seeing me
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| | Peyton does do a really good job in
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| compete.
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| | differentiating between the "sport"
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| I found Peyton's book to be a very good
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| | mentality that seems to be so prevalent
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| "reality check" for those of you out
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| | in many martial arts these days, and the
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| there that think that your "martial art"
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| | "self-defense" mentality that has all put
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| is superior to everyone else's. Well
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| | disappeared from all, but a few martial
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| guess what, its not! As every person who
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| | arts schools in existence today.
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| has more than a passing resemblance to a
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| | I am a traditionally trained martial
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| human being will tell you, there are no
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| | artist in both Karate and Tae Kwon Do, as
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| superior martial arts, just superior
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| | well as being ranked in several other
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| martial artists. One particular quote
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| | disciplines. However, unlike a lot of
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| that I really had to agree with was,
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| | schools that seem to have degenerated
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| "Concepts are more important than
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| | down to teaching a diluted "sport"
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| specific techniques." Boy did Peyton hit
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| | version of these arts, I was fortunate
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| the nail right on the head with this one.
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| | enough to be taught the practical version
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| From that one quote alone, I knew that he
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| | of each technique alongside the
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| definitely knew what he was talking
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| | traditional version.
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| about.
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| | A lot of traditional martial artists may
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| The most important thing to remember when
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| | find the information contained in this
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| reading this, or any book dealing with
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| | book a little disheartening, but take it
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| self-defense techniques, is that the
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| | from me, if you have one ounce of sense
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| principles behind the technique are far
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| | you will buy this book and study it. And
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| more important than the technique itself.
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| | when you think you're finished and have
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| Peyton does a great job of this, and you
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| | learned everything in this book, take it
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| would do well to sit down and read this
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| | off the shelf and read it again.
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| book from cover to cover several times in
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| | Finally, this book gives you a great
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| order to grasp what he is trying to teach
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| | overview on Peyton's scenario based
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| you.
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| | training principles in which he utilizes
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| Another important point that is brought
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| | his Bulletman (TM) suits and
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| out in this book is your need to develop
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| | instructors. Although you will never get
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| your own personal awareness of yourself
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| | the full effect of this type of training
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| and your surroundings. By being aware of
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| | from this book, you will get that which
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| what is going on around you, you can
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| | is most important, the concepts behind
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| avoid a lot of potential problems and be
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| | it.
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| able to spot the preliminary signals that
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