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| White Shadow Security |
The art of self-defense is not about brute force or fancy
techniques. It is all about who is left standing. For any
technique to be effective it has to be simple, and that was
our goal, to break self-defense down to its most elemental
state. If you hope to have any chance of surviving an attack
by a street thug, mugger, or rapist, you should read our
book. To see a sample of this book, click on the title of the
book above.
techniques. It is all about who is left standing. For any
technique to be effective it has to be simple, and that was
our goal, to break self-defense down to its most elemental
state. If you hope to have any chance of surviving an attack
by a street thug, mugger, or rapist, you should read our
book. To see a sample of this book, click on the title of the
book above.
There are many ways to build
your defense skills. The obvious
approach is to join a martial arts
school or other combative
training academy and spend a
lot of time training. You should
train with as many different
your defense skills. The obvious
approach is to join a martial arts
school or other combative
training academy and spend a
lot of time training. You should
train with as many different
Historical and
Cultural Research
Cultural Research
The primary focus of "When Two Tigers Fight" is modern
fighting knives and their makers. We offer guidance on
finding and buying a quality fighting knife that best fits your
budget, defense needs, and technical capabilities. This of
One." We believe that victory goes to the person who
fights with intelligence and subtlety, therefore the advanced
techniques we offer are not more complicated, they are
more elemental. In this book we also devote more thought
to knife on knife conflicts, describing ineffective stances
and debunking dangerous techniques commonly taught
today.
fighting knives and their makers. We offer guidance on
finding and buying a quality fighting knife that best fits your
budget, defense needs, and technical capabilities. This of
One." We believe that victory goes to the person who
fights with intelligence and subtlety, therefore the advanced
techniques we offer are not more complicated, they are
more elemental. In this book we also devote more thought
to knife on knife conflicts, describing ineffective stances
and debunking dangerous techniques commonly taught
today.
Our Publications have something different to say and we think that difference is critical. We
do not ask you to learn complicated techniques, nor to suspend your common sense. We
do not believe that you have to wear combat gear and be built like Sergeant Storm to
effectively defend yourself with a knife, or against a knife. A knife is a great fight equalizer
and our books will provide you with the few simple concepts and techniques necessary to
maximize your chances of avoiding or surviving an edged weapons conflict.
do not ask you to learn complicated techniques, nor to suspend your common sense. We
do not believe that you have to wear combat gear and be built like Sergeant Storm to
effectively defend yourself with a knife, or against a knife. A knife is a great fight equalizer
and our books will provide you with the few simple concepts and techniques necessary to
maximize your chances of avoiding or surviving an edged weapons conflict.
| About the White Shadow Series of Books by David and Gwynne Decker |
| Self defense concepts and techniques against a knife attack |
people as possible to learn the differences created by body size,
strength, and technical expertise. When you have exhausted your
choice of training partners at a school, you will still have competed
only against people who have learned the same techniques as you,
from the same teacher. How will you fare against other stylists? In
feudal Japan a martialist who had completed his training would take
a journey, called a "Musha Shugyo," and travel throughout the
country, testing himself against other stylists. In addition to our
training with Senseis Cook, Juchnik, Yagyu, Tsukidate, Wherhahn,
and many others, we have also journeyed through the written texts
of past and present masters for many years. While this cannot bring
about the same expertise as actually training with those masters of
the past, it is a time-honored tradition. Martialists throughout the
centuries have benefited by studying their opponent’s writings,
seeking insights into their fighting methods and their strengths and
weaknesses. In our effort to develop an effective defense
methodology we have not limited ourselves to studying current
masters or knife-only texts. A sound understanding of movement
and timing also requires an exploration of Saviolo, Hope, Di Grassi,
L’Abbat, Silver, Echanis, Steyers, Fairbairn, Cassidy, Keating, and a
myriad of other international styles and stylists, both historical and
current.
strength, and technical expertise. When you have exhausted your
choice of training partners at a school, you will still have competed
only against people who have learned the same techniques as you,
from the same teacher. How will you fare against other stylists? In
feudal Japan a martialist who had completed his training would take
a journey, called a "Musha Shugyo," and travel throughout the
country, testing himself against other stylists. In addition to our
training with Senseis Cook, Juchnik, Yagyu, Tsukidate, Wherhahn,
and many others, we have also journeyed through the written texts
of past and present masters for many years. While this cannot bring
about the same expertise as actually training with those masters of
the past, it is a time-honored tradition. Martialists throughout the
centuries have benefited by studying their opponent’s writings,
seeking insights into their fighting methods and their strengths and
weaknesses. In our effort to develop an effective defense
methodology we have not limited ourselves to studying current
masters or knife-only texts. A sound understanding of movement
and timing also requires an exploration of Saviolo, Hope, Di Grassi,
L’Abbat, Silver, Echanis, Steyers, Fairbairn, Cassidy, Keating, and a
myriad of other international styles and stylists, both historical and
current.