Fundamentals of Modern Police Impact Weapons [Hardcover]

Massad F. Ayoob (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 158 pages
• Publisher: Police Bookshelf (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0398037485
• ISBN-13: 978-0398037482
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,888,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Massad Ayoob is one of the pre-eminent fighting handgun trainers in the world. He operates the Lethal Force Institute, which trains both U.S. and international clients. His methods of reflexive, high speed yet accurate shooting has been adopted by the U.S. army as part of its standard pistol-training course. Massad has written many books for Krause Publications, including Combat Handgunnery, The Gun Digest Book of Sig-Sauer, and The Gun Digest Book of Beretta Pistols.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It is still a very good book, just read my review, May 20, 1999

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Modern Police Impact Weapons (Hardcover)

I was dissapointed by the lack of what I would call "Ayoobs wisdom", I am a religious reader of everything he writes. This book is an excellent resource book for refresher training, not all agenices provide that, and for those of us who DO carry a baton, had better keep proficient with it! or it will either be shoved up an orifice, or used to batter us in a civil suit. The price of the book is reasonable, and LFI (Ayoobs school in NH) has many other books on the same subject, all complimentary to the other. This book is certainly a smart purchase and the 3 star rating reflects only my personal dissapointment when I compare to the "readability" of his other books, this is very much a rote technique book. I still recommend it to peers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent basic guide to the use of various police impact weapons., December 28, 2009

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Joseph J. Truncale "warriorwriter" (Vernon Hills, Il) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Modern Police Impact Weapons (Hardcover)

Though this book is dated to some degree; nevertheless, it is still an excellent basic guide to using the police straight standard baton, the yawara stick and other police impact weapons. This book was written before the various expandable type batons became popular; however, the basic techniques shown in this text are still used by baton instructors today.

The author is most known for his expertise in the use of firearms and an expert witness in deadly force issues, but he is also a highly competent baton instructor, including the PR-24 Police Baton. In conclusion, this book is for police baton instructors and anyone else who is interested in police impact weapons techniques and tactics.

Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: PR-24 Police Baton Advanced Techniques).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for martial artists, July 29, 2005

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Patricia Riddle Rose (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Modern Police Impact Weapons (Hardcover)

This book is about actually using weapons rather than simulation in the studio or dojo. Martial artists who want to use their skills only as a sport may do so but most of us want skills that would work outside of the studio. On the streets, no matter your skill, strength and size may trump your technique. A weapon is an equalizer but many weapons such as gun and kinfe are potentially lethal -- and in the real world lethality or even long-lasting damage should not be treated lightly. Ayoob shows how impact weapons can be used to STOP an assailant with minimal long-term damage.