Techniques of Vigilance: Textbook for Police Self-defence [Hardcover]

Kevin Parsons (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 300 pages
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing (June 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804812144
• ISBN-13: 978-0804812146
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,443,945 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Informative, in-depth and funny, February 28, 2002

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This review is from: Techniques of Vigilance: Textbook for Police Self-defence (Hardcover)

I didn't actually buy this book, I found it at a library. This is a very informative book, though I'm sure it's a bit dated. It covers many self-defense techniques with both words and lots of pictures. You've got hand-to-hand, fighting with and against batons, knives, grappling techniques, things like that. A big highlight is the pictures. I busted a gut just looking through this thing - the facial expressions these people make as they attack and are hit are hilarious. It's like funny B-movie acting. And the guy they had playing the cop in nearly every sequence, you know he was having a good time. He was dishing it out - I never seen cops fight like that. If you can find a copy of this book, it's definitely worth a read.