Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780732319007
ISBN number: 0732319005
Label: Haganah USA
Manufacturer: Haganah USA
Page Count: 150
Printing Date: 2003
Publishing house: Haganah USA
Sale Popularity Level: 254449
Studio: Haganah USA
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This manual covers material referenced in the program you've seen advertised in Black Belt and other magazines. It is a comprehensive books that covers everything you need to know to stop attackers dead in their tracks. It doesn't matter if they are armed, bigger than you, or more skilled. This is what the Israeli military teaches its Special Ops teams, turning ordinary civilians into devastating hand-to-hand combat fighters. No matter what your background, you will learn valuable new techniques of self-defense designed to work even in the most extremecircumstances. Don't wait another day to get this important information. DOES NOT SHIP INTERNATIONALLY, SORRY.
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This book includes the complete haganah self defence system. You can use the book by itself, but it is designed to be used with VHS or DVD set.
Haganah is self defence system that has been largely influenced by krav maga. The idea behind haganah is that all of the techniques are combat proven, and the system is being constantly evaluated and updated. What makes haganah different from other martial arts is that you don't have to study several years until you can reach the more advanced techniques. There are no hidden secrets available to only the most advanced students. Quite the opposite: Haganah training is based on military training principles, where you train all of the techniques in rotations, each of the rotations taking few months to run through. After you have gone through one rotation, you have been introduced to all of the techniques, and after few rotations, you begin to master them.
Another aspect unique to haganah is thing called point of reference (POR). This means that no matter how your opponents attacks, your aim is to end up in one of three positions relative to your attacker, and after that you have three options (incapacitating, killing or taking into custody), depending what you want to accomplish.
The haganah system is designed so that you can learn all the moves and techniques on your own, by studying the book and instructional films, therefore you don't necessarily need a teacher (although having one wouldn't hurt). The techniques are quite simple and straightforward.
The book has large pages, filled with clear illustrations. You can understand the techniques by just reading the book and studying the illustrations, but having the instructional films to support your study will help considerably. On some occasions, the details are different in the book and film. In such cases, I have gone with the instructional films.
I like the haganah system very much, and would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in martial arts as pure self defence, and not as a sport. The major downside with this book is that unless you have the instructional films or a teacher, it would be hard to understand the techniques from the book alone. That is not inherent flaw with the system, but rather with the media. It simply is very hard to teach physical skills without live picture or actual teacher.
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