Bradley J. Steiner (1947–2020)

'Brad (Steiner) is one of the few individuals in the United states that I have personally certified to teach the Applegate-Fairbairn System...'-Col. Rex Applegate, U.s. Army, retired

When Bradley Steiner self-published The tactical Skills of Hand-to-Hand Combat (Self-Defense) in the mid-1970s, it sold out two sizable printings within eight months. In it, steiner outlined the 12 tactical principles of self-defense from his American Combato system, which he had created in 1975 and which he still teaches today. A fusion of World War II close-quarter combat, traditional martial arts, and realistic slf-defense-incorporating lessons from Rex Applegate, W.E. Fairbairn, E.A. Sykes, and Charles Nelson, among others-Steiner's program also included modern weapons and the excellent (if unorthodix) 'dirty tricks' of alley, street, and prison fighting, with which he had become familiar through his training of and association with New York Police Department officers.

An entertaining and enlightening new introduction by the author provides a concise and illumnating history of the early days of self-defense training in the United States. Paladin Press is pleased to add this legendary self-defense manual to its Combat Classic collection.

'You are indeed a 'Professor' of combat arts! I quote you all the time.'-Grandmaster Jim Harrison, American pioneer of Asian fighting arts and the last person in the world that Bruce Lee said he would want to fight.

Contents

Introduction
Foreword
The first tactical principle is: Never fight anyone on an equal footing, according to pre-set 'rules' or according to set, acceptable or 'fair techniques. Be unfair, he ruthless, be deceptive. Get tough! Use a weapon if possible-even when the adversary is unarmed!
The second thru twelfth tactical principle is:......
Conclusion
Appendix… (meer)

You're staring 'down the barrel of a gun and you're unarmed, your life is on the line and you have but a split second to wrest control and keep it-because there won't be a second chance! Combato expert Bradley J. Steiner shows you how to save your own life and possibly the lives of others when, unarmed, you face a lethal weapon. Whether your occupation requires these skills or you simply want to protect yourself under the worst possible circumstances, here is an invaluable guide to both the psychological and physical skills you need. Detailed descriptions and photos profile the various assailants and weapons you could confront and graphically demonstrate the instant, ruthless action that will disarm your attacker and put him out of commission-completely. If your're threatened by a handgun, knife, bludgeon, shoulder weapons, or any number of informal street weapons, here is your key to survival-don't find yourself unprepared.

Contents

1 Disarming and hand-to-hand combat in police training
2 The law-enforcement officer and disarming training
3 Mental conditioning, ch'an and applied psychology
4 Disarming techniques in the combato system
5 The bladed-weapon attack
6 Disarming the knife-wielding attacker
7 The bludgeon attack
8 Disarming the bludgeon attacker
9 The handgun attack
10 Disarming the handgun attacker
11 The shoulder-weapon attack
12 Disarming the shoulder-weapon attacker
13 Basic principles and additional applications
14 Guidelines for instructors… (meer)

Now, for the first time, an expert on self-defense describes and evaluates over 140 of the very best books ever written in the fields of close combat and self-defense! This easy-to-use guide is broken into 4 sections, for maximum reader convenience; Section I: Traditional martial arts books with a combat orientation Section II: Military combat texts Section III: Police texts Section IV: Civilian defense instruction publications Only the very finest books have been selected. Complete information is given on each book, so the reader can easily order any book he is interested in. This unique guide is a must for the combat instructor, and for the serious private citizen interested in protecting himself, his home and his loved ones. Contents Index by title Author's introduction Rating system used throughout this bibliographic study (bibliography) Section I: Traditional martial arts books with a combat orientation Section II: Military combat texts Section III: Police texts Section IV: Civilian defense instruction publications… (meer)

This book was written to give every yong woman and girl the means of defending her dignity, honor and life. The techniques and methods taught are without peer for ruthless effectiveness, and should unhesitatingly be used-but only in an emergence.

Every woman studying this text has an obligation to use sound judgment in the application of unarmed combat, and to exhibit caution and the utmost care in practice.

The author and publisher can assume no responsibility or liability for damages, injuries or death resulting from the practice or application of what is contained in this book.

Unarmed Combat for Women is being made available to the reader in good faith. Its teachings should be used only in legitimate combat situations.

Contents

Chapter 1 Introducti0n and preliminary instructions
Chapter 2 Phyiscal readiness training and conditioning
Chapter 3 Your body's natural weapons and how to use them
Chapter 4 The opponent's body-vulnerable points and how to attack them
Chapter 5 Wrist seizure, bodyhold and bearhug counters
Chapter 6 Blocking and countering
Chapter 7 Rape defense (Part one)
Chapter 8 Rape defense (Part two)
Chapter 9 Weapons defense
Chapter 10 Offensive use of a knife, stick or umbrella… (meer)