Joe
Joe
Joe
TRADECRAFT”
Lesson 1 takes you through sportsmanship and character. There is also a basic
Atlas style training program. One thing I like though is that they also show the
relationship from self-defense techniques to common exercises. In this lesson you
also learn about the body's vulnerable areas.
Fundamentals of Boxing
Lesson 3 delved into the manly art of boxing. It was basic
footwork and basic combinations; all solid useful stuff. At the end was a section on
how to defeat a boxer using karate style techniques and street fighting.
[Supplement with the study of Jack Dempsey’s Power Punching
Methods and the study of “FISTLOAD” weaponry with]
Combat Wrestling.
Lesson 4 is combat wrestling and starts off with some basic psychology
and basic weight training. The wrestling techniques are divided into smash down,
ground wrestling, and get behinds. Once again, very solid, and basic techniques.
There is then a section on conditioning and a section on how to defend against a
grappler with some very vicious and nasty techniques. The Saga of Wrestling;
Wrestling 'Round the World; Know Your Body; Practice Your Footwork!; Learn This
Basic Monthly Stance; Practice These Eight "Smash-Down" Holds; Crippling
Ground Holds; "Get Behind" Holds; How to Fall Without Injuring Yourself; How to
Knock an Opponent Senseless - Even When He's Twice Your Size!; List of Do's and
Don'ts. Boldly illustrated in black and red.
Judo and Jujitsu
Thuggee
SAVATE
VANDALISM
Lesson 9 is defense against vandals. It covers defense against
clubs, chains, bats and other common street weapons. There is a lot on the Do's
and Don’ts of not becoming a victim. It also covers some of the bait and attacks
predators have used for centuries, but are still used. There is also a first aid
section. Contains 12 pages. "The most terrifying secrets of self-defense ever
known to man - gathered from confidential sources throughout the world - and
published here for the first time!" - from front cover. Contents: Joseph Weider's
Personal and Private Correspondence - How to Defend Yourself Against the
Senseless Wanton Attacks of Vandal Destroyers; Protect yourself from being
Knocked Out by Club, Stick, Bat or Blackjack Attacks to these Vulnerable Areas of
Your Body; Watch Out for these Deadly Weapons Used by Vandals to Attack You;
What a Weider "Terror-Fighter Does in case of Emergencies; Flatten your "Vandal"
Attacker in Seconds; Defend Yourself Against Vandal Attacks by doing this; Avoid
Vandal Attacks With These Defensive Counter-Attacks; Fight off a Hockey Stock,
Baseball Bat, Lead Pipe or Blackjack with these defensive tactics. Vandal
Attackers are a "Push-Over" When you Follow these 6 Golden Fighting Rules.
Boldly illustrated in black and red.
Lesson 11 is Karate; except this isn't strip mall dojo karate. This is down
and dirty, Okinawan “take out their eyes, crush their throat, separate their testicles”
type stuff. A lot on hand conditioning and developing your hands as weapons. All
the things they don't teach anymore, but that work. The Deadly Art of Hand
Fighting; Finish the most Ruthless Attacker with one Karate Blow at any of these
vulnerable "Paralyzing Spots"; Karate Blows That Kill!; Build Hands of Steel This
Way; Toughen Up Your Body the way the Karate Masters Do; Get the Jump on the
Other Guy with these Terrific Karate Stances; Convert Your Hands Into Weapons of
Atomic Destruction!; The Ten Commandments of Deadly Karate Defense; Any One
of these Blows can Annihilate the Toughest Attacker in a Flash!; Make Your
Fingers and Hands Karate-Tough with these super-strength-building exercises.
With your Bare Hands you can Annihilate the Toughest Attacker in Seconds -
Here's How; - Shuto, Hiraken, Nukite, Seiken, Empi. Smash him to the Ground with
these Devastating Karate Chops; A Karate Fighter must always be on the Alert!
Boldly illustrated in black and red.
GANG ATTACKS AND CROWD FIGHTING