This is not a book about techniques.
Black Belt Hall of Famer and Tier One instructor,
Ernest Emerson opens the doors to the previously hidden
Strategies, Tactics, and Mentality of the world’s deadliest
warriors, giving you the tools to upgrade your training in any
system, into a truly effective program of combat ready skills.
Emerson’s genius is in being able to break down human conflict
(combat) into its most basic component parts and then explain
them in terms that make perfect sense. Then in turn, he gives you
the ability to train and supercharge those components
individually so that when they are reassembled the result is an
Abrams tank powered by jet engines.
But, if you’re looking for a book on how to block a punch, you
won’t find it here. This is about giving you the means to create
a supercharged capability to take what you already know to the
elite level, ready for actual combat.
The difference between tier one operators and the rest of us is
not that they know more techniques or possess secret skills. They
know the same things as we do. They just know how to do them much
better. Emerson takes you into his classroom to teach you the
real secrets, the forbidden knowledge of the warrior elite,
America’s Special Operations and Black Ops Units.
The problem with training for real-world hand-to-hand combat
skills is that almost all martial arts are over 200 years removed
from actual combat and have been softened up or “sporterized” to
be palatable to the general public. The difference between
conventional training and combatives training is defined by two
simple words; intent and intensity. Each needs the other to be
maximally effective and conventional martial arts lack both.
Without truly knowing if something will actually work in live
combat, how can an instructor teach combat skills to someone
whose life may depend on those skills?
If you are ever in a situation where you’re face-to-face with
pure evil, and you’re not both physically and mentally prepared
for violent, deadly combat, then that is the day you will likely
die.
The author shows that you must be able to bring violence of
action against the bad guy to such a degree that it doesn’t just
counter his attack, but destroys him, for attempting to do you
harm.
You will learn how to evaluate your current training against the
criteria of the perfect technique, to judge everything you do as
to whether it will work in real combat or not, and avoid wasting
your valuable time doing things that are of no value.
Learning and applying principles and concepts outlined in this
book will give you the confidence you need, to never again wonder
“Will this really work or Can I do this? You will learn that the
true mastery of fighting skills is not just based on confidence
in the techniques but ultimately in the confidence you have in
yourself.
Some of the subjects covered in detail include;
1. The principles, strategies, and tactics of combat 2. The
physical, physiological, and psychological effects of combat on
the human body and how to use them to your advantage 3. The 3
Laws of Combat and the 6 Instinctual Triggers 4. The high art of
preemptive self-defense 5. The importance of being able to
distinguish between capability and capacity
Combative fighting skills is not a martial art. It is hard,
intense, painful training along with the development of the
Warrior Mindset. Without that mindset and the iron will to win,
you are only using half of your power. The other half is in the
mind. You will learn how important it is to never neglect one for
the other.
Ernest Emerson has worked with members of the Naval Special
Warfare Community, Navy SEALs for over 25 years. He carried a DOD
top secret clearance for 15 years. He is the owner of Emerson
Knives, Inc. and the Black Shamrock Combat Academy in Los Angeles
California.