This can be a very good resource depending on your needs. It is a pretty good technique book covering how to fight, but has virtually nothing about when to fight or how to avoid going to jail when you do it. Topics include strike zones, striking surfaces, hand attacks, arm attacks, elbow strikes, upper body manipulations, kicks, knee strikes, headlocks, body locks, wristlocks, arm bars, grabs, stepping, trapping, sweeping, and reading your opponent. The writing is a bit clumsy in places but plenty clear enough to convey the essential information and the photos are excellent throughout. While most experienced martial artists will already know the majority of what's covered herein, the section on reading your opponent, preemptive movements, stances, and guarding postures can be useful for just about anyone who hasn't learned such vital information the hard way on the street. The tunneling and rolling fist techniques may be new to many as well. It's pretty short, only 165 pages, but useful enough to recommend with few reservations.

Lawrence Kane
Author of Surviving Armed Assaults and Martial Arts Instruction; co-author of The Way of Kata, The Way to Black Belt, and The Little Black Book of Violence

This book is fantastic. I own a lot of martial arts
and fighting guides and have taken many classes, this is now one of my
favorite books. The author goes over every aspect of real
fighting confrontations. This should will absolutely be a valuable part of
everyone's collection.

Being in the Army, I knew a bunch of guys that bounced part-time. I actually met a guy in L.A. that was an ex-S.E.A.L. that was bouncing at a bar in Riverside and had to choke out an off-duty Riverside Police Officer and the Cop ended up knocked-out with a pants full of chocolate pudding you wouldn't want to eat! He got in trouble for this.
Bouncing is an art because it's a lot more than being able to kick rear end!

This book was very practical for a novice to follow and understand. The techniques are useful in the real world. Highly recomended!

Sifu Noah's expertise is readily evident in this book. His background and information make it an enjoyable and informative read. Trying out all of the techniques is interesting and fun. As a novice, I found this book easy to follow and understand. I highly recommend it for a home library.