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1Your Arsenal“. . . when we’re talking about defending ourselves,we ought to be in the right mind-set and use the right words.”Many martial artists talk about their “fighter’s toolbox,” meaningtheir techniques, concepts, and principles. Frankly, I think this term isgetting a little worn. When I hear the word toolbox I think of theplumber and the mechanic and that red, metal box they carry with allthe unfolding drawers. But when I think of the warrior arts, I don’tthink of screwdrivers and wrenches. I think of an arsenal, a cache ofweapons used to inflict leverage, pain, injury, and even death.I know it’s just semantics and I know I’m probably getting a littlecantankerous, but I think that when talking about defending ourselves,we ought to be in the right mind-set and use the right words. I don’twant to use a wrench out of my shiny red toolbox to tighten the lugnuts on my attacker’s car. I want to choose the right weapons from myarsenal to crush his nuts, period. See the difference? I just think thingsought to be straightforward in the fighting arts.The following pages show some of the weapons you will use in thisbook . . .3
4 The Brutal Art of Ripping, Poking, and Pressing Vital TargetsPINCHINGFingersFigure 1 Figure 2Figure 3• Crab bite: Trap a tender piece of your attacker’s skin between thefingernails of your thumb and index finger, or thumb and middlefinger, and then dig in. (Fig. 1)• Thumb and index finger: Trap a tender piece of your attacker’sskin between the pad of your thumb and the middle section ofyour index finger, and squeeze. (Fig. 2)
Page 2 and 3: ContentsIntroduction • 11Your Ars
Page 6 and 7: Your Arsenal 5KneesFigure 4• Four
Page 8 and 9: Your Arsenal 7RIPPINGMantis FingerF
Page 10 and 11: Your Arsenal 9ThumbFigure 14• Use
Page 12 and 13: Your Arsenal 11KneeFigure 18• Use

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