SAS and Special Forces Unarmed Combat

Hand-to-hand fighting skills

Martin J Dougherty (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2026
Amber Books (Verlag)
978-1-83886-681-5 (ISBN)

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With the aid of superb line artworks, Unarmed Combat demonstrates how different martial arts have been combined by special forces units to create hand-to-hand combat systems for defence against multiple assailants, and explains what works and what doesn’t. The book is the definitive guide for anyone wanting to be ready for anything.

With the aid of superb line artworks, Unarmed Combat demonstrates to the reader how special forces soldiers are taught to excel in hand-to-hand fighting: how they maximise bodyweight, and the use of various strikes, throws, locks and constrictions to defeat opponents. It explains how different martial arts have been combined by military units to create hand-to-hand combat systems for defence against multiple assailants, for fighting on the ground, for dealing with edged and impact weapons, what works against attackers with firearms and – more importantly – what doesn’t. With tips and techniques from unarmed combat experts, the book is divided into two main sections. The first covers the mental preparation needed to be ready to defend yourself. The second covers the physical techniques needed to defend yourself, and if necessary, strike back to temporarily incapacitate your attacker and escape. With more than 300 easy-to-follow artworks and handy pull-out lists of key information, Unarmed Combat is the definitive guide for anyone wanting to be ready for anything - it could save your life.

Martin J. Dougherty is a former defence consultant, he has written numerous books on history and military history, special forces, weapons and books on personal self-defence, including Armed Combat and Extreme Unarmed Combat. He lives in northern England.

Unarmed Combat
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Threat
2. Win Without Fighting
3. Training to Win
4. The Basics
5. Unarmed Combat Training
6. Your Body’s Weapons
7. Striking and Grappling Methods
8. Locks, Controls and Chokes
9. Tactics
10. Defeating Unarmed Attacks
11. Defeating Hand-Held Weapon Attacks
12. Defeating Firearm Threats
13. Fighting on the Ground
14. Fighting Under Adverse Conditions
Final Notes
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.3.2026
Zusatzinfo	Index; Line drawings, black and white; Illustrations, black and white
Sprache	englisch
Maße	125 x 167 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-83886-681-7 / 1838866817
ISBN-13	978-1-83886-681-5 / 9781838866815
Zustand	Neuware