“Modern Hand To Hand Combat” by Hakim Isler is a ebook concerning the army combative system Isler developed, which he calls “The Effective Battlefield Proximity Combat Training System.” For quick you possibly can name it BPC for Battlefield Proximity Combat. Isler relates it to historic samurai strategies that have been used on the battlefield, thus the photographs of combatants dressed as Samurai and combatants with trendy army uniforms being in contrast. I say the ebook is “about” the system, as a result of it actually does focus extra on the idea behind the system, and why he teaches sure issues, greater than educating the precise system. Yes, there are some strategies from the system taught each within the ebook with descriptions and pictures, after which extra intimately on the accompanying DVD, however these are few and not at all make a complete system.
In truth, in the beginning of Chapter 10 Technique Set One, the writer states, “The purpose of this chapter is to give the reader an abbreviated view of the BPC Beginner Technique Set 1. Not all the techniques in this set are shown, because I didn’t want the reader to look at the techniques and feel as though they could use these techniques in the real world without proper instruction.” He continues with, “Furthermore, because this system was designed primarily for the American military combatant, it is important that the full dynamics of the techniques (as well as the curriculum) not be divulged in an open source fashion.” This is why I say this ebook and accompanying DVD train concerning the system, quite than train the system itself.
With that stated, I nonetheless imagine there’s a lot worth on this ebook and DVD. The ideas the writer describes that went into the event of his system are necessary, and all these studying or educating self-defense needs to be analyzing these similar issues, and the insights that Isler presents on this ebook and DVD are good, and price contemplating, whatever the type you follow.
The ebook begins with two quick ahead by Stephen Okay. Hayes, one in all Isler’s instructors, and LTC Michael Layrisson of the U.S. Army. Chapter 1 comprises a couple of pages on the journey to creation of the system, giving a few of Isler’s motives for creating BPC. The second chapter, Lessons From the Past, compares historic samurai to trendy combatants. I believed it was an attention-grabbing comparability. Chapter 3, BPC Philosophy, describes what the system is in about two pages. The fourth chapter, focuses of BPC Training describes issues comparable to escalation of pressure, degradation of proximities and capabilities, operational creation primarily based on operational realism, and continued evolution.
Chapter 5, The Basics, covers issues comparable to primary stance, steadiness, stability, environment friendly movement, and non-commitment. It additionally appears to be like at some primary defenses, weaponry, and angles and ranges. All of those are good issues to contemplate for any martial artwork or combative program, and this chapter offers a few of the fundamentals. Chapter six offers some primary data on understanding distance. Next comes, Chapter 7, Winning Concepts. Good chapter on fascinated with fight. Chapter 8, Exhaustive Measures, covers coaching to exhaustion and the philosophy behind it. Chapter 9 addresses the authors views of floor preventing for troopers. He makes some good factors.
As I discussed earlier, Chapter 10 strikes into some primary strategies. The pictures on this part are all in pairs, displaying samurai dressed combatants and trendy combatants doing comparable strategies. There are 6 strategies on edged weapon versus edged weapon, 6 strategies of pistol versus edged weapon (hitting with pistol, not capturing it), and three strategies for fight grappling. There are then 2 bonus strategies from a future quantity 2. These are a take down and a management approach. The ebook then concludes with a short conclusion. The strategies are easy and primary, simply as Isler says they are going to be. Like I stated earlier, the ebook is extra concerning the system than educating the complete system.
The DVD that comes with the ebook has video instruction on the strategies which might be proven within the footage, and this enables the reader/viewer to know and study these a lot simpler than simply with the ebook by itself.
Besides the strategies proven on the DVD, there are segments the place Isler is describing his system to a bunch of army personnel who’re asking him questions concerning the system. Again, that is telling concerning the system. The DVD is about 76 minutes lengthy and could be very properly produced want some scenes of army coaching, which adverts to the “cool” issue, however the precise instruction is simply on the identical strategies listed above.
I just like the ebook, and I like Isler. I believe it’s good to know what’s behind a system to raised perceive the system. I imagine quite a lot of the factors made about this technique are correct and crucial for army combatives, and these do have relevance to different martial arts and self-defense applications. For this motive, I believe it’s a good learn and examine, and an excellent addition to anybody self-defense sources.
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