The essentials of combatives—practical self-defense strategies—aredetailed in this series of three distinct volumes. The first discdefines combatives, reviewing introductory concepts such as indexpositions; various footwork and blocks; defensive skills; hand, elbow,and knee strikes; and kicks. The second disc explores how to counterattacks by armed assailants, illustrating scenarios such as pistolattacks to the abdomen and head as well as from behind, slashing knifeattacks and bludgeon attacks, and how to use the jugular and claviclenotch as advantages in a counterattack. Take-down tools, situational“self-offense” scenarios, and full-speed sparring demonstrations arealso included, broken down for easy understanding and application toindividual training. The third and final disc explores combativeprinciples that apply to nearly every attack scenario, incorporating howto effectively train with a partner for maximum street-fightingefficacy and the psychological dynamics of conflict for hard-hittingretaliation within legal limits. Six real-world scenarios depict the"do" and "don't" mandates for surviving assaults in parking lots,loading zones, stairways, kitchens, and inside cars.