No Second Chance A Reality-Based Guide to Self-Defense Mark Hatmaker Photography by Doug Werner TRACKS Tracks Publishing San Diego, California No Second Chance A Reality-Based Guide to Self-Defense Mark Hatmaker TRACKS PUBLISHING Tracks Publishing 140 Brightwood Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 619-476-7125
[email protected] www.startupsports.com www.trackspublishing.com All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission from the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. Copyright © 2009 by Doug Werner 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication Hatmaker, Mark. No second chance : a reality-based guide to self-defense / Mark Hatmaker ; photography by Doug Werner. p. cm. Includes index. LCCN 2009900051 ISBN-13: 978-1-884654-32-9 ISBN-10: 1-884654-32-0 1. Self-defense. II.Title. I.Werner, Doug, 1950- GV1111.H339 2009 613.6'6 QBI09-200007 Books by Mark Hatmaker No Holds Barred Fighting: The Ultimate Guide to Submission W restling More No Holds Barred Fighting: Killer Submissions No Holds Barred Fighting: Savage Strikes No Holds Barred Fighting: Takedowns No Holds Barred Fighting: The Clinch No Holds Barred Fighting: The Ultimate Guide to Conditioning No Holds Barred Fighting: The Kicking Bible Boxing Mastery No Second Chance A Reality-Based Guide to Self-Defense Books are available through major bookstores and booksellers on the Internet. This book is dedicated to the heroes on the front line of victim aid — all emergency medical technicians, law enforcement personnel, firefighters, victim counselors, victim’ s rights advocates and sexual assault centers. Ultimately our greatest teachers are the ones we regret acknowledging. The victims and the survivors. The individuals who have perished or suf fered great losses at the hands of the predators of the world. Their suffering has provided the data that we use hopefully to save lives. In a perfect world we would gladly run out of these teachers, but the world isn’t perfect, and it is because of this imperfection that I of fer this book. My sympathy goes to the victims and their families. Acknowledgements Phyllis Carter Jackie Smith Kylie Hatmaker Mitch Thomas Al Tucker Shane Tucker Kory Hays The fighting arts include contact and can be dangerous. Use proper equipment and train safely. Practice with restraint and respect for your partners. Drill for fun, fitness and to improve skills. Do not fight with the intent to do harm. 6 Contents How to use the NHBF manuals 9 1 Thugs, drills and the cold truth 11 2 You’ll never be ready 17 3 Animal planet 21 4 Cause they wanna 25 5 Predator/prey is not an analogy 29 6 You are the offspring of survivors 33 7 There is no middle ground in fight or flight 37 8 Decide now 41 9 Resistance is never futile 44 10 Crime is a product of opportunity 50 11