Modern Hand to Hand Combat: Ancient Samurai Techniques on the Battlefield and in the Street

TodayÆs ground soldier can carry up to 60 pounds of equipment. The trade off to this protection is a lack of mobility. In a close proximity situation the modern combat soldier is at a decided disadvantage compared to his more nimble opponent. Hundreds of years ago, on the battlefields of medieval Japan, a similar situation faced the samurai. Heavily armored samurai would wade into the battlefield with their 60 pounds of protection and, when faced with a less encumbered opponent, required a defense system that took into consideration the large amounts of weight they carried.

Isler has blended the solutions of the samurai with the battlefield combat needs of today's modern soldier. Modern Hand-to-Hand Combat gives step-by-step instructions of how to effectively deal with life and death situations through movements and principles that still hold true today. With almost three hundred illustrations and a detailed DVD, the guidelines and instructions in this book can greatly enhance the fighter's ability to survive in combat.