Defensive Shooting For Real-life Encounters: A Critical Look At Current Training Methods
by Ralph Mroz
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Author: Ralph MrozEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-09-01
ISBN: 1581600941
Number of pages: 152
Publisher: Paladin Press
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Book Review: A Very Poor Attempt at Adding to Modern Handgun Defense and Self Protection
Summary: 1 Stars
I have been training at well-known firearms camps since 1995. I have read all of books by Massad Ayoob, Gabriel Suarez, Andy Stanford, John Farnam, Jim Cirillo,and many others. I have had the pleasure of training with some of these amazing individuals. I hold a 2nd Dan from over six years training under Sensei Chinen in Go Ju Ryu Karate. For the past 20 years, I have been a Professor of anthropology at a leading state university, and am currently finishing my 18th year as Chair of a Sociology/Anthropology/Justice Studies department. I have also been a reserve deputy sheriff since 1995.
Paladin Press is a great source for books on topics that a typical publisher would not publish. But they dropped the ball when they published Mroz's book. After reading the forward, I was concerned that this maybe not be the best use of my time. In the forward the author states that the research in sociology has been reduced to "mental mastrubation." I have no idea what the author was referring to but it is clear that he has no knowledge of research in higher education. He also takes on the present state of martial arts training being reduced to a sport and has been reduced to the practice of "artifical katas." It is true that much of what is taught in Karate in U.S. dojos has been reduced to a sport with little street value. However, if one studies the schools in their area and is patient they will find not only the knowledge to defend themseleves but a state of mind for combat and daily life. These misinformed biases effect the content of the entire book.
There is nothing in this book that is not presented in much better form and content in the works of Ayoob, Suarez, Stanford, Farnam, and Cirillo.
If you looking for one book on modern combat handgun training, buy "Tacitical Pistol Shooting" by Lawerence or any of the above authors and authorities.
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