You're Already Dead 2

Realizing how quickly an unprepared person can be taken out if attacked suddenly, Joseph Simonet developed a series of techniques and strategies he would use in similar circumstances. In the first volume of You're Already Dead: Surprise an Attacker with Counterattack Tactics, Simonet taught the improved method of supported-elbow frame defense. Now, in the second volume, You're Already Dead 2: Be the Wolf, he examines the pros and cons of Filipino martial art training drills.

Working step-by-step through the flow drills, Simonet demonstrates that while these drills are undeniably valuable, in a real fight they can also be detrimental. From zoning to zero pressure, the six-count sambrada, rooftop blocks, inside sweeps, and the poli sute of pekiti tirsia to full arsenal demonstrations of the flow drills cons, Simonet graphically proves why martial arts drills might not work on the streets – and, in fact, might get you seriously hurt or even dead.

Even though these martial arts drills improve mobility and adaptability, which are great assets for a fighter, they could fail you when facing a gruesome and violent street encounter. To help you remember this, Simonet advises doing a simple mental exercise: spell "flow" backward... you get "wolf." In a fight to the death, the wolf attitude is key. When you are attacked, you cannot be content to just defend and block; you must block and attack at the same time. If you want to be the wolf, you have to bite.

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