Franco - Stand And Deliver: A Street Warriors Guide To Tactical Combat Stances

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The self-defense techniques, tactics, methods, and information described and depicted in this book can be dangerous and could result in serious injury and or death and should not be used or practiced in any way without the guidance of a professional reality based self-defense instructor.

The author, publisher, and distributors of this book disclaim any liability from loss, injury, or damage, personal or otherwise, resulting from the information and procedures in this book. It is the readers responsibility to research and comply with all local, state and federal laws. This book is for academic study only.

Before you begin any exercise program, including those suggested in this book, it is important to check with your physician to see if you have any condition that might be aggravated by strenuous exercise.

A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.

- Morihei Ueshiba

Stand and Deliver teaches you the most practical and effective combat stances needed to survive in todays violent and potentially deadly world. This book isnt about sport fighting, flashy moves or traditional rituals. Instead, it arms you with my tactical combat stances and their strategies to protect you and your loved ones from some of the most dangerous forms of street violence.

When most people think of a stance, they immediately conjure up images of generic fighting postures taught in most combat sports like boxing, mixed martial arts, and Thai boxing. However, most people dont realize this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are other strategic combat stances that you must learn and ultimately master if you wish to survive both armed and unarmed encounters on the street.

You may think you are prepared to handle a violent street assault. After all, youre in great shape and have practiced and trained for years for such a situation. But unless you have mastered the principles and strategies featured in this book, you are not as prepared as you should be. Stand and Deliver teaches you exactly what you need to know, so youll be prepared if and when that fateful days arrives.

Regardless of your background or level of experience. The combat stances and strategies featured in Stand and Deliver are practical and straightforward and can be seamlessly incorporated into your current martial art or self-defense system. As a matter of fact, integrating these principles and their related strategies will significantly improve your odds of prevailing in any self-defense situation.

Like my other publications, Stand and Deliver should be treated as a skill-building workbook and strategic outline for combat. Feel free to write in the margins, underline passages, and dog-ear the pages. I also strongly recommend that you read this book from beginning to end, chapter by chapter. Only after you have read the entire book should you treat it like a reference and skip around, reading those sections that interest you.

In addition, I have provided a glossary of terms for your convenience.

Good luck in your training!

- Sammy Franco

(www.SammyFranco.com)

One of the very first things you will learn in any self-defense school is a stance. And for good reason. A stance is a vital component of any fighting system because its the foundation for both offense and defense.

Any martial arts or self-defense instructor worth his salt will spend a considerable amount of time developing and ultimately perfecting the students stance. After all, if the stance is flawed, then so will the related techniques.

When I say stance, I am generally referring to a strategic posture you would assume prior to or during armed or unarmed combat. When most people think of a stance, they immediately conjure up the image of a generic fighting posture used in a combat sport like boxing, mixed martial arts, or kick boxing.

However, most people dont realize there are many other strategic stances that play a vital role in both armed and unarmed self-defense encounters. This book will, hopefully, shatter some of those preconceived and erroneous notions.

A stance serves as the foundation for both offense and defense techniques.

When most people think of a stance, they immediately conjure up the image of a generic fighting posture used in combat sports.

For all intents and purposes, stances will generally fall into one of two categories: Static or Dynamic.

A stance will be in one of two different states: Static or Dynamic.

When your stance is static, its inactive. In most cases, a static stance functions as a teaching tool for instructors. For students, its used as a mental reference point to understand and learn the proper ways of delivering both offensive and defensive techniques and maneuvers. Essentially, a static stance is just a paradigm of what