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Product Description ------------------- Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming teaches techniques designed to defend against dagger attacks, which include the four essential categories of traditional martial arts training: punching, kicking, chin na, and wrestling. It is important to be aware that fighting is deadly and can often lead to serious consequences, including time in prison. If you are attacked with a , the best option is to keep your distance and attempt to escape. Even with expert training, there is a high risk of sustaining an injury during a attack. Dr. Yang instructs and demonstrates defense techniques. He also provides corrections for common mistakes as students perform each application. Special attention is given to key defensive concepts. -Learn to use items at hand for defense -Learn how to maintain distance from an attacker -Understand angling, and intercepting an attack -Develop strategies for successful escapes -Numerous distance, angling, and intercepting training drills are taught -Over 30 traditional techniques are presented in detail It is crucial to train the skills of intercepting often and with many training partners, for it to be effective as a defense. Extensive training of these defense applications can significantly help you avoid injuries if you are attacked outside of a controlled training environment. Violent encounters are on the rise around the world, and statistics show that someone is med or killed by a every five minutes. Your best defense is awareness and then avoidance. YMAA PRODUCTION - DR. YANG, JWING-MING " DEFENSE" - PERFORMED BY DR. YANG, JWING-MING, WITH KATHY YANG, TONY CHEE, AND PEDRO RODRIGUEZ - DVD PRODUCTION BY MEDIAMANIC - EDITING AND DVD AUTHORING BY OCEAN SILVER - PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY DAVID SILVER Package Design by Axie Breen. Photos by Jonathan Chang. 220 minutes. Review ------ Man of the Year 2007 --Inside Kung Fu magazine