What You Don't Know Can Kill You: How Most Self-Defense Training Will Put You into Prison or the Ground

by Marc MacYoung, Jenna Meek

Most self-defense training, whether martial arts or firearms, is focused on instilling physical skills. Unfortunately, critical elements are being left out. This is commonly because your instructors don’t fully understand the topics covered in this book– or worse are completely unfamiliar with this information. Information that will keep you out of the hospital or prison. If your instructor doesn’t know it, how is he going to teach it to you? For - Do you know when you claim self-defense you are confessing to what is normally a crime? - Did your instructor ever tell you that? - Or did he – as so many instructors do – tell you what he's teaching you is 'self-defense?' - How much of your training time has been spent on when to use that training? - When not to? - What about how crime and violence really happen? (Not knowing that you may not get a chance to use your training.) - How do you explain to the police that what you did was self-defense and not you attacking your fellow citizen? - What will you need to be able to do to prove your innocence in court? You'll learn these and many more important topics in this introductory book about what you haven't been taught about self-defense.

222 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 28, 2018

About the author

Marc "Animal" MacYoung is a teacher of self-defense.

Reviews

[David Withers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting book, but maybe it is much better suited to the US market and less to the UK market due to the many anecdotes, stories and tips for self defence with a gun, and against guns. Still, a fascinating read, with many very relevant and appropriate suggestions and recommendations

[Brendan]

Just read parts of

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read

This book is a must read for anyone training, or anyone who thinks they are prepared for a altercation. In this book I have seen things that I have suspected about training I have received and articulates the flaws in soundbite logic that I hear from so many people.

[Gabriel Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent source of information on the scale of violence, recognizing threat levels, and how the justice system defines “being justified” in the use of violence.