Download or read book The Thinking Officer's Guide to Police Defensive Tactics written by Perry William Kelly and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author introduces an innovative method of presenting and learning defensive tactics from a book. The author draws heavily on his life experience, legal education and martial arts training and on the insights he has developed by working in these fields. His realistic approach to self-defense training provides readers with an historical and intellectual overview of the various forms of fighting systems, such as Filipino Martial Arts, Jeet Kune Do, street fighting and Silat, and offers clear, concise explanations of many different styles of fighting and self-defense. By presenting the reader with anecdotal evidence, including information obtained from prison inmates and medical authorities about their ideas on fighting and self-defense, the author informs the reader about the reality of what the police are really up against out there "on the beat." The sections covering various elements of defensive tactics training may help you think about your current self-defense techniques, why they may not be working for you, and how you can enhance them.