The Street Self Defense 101 Visual Guide Manual is a comprehensive guide to effective street self defense. After over 40 years of studying and teaching martial arts I can tell you beyond any doubt that most of what is being taught today in martial arts schools, seminars and videos... just won't work in a real street attack! Many techniques require years of training or are just impossible to learn unless you are under the direct training of the master instructor. I've learned more about street fighting tactics in the last two years than in my 20 years of prior training." Volume I contains step by step lessons to effectively learn and practice all of our Level 1 defenses including: "I've trained with other instructors, even in the military, but Shihan Pace's system of self defense is the most effective and practical by far." Additionally it had to be direct, powerful and yet simple and straight forward enough to be taught through video based training or through a step by step manual with pictures and explanation PS Yes I am a real instructor and I teach five days a week at my own dojo (training hall) but we are teaching skills that really do work on the street! The natural effect of real aggression causes what is called an "adrenaline dump". To help our students learn the system we decided to carefully put the entire process on video as well as a Visual Training Guide Manual . Self Defense