Hard-Won Wisdom From The School Of Hard Knocks: How To Avoid A Fight And Things To Do When You Can't Or Don't Want To

by Alain Burrese

This is not a book on how to become a martial arts master or squash folks like bugs. It's a highly entertaining private b.s. session with the author on fights, brawls and general mayhem that manages to convey a lot of serious info on fighting and violence.

272 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1996

About the author

Alain Burrese is a leading expert on Active Shooter Response. His book, Survive A Shooting, along with his classes focus on teaching people what they can do to survive these terrible events. Alain empowers people with the fact that they don't have to be victims, but rather they can form a plan and enjoy life safely. He doesn't teach paranoia, he teaches preparedness. Alain appeared in the PBS Documentary "Active Shooter: Are Montana Colleges Ready?" He's also been interviewed on radio stations all over the country on responding to active killers and terrorist threats.

Also, Alain Burrese, like his character Ben Baker, is a former Army sniper, attorney, and father of a beautiful little girl. He lives in Montana with his wife and daughter, where he speaks and writes about safety, self-defense and effective communication. Alain lived and trained in Japan and Korea and holds a 5th degree black belt in Hapkido, a Korean martial art with an emphasis on self-defense. He has starred in eleven self-defense and martial art instructional DVDs, written nine books including a books on self-defense, the Tough Guy Wisdom movie quote and trivia series, and Lost Conscience, his first novel.

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. It offers a unique take on the issues of combat where the author combines practical knowledge with good advice and his extensive experience. The author’s “war stories” used to illustrate his point really differentiate this book from most of the others in the same field. They made what could have been dry information much more alive and relevant.

This book would be a good reference for either the experienced traditional martial artist or the beginner just getting started in the game. Highly recommended!

[Jaime Buckley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant book by a very knowledgeable man, Alain Burrese. This is a book of good, solid information which includes the best solution IMO--detection and avoidance.

I appreciate the solid 'Hard Won Wisdom' Alain provides. A must have book if you're seriously looking to learn skills that matter. One of my favorites.