Cheap Shots, Ambushes, and Other Lessons Quotes

“Self-defense is constantly blending many different aspects of life. It is the art of continuous kinetic balance. It is understanding your fellow human being as well as you understand yourself. It is knowing how your opponent thinks and weighing possibilities in your head. It is understanding that your opponent doesn’t think he’s a bad guy in his own eyes, and neither do you.”
― Marc MacYoung, Cheap Shots, Ambushes, and Other Lessons: A Down and Dirty Book on Streetfighting and Survival

“Self-defense is much, much more than being able to fight. If you don’t think so, go out and just learn Jeet Kune Do. I’ll see you at your funeral.”
― Marc MacYoung, Cheap Shots, Ambushes, and Other Lessons: A Down and Dirty Book on Streetfighting and Survival

“The best way to view this is to look at what you’ve learned in the most positive outlook possible. In other words, “If you can’t get a better outlook on life from something, you haven’t learned the right lesson.”
― Marc MacYoung, Cheap Shots, Ambushes, and Other Lessons: A down and dirty book on streetfighting and survival

“Take what you will from that story, but remember the bottom line: if people don’t want to know about something, don’t tell them about it.”
― Marc MacYoung, Cheap Shots, Ambushes, and Other Lessons: A down and dirty book on streetfighting and survival

“The woman’s goal seemed to be, “Don’t teach the kid to challenge our assumptions (especially, if they’re wrong or contradictory); instead, teach the child to roll over and be submissive.”
― Marc MacYoung, Cheap Shots, Ambushes, and Other Lessons: A down and dirty book on streetfighting and survival