Techniques of vigilance : a textbook for police self-defense / Kevin Parsons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parsons, Kevin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police patrol.

Law enforcement--Safety measures.

Self-defense.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Rutland, Vermont ; Tokyo, Japan : Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1980.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a definitive martial arts manual on the principles and methods of effective police self-defense. Designed as a martial arts textbook, it details, clearly and concisely, the complete range of self-defense techniques for the law enforcement officer. Each chapter begins with an overview of the material to be covered, and topics range from basic philosophy to advanced close-quarter fighting. The text is directed to one purpose: providing a curriculum of self-defense to aid the police officer in actual confrontations. Tactics originating in the martial arts of many countries are brought together, refined, and adapted for the modern law enforcement agent. Physical training, blocking, striking, and throwing techniques are included, and the results of years of study of escape, come along, and handcuffing procedures are outlined. Techniques for dealing with blunt objects, firearms, and edged weapons are discussed. The text ends with a review of the individual officer's role in crowd-control situations. The author brings his expertise as a consultant to law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. The tactics he outlines are designed to provide modern law enforcement agents with extensive specialized training.

Contents:

Frontcover

Title Page

Copyright

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

PART 1 BACKGROUND TRAINING

1. Toward a Philosophy of Police Self-Defense

2. Basic Warm-up Exercises

3. Personal Weapons of Self-Defense

4. Blocking the Attack

5. Throwing and Tripping

PART 2 PROCEDURAL TRAINING

6. Escape Techniques

7. Come-Along Techniques

8. Initial Detention

PART 3 WEAPONS TRAINING

9. The Police Baton

10. The Police Yawara

11. The Police Nunchaku

PART 4 ADVANCED TRAINING

12. Close-Quarter Fighting

13. Blunt Object Defense

14. Sharp Object Defense

15. Firearm Defense

PART 5 COOPERATIVE TRAINING

16. Basic Crowd Control

Appendixes

Selected Readings.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4629-1820-4

OCLC:

948753744