HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF: CANE - FISTS - DIRTY TRICKS

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Cane, sword cane, katana, eye-gouging, razors, kicks, arm-bars & neck snappers, it is all right here in Georges DuBois manual for self defense written just after the turn of the century. As head of security at the #1 entertainment venue in Paris, Master-at Arms Dubois had plenty of experience wrangling drunks and thumping street thugs who lurked about waiting for well-dressed marks coming home late from work. While we may never need his advice on runaway horses, duels, or the ad-hoc fire safety measures which were the only sort available at that time, you are sure to find some nasty tricks for getting out of a scrape that never occurred to you in these pages. The advice of a man with such grit, cunning, and good humor is timeless. 3.   The Greatest Danger 9.    Daily Dangers 14.  THE CANE 27.  THE FISTS 38.  KICKS 44.  Before the Fight: Night 49.  Defenses for Women 52.  Fire in the Home 57.  Smoke 60.  Causes of Fire 61.  The “Father Francis” Attack 66.  Defense from the ground 70.  JIU-JITSU 79.  The Chair as a Weapon 82.  Runaway Horse! 84.  Garden Ambush at Night 85.  Hell is for Thieves 87.  Danger in the Country 90.  Inferno at the Theater 93.  The Concealed Knife 95.  Matters of Honor: Duelling 106: Conclusion