TodayÆs ground soldier can carry up to 60 pounds of equipment. The trade off to this protection is a lack of mobility. In a close proximity situation the modern combat soldier is at a decided
disadvantage compared to his more nimble opponent. Hundreds of years ago, on the battlefields of medieval Japan, a similar situation faced the samurai. Heavily armored samurai would wade into
the battlefield with their 60 pounds of protection and, when faced with a less encumbered opponent, required a defense system that took into consideration the large amounts of weight they
carried.
Isler has blended the solutions of the samurai with the battlefield combat needs of today's modern soldier. Modern Hand-to-Hand Combat gives step-by-step instructions of how to effectively
deal with life and death situations through movements and principles that still hold true today. With almost three hundred illustrations and a detailed DVD, the guidelines and instructions in
this book can greatly enhance the fighter's ability to survive in combat.
