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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
You have to hand it to Marc "Animal" MacYoung, he has some of the most creative titles in the self-defense genre. "Pool Cues, Beer Bottles, & Baseball Bats: Animal's Guide to Improvised Weapons for Self-Defense and Survival" is definitely a creative title. Once the creative title catches your attention, MacYoung hits you with his first sentences, "You know, I don't write these books so people can go...
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
Here is a video clip from my 2 DVD set on the Hapkido Cane. You can learn more and see reviews at www.burrese.com Yours in Training, Alain
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
The ultimate expression of life is not a paycheck. The ultimate expression of life is not a Mercedes. The ultimate expression of life is not a million dollars or a bank account or a home. Here's the ultimate expression of life in my opinion, and that is living a good life. Here's what we must ask constantly, "What for me would be a good life?" And you have to keep going over and over the list. A list...
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
"How to Handle 1,000 Things at Once" by Don Aslett is an enjoyable book full of practical strategies and suggestions for personal management skills. This book will help you handle yourself and your domestic responsibilities. Aslett writes that "the biggest management challenges in life are not in the boardroom, but the living room. Yes, at home, where we have to deal with and juggle family and friends,...
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
Some great advice from Jim Rohn - Alain The Miracle of Personal Development by Jim Rohn One day Mr. Shoaff said, "Jim, if you want to be wealthy and happy, learn this lesson well: Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job." Since that time I've been working on my own personal development. And I must admit that this has been the most challenging assignment of all. This business of personal...
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
Here is an excellent article by Robert Ringer - Alain The Truth About Gun Control, Part II By Robert Ringer At the end of Part I of this article, I told you that I am not a big fan of the Second Amendment. It's not that I disagree with its content. It's just that I have a problem with the concept of the government granting rights to Americans through amendments to the Constitution. The concept of amending...
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
Sticking to my idea of things that work, I'll share some on what some people call "combat breathing." It is also known as autogenic breathing and goes by other names, even "Chi breathing" in some places. This breathing can help control stress. It is often taught to law enforcement officers to help with the adrenaline overload that comes with various activities of the job. A self-defense situation definitely...
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
You know I advocate healthy eating and exercise. You will never make the most happen if you don't take care of your health. Clarence Bass has been a pioneer in the health and fitness realm. Here is a review of his newest book, one I highly recommend. At seventy years of age, Clarence Bass continues to set and achieve physical goals that would challenge many people half or even a third his age. It's...
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008
In my book Hard-Won Wisdom, I wrote about a time in Bangkok, Thailand, where I got off a bus early one morning having taken the night bus from Chang Mai. I was hanging out on Kao San Rd. waiting for places to open up so I could get something to eat and then go find a room to stash my backback before hitting more sights that day. I noticed two guys watching and following me. I doubled back the other...
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 03/17/2008
"The Brutal Art of Ripping, Poking, and Pressing Vital Targets" by Loren W. Christensen is a book full of what some people would call dirty fighting techniques. But as Christensen points out, all fighting is dirty. This is not sport, it's fighting. In the ugliness that is a street fight, techniques to the eyes, throat, ears, groin, nerve points, and other acutely vulnerable targets are not foul, but...
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 02/26/2008
"Knives, Knife Fighting, & Related Hassles: How to Survive a Real Knife Fight" by Marc "Animal" MacYoung is not his best book, but it does contain some gems of information that just might save your life if you ever face a knife. It is a rather short book, especially compared to some of MacYoung's other works. This book is only 116 pages long. But in this short space, MacYoung introduces some important...
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 02/26/2008
"The Wealthy Barber: Everyone's Common-Sense Guide to Becoming Financially Independent" by David Chilton is an enjoyable read that introduces basic personal-finance habits that can lead to wealth if practiced and implemented as taught. The lessons are taught in story fashion by a "wealthy barber" named Roy to a few disciples over a few weeks of visits. The lessons are basic, but that does not mean...
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 02/20/2008
President's Day, February 18, was also my birthday this year. I celebrated by spending time with my family. In honor of this day, I'd like to share an article by Tony Alessandra on Abraham Lincoln. I'm sure you will gain some valuable insights from Tony's article. - Alain Abraham Lincoln really was born in a log cabin. The fact that he went on to become President -- and to lead the country through...
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 02/04/2008
Getting Rich Your Own Way by Brian Tracy is a solid text on succeeding in your financial matters. With the advice Tracy gives in this book, the reader can create a road map to financial success. With some hard work and sweat, the reader can achieve success from that road map. Over the years, I've enjoyed many of Tracy's books and audio programs. I've also enjoyed seeing him speak on dvds a time or...
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Attack Back (Free subscription) | 01/22/2008
I read the following quote today: "If you have not consciously made the decision to be rich, excellent, and healthy, then you have unconsciously made the decision to be poor, mediocre and unhealthy." - Wallace D. Wattles, self-help author Let's take a look at what Wattles was saying. I don't think anyone would consciously decide to be poor, mediocre and unhealthy. But isn't that what we are doing if...
