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As startling as the revelations in this book might be to Western sensibilities, they will come as no surprise to people in India. For here, a cult of silent assasssins has for centruies practiced the ancient art of strangulation. Cloaked in religious mysticism and secrecy, members of the cult of
In this controverial look at the ancient art of stangulation, the author chronicles the history of the Thuggee, explains how the Thugs caught and dispatched their victims, examines their tools of terror and body-disposal techniques, traces how elements of Thuggee have been adopted by modern military special operations units and martial arts schools, and shows you ways to incorporate Thug movements into your self-defense program in order to thwart some 'thug' intent on choking you.
The information in this book is shocking, and it is sure to be controversial. But it is historicalliy significant, and it could save your neck on some dark, deserted street when a silent assasin has you in his grasp. For academic study only.
Contents
Introduction
Part I Historical perspective
1 The origin of thug
2 Types of thugs
The great and terrible mother-The universal mother; The coming of kali; Summoning the tigers
The cult of the faithful tigers; Ritual killings; Kalipuja; History sets the stage; War against the thugs
Imitators and offshoots-The hanged god; Folklore, literature, military; Criminals; Politcal thugs; The ninja connection
Part II Mehodology
1 Anatomy
2 Unarmed strangulaiton techniques-Combat stance
3 Tools of the trade: Strangulation methods and weapons
Part III Conclusions
Appendix A: Disposal of the body
Appendix B: Thuggee sympols & organization ranks
Glossary
Suggested reading (bibliography)
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Thuggee wandered India and surrounding lands, seeking out victims and squeezing the life from their bodies-without spilling even a drop of blood. The British government claimed to have wiped out the last Thugs in the latter half of the nineteenth centruy, but there is convincing evidence that this is untrue. And even if there are no 'true Thugs' still aroiund, their legacy certainly remains.In this controverial look at the ancient art of stangulation, the author chronicles the history of the Thuggee, explains how the Thugs caught and dispatched their victims, examines their tools of terror and body-disposal techniques, traces how elements of Thuggee have been adopted by modern military special operations units and martial arts schools, and shows you ways to incorporate Thug movements into your self-defense program in order to thwart some 'thug' intent on choking you.
The information in this book is shocking, and it is sure to be controversial. But it is historicalliy significant, and it could save your neck on some dark, deserted street when a silent assasin has you in his grasp. For academic study only.
Contents
Introduction
Part I Historical perspective
1 The origin of thug
2 Types of thugs
The great and terrible mother-The universal mother; The coming of kali; Summoning the tigers
The cult of the faithful tigers; Ritual killings; Kalipuja; History sets the stage; War against the thugs
Imitators and offshoots-The hanged god; Folklore, literature, military; Criminals; Politcal thugs; The ninja connection
Part II Mehodology
1 Anatomy
2 Unarmed strangulaiton techniques-Combat stance
3 Tools of the trade: Strangulation methods and weapons
Part III Conclusions
Appendix A: Disposal of the body
Appendix B: Thuggee sympols & organization ranks
Glossary
Suggested reading (bibliography)
Show Less
ISBN
873648439
Publication
Paladin Press Boulder, Colorado