Unarmed Defense Against Weapons

Frank Seinsheimer III, M.D. is a graduate of Walnut Hills High School, Yale University and Harvard Medical School. He trained in General Surgery at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, in Orthopedic Surgery at the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Progam at the Massachusetts General Hospital and in

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Hand Surgery at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He currently practices Orthopedic Srugery and Hand Srugery in Montgomery County, Maryland. He has trained for many years in Martial arts and holds black belts in tae kwon do, aikido and jiu jitsu. He has written two books. One, 'Unarmed Defense Against Weapons,' is a real world approach to defense against weapon attacks. With approximately 140 pages of text and over 600 photographs, this book offers comprehensive coverage of the subject. Specific training exercises are also included. Frank Seinsheimer III, M.D. is an observer of life, the universe and everything. HIs other book, 'Poetical Commentary,' contains some of his commentary regarding these observations. Although some of the commentery rhymes, he considers himself more a commentator and less a poet. It seems just chance that much of his commentary rhymes.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One Basic principles of self-defense
Chapter Two Basic stance and movement
Chapter Three Entry
Chapter Four Weapons
Chapter Five Anatomy of hte arm joints
Chapter Six Specific techniques and locks
Chapter Seven Defending against a baseball bat and tow-handed long weapons
Chapter Eight Knife defense, club defense, and machete defense
Chapter Nine Hostage situation: Knife from the front
Chapter Ten Hostage situation: Gun form the front
Chapter Eleven Hostage situation: Gun and knife
Chapter Twelve Multiple-person attacks
Chapter Thirteen Other topics
Summary

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