Company: Paladin Press
Tape Name: Extreme Close Quarters Combat
Tape Cost:
$39.95
Length of Tape/Time: 60 minutes
Number of Moves/Techniques: 36
Return
Policy: Refund on damaged or defective tapes only
Experiences in dealing with
this company: Excellent
The Instructor: Various
Company’s Address: P.O. Box
1307, Boulder, CO., 80306
Company’s Phone Number: 1-800-392-2400
Web Page:
http://www.paladin-press.com
E-Mail: sales@paladin-press.com
Primary Grading Criteria:
1.
Production/Tape Quality: 9
2. Instructors demonstrated skill level: 10
3.
Comprehension Score/Immediate Understanding: 10
4. Degree to which this will
make someone a better Martial Artist: 9
5. Score on delivery vs hype: 9
6.
Degree to which we would recommend this product: 9
7. Wasted Time ( The higher
the number, the less “ fluff” /repetition ): 9
8. Playback Score/Watching if
over-and-over again: 9
9. Would I purchase more of this company’s products:9
10.
Overall grade based on cost vs. Value: 9
Grand Total: 92% (Good) (3 stars
on a 5 star scale)
Secondary Grading Criteria:
1.
Beginners benefit: Very Good
2. Intermediate benefit: Very Good
3. Advanced
benefit: Very Good
4. Time to benefit: Immediate
5. The need to buy additional
tapes to understand this one: None
Written Summary:
This video
is a demonstration video by eight different hand to hand combat instructors from
around the USA and UK. The techniques shown are brutal, relatively easy to learn,
and are taught by men who are apparently the real deal. Combat veterans, Special
Forces, Army Rangers, and police officers ( sorry, no Navy Seals in this one ) are
all represented in this group of instructors. Any one of these guys could probably
stack your average barroom with black belt dojo types since these guys all deal in
reality, not fantasy. The instructors on this video are Larry Jordan, Geoff Todd,
Ben Mangels, Steve Mattoon, Robbie Robinson, John Whipp, Michael Janich, and my personal
favorite, Charles Nelson.
The topics covered are principles of self defense
( Jordan ), dealing with weapons ( Todd ), police escort tactics ( Mangels ),
officer assists ( Mattoon ), physical awareness ( Robinson ), chokes and strangles
( Whipp ), knife to empty hand ( Janich ) and an interview with 80+ year old Charles
Nelson, a WWII combat veteran and creator of a uniquely American system of self defense.
If you want to see what toughness looks like, check out Ben Mangels or Charles Nelson.
Even on video, you can sense that you would be much better off to not piss off these
guys. While the techniques shown are good, the secondary advice from these guys
is better. Common sense stuff, true, but true nonetheless.
I have a recommendation
for Paladin. Find Charles Nelson, and get his system of self defense down on video
before he passes away. I have a feeling this guy is a potential gold mine of information.
It would be a shame to let all of that hard won knowledge disappear after he is
gone. We have already lost Rex Applegate. The WWII generation is passing away before
our eyes. Let’s not lose what Charles Nelson could teach us.
CJ
