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Street E & E: Evading, Escaping, And Other Ways To Save Your Ass When Things Get Ugly | 
 enlarge | Author: Marc Animal Macyoung
Publisher: Paladin Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 92900
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0873647432
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.66
EAN: 9780873647434
ASIN: 0873647432
Publication Date: November 1993
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Here Animal tells you how to survive when you're outflanked and outgunned. Rather than clashing head-on with every problem that comes along, you need to learn to apply hit-and-run tactics, utilize the environment and use your enemies' weaknesses against them.
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Readable, common-sensical, on-topic June 12, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book gives brief mention of fighting, focused mostly on things you might do while being pursued. As the title says, it is focused on avoiding a fight and getting away from one before or after it starts. This is going to be more useful to most readers than trying to teach martial arts or knife fighting in a book.
Most of the advice in the book is common sense if you think about it--But I at least, didn't think about most of it before. Things like why you should almost never make a right-angle turn while being chased, how and where to park your car, and things you may want to actually practice ahead of time.
The book isn't a new one (1993) and I'm sure cell phones have an effect on some of the things discussed. I'd like to see a book with that in mind.
The writing style isn't exactly formal. The author definitely wants to explain what a tough guy he is. The book reads like a conversation, though it actually does have footnotes (mostly a further comment on an idea rather than a citation).
 Excellent January 13, 2005
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Let's face it, unless you are a law-enforcement professional there are very few legitimate reasons to get into a fight. Rule number one for survival is 'don't get hit'. The best way to do that is not being there. Before things get ugly, leave. On occasion, however, you can't just strap on those Nikes, make like brave Sir Robin, and beat a hasty retreat. The bad guys have a habit of getting in the way.
MacYoung shows you how to survive when you're outnumbered or outgunned. Real life isn't like a kung fu movie. Rather than wading in with fists and feet flying, you need to learn to apply hit-and-run tactics, use the environment to your advantage, and use your attacker's weaknesses against them.
This book is chock full of street survival lessons from a guy who knows. Marc MacYoung is a bad man (and I mean that in the best sort of way). He's been there, done that, broken a lot of people, and picked-up a lot of scars along the way. His writing style is engaging, entertaining, and sarcastically witty. The knowledge he imparts is realistic, practical, and very important.
Lawrence Kane
Author of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction
Animal's Finest July 23, 2004
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
In my opinion, this is the finest of Animal's books. Animal has always written in order that the reader does not get his butt kicked. The first couple of chapters are nothing more than a condensed version of his other books. But the later chapters are what makes this book work.
Animal does a great job in giving you tips in leaving a scene in a hurry, especially if you are running away from a gang. Some require prior actions, liking feeding neighborhood dogs, but most do not. He also discusses how you can counterattack your pursuers.
Lastly, Animal talks about how to stay away from those seeking you out. First he tells you how to hide away from the police and organized crime. Then he tells you how to avoid the local yokals.
All in all, a fine book.
 It's common sense February 8, 2003
5 out of 20 found this review helpful
Testosterone aside it is nothing but common sense. If another human being is interested in mudering, raping, stabbing, or beating you up then it goes without saying that you should run away. Of course every man out there that is proud of his ability to "fight" people and will argue this point. In the real world running away is almost always want you want to do if you can. If you need a book to tell you how to run away from a murderer then you probably are not too bright in the first place. And therefore I doubt your "book" knowledge will save you from the murderer. It's entertaining to read to a certain point. Just depends on what kind of mentality you have and how scared of bullies you are. Those things will be what determines whether you should buy this book or not.
A fun read April 19, 2002
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I really enjoy reading MacYoung's books. They are the no-holds-barred version of martial literature. As someone who has trained for years, but only had the unfortunate test once, I'm not sure that all of Marc's advice is useful for those outside the "Life". However, I will probably refer to this book for a few new outdoor training ideas. His section on jumping fences and other low objects is full of good ideas. One recurring theme rings very true: "The only thing one man can do against a gang is get killed." I've met too many martial artists who think they can take on an army.
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