How To Fight Tough : Echo Point Books & Media, LLC : 9781635619942 : 1635619947 : 29 Nov 2022 : The Self-Defense and Close Quarters Combat Classic by a Boxing LegendHow to Fight Tough by heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey covers all you need to know about close quarters combat-both offensive and defensive techniques. Each of the 17 lessons illustrated with photographs to give you a deeper understanding of the maneuvers. From "The Head Clamp" to "Disarming Your Opponent" to "Hammering Your Way Out of a Stranglehold," you will learn how to take care of yourself in the worst of situations. Dempsey served as a Lieutenant in the US Coast Guard during World War II. His role was to direct an intensive physical fitness program and train incoming recruits in the art of close quarters combat. The methods outlined here were the basis for combat readiness exhibited by American ground forces in reclaiming Europe's cities and towns during the war. Through all the lessons Dempsey emphasizes s