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    Bar-jutsu: The American Art of Bar Fighting
    Bar-jutsu: The American Art of Bar Fighting
    Bar-jutsu: The American Art of Bar Fighting
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    Bar-jutsu: The American Art of Bar Fighting

    By James Porco and John Monaco

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    "It's as if Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn wrote a treatise on bouncing as the sequel to "Wedding Crashers."-- Pittsburgh Post Gazette

    A pounding headache, mouth dry as the desert, memory loss…and wait, a black eye and a fat lip? You have officially woken up from another night on the town. While there is no known cure for that dastardly headache and cotton mouth, there is now officially a remedy for the black eye and bruises. Bar-jutsu: The American Art of Bar Fighting, is a step-by-step guide to defending yourself against those brazen bar brawlers.

    After years spent working as a bouncer at bars and clubs, James Porco--a certified ninjitsu instructor and former professional wrestler--set out on a quest to teach every man and woman to stand tall when barroom trouble has found them. Bar-jutsu: The American Art of Bar Fighting frees us from this fear of tavern tangles with a range of self-defense techniques that can easily erupt in a the bar environment. Each eye-opening chapter addresses a range of potentially volatile situations, including:
    • First Contact: Oops! I Touched Him
    • Up against the Wall
    • Is that a Broken Beer Bottle in Your Hand or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
    • I'm Not as Think As You Drunk I am
    • Who is this Clown?
    Thanks to Bar-jutsu's simple, yet effective fighting techniques, you can soon tote yourself as an official night spot ninja.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTuttle Publishing
    Release dateJan 29, 2013
    ISBN9781462912926
    Bar-jutsu: The American Art of Bar Fighting

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      Bar-jutsu - James Porco

      INTRODUCTION

      As a species, mankind should be a reasonably proud bunch. We’ve grown from cave-dwelling hunters and gatherers, to penthouse-dwelling patrons of five-star restaurants. We’ve learned to walk upright, ride on wheels, and even fly. We’ve survived dinosaurs, plagues, disco, and infomercials. We gazed at the stars in awe, and then we found a way to reach them.

      We may no longer live in caves, but we still share a few things with our Neanderthal ancestors. The stars still come out at night. And when they do, we still like to gather beneath them. We come together to break bread, look for mates, and tell stories. But what once occurred around the glow of a fire now unfolds by the glow of neon bar lights.

      Ah yes, the bar. Quite possibly the single-greatest advancement in socialization. A place to unwind. To watch a game. A place to meet, greet, and eat. And of course, a place to drink. Because somewhere between learning to make fire and learning to make firearms, we learned to make firewater. And when you add alcohol to the mix, some of us can act, well…like Neanderthals. We get territorial. We thump our chests. We see something (or someone) we like, and we go on the hunt. Sometimes we’ll even fight each other for dominance. That’s when a bar becomes more than a great place to have fun. It becomes a great place to receive some unexpected dental work. A little self-defense can go a long way to help the civilized defend themselves from those who are channeling their inner-caveman.

      That’s where this book comes in. Bar-jutsu: The American Art of Bar Fighting provides basic tips that can help you the very next time your night out is interrupted by a troublemaking troglodyte who is bent on setting mankind back a few million years. Nothing in this book is intended to make you a master of any martial art or self-defense discipline. But by sharing our thoughts on confrontational public situations, and by providing examples of a few fundamental defensive maneuvers, we believe you will be better equipped to resolve a confrontation while protecting yourself and your guests.

      Bar-jutsu does NOT promote bar fighting. In fact, we resoundingly oppose it. We love bars…and parties, and anyplace where a good time is happening. Fighting does more than ruin faces. It ruins fun. We don’t take kindly to someone ruining fun. It’s like sucker-punching Santa Claus.

      Bars have a great history. From the small town pubs of ancient Europe, to the taverns of colonial America, to the saloons of the old wild West, bars have always been about coming together for laughs, food, and drinks. The very same things that our prehistoric ancestors used to love doing after a big hunt. Sure, we’ve since modified the menu to replace freshly-killed buffalo with buffalo wings, but the basic idea remains.

      We have visited bars across the county and have found that many are like family to their community, right down to the proudly hung pictures of customers found on the walls. Business deals are made in bars. Lifelong friends are made in bars. People even meet their future mates in bars. Bars are like social media, without the media to embarrass you the next

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