Book excerpt: New improved Global edition of "Attack, Avoid, Survive". Additional content, more illustrations, more techniques and more pages makes this version even better value. Additional content added 2020. Very few combat manuals choose to explain the mechanics and principles on which techniques are based. This book does. Not only are the essential principles explained, but they are also illustrated with practical real world applications. Examples are drawn from proven martial arts including Wing Chun, Jeet Kune Do, Karate, Combat Tai Chi, Capoeira, Jujitsu, Bagua, Boxing and the Filipino Martial Arts. Included in this book is a detailed section on Dim mak or Vital points which features a new simplified system for learning the point locations. - Advice on avoiding trouble before the fighting starts. - Defence against Knives and other armed attacks. - The use of Dim mak Vital points and Pressure Points - Locks, Throws, Takedowns, Strikes and Kicking. - Use of knives and everyday objects for defence. - Selecting firearms for close range defence.